Tonk History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Tonk family

The surname Tonk was first found in Nottingham where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor, some say, about the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. One of the first on record was Sir Walter Tonkes or Tonke who lived in 1250 in Nottingham.

Early History of the Tonk family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tonk research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1771 is included under the topic Early Tonk History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tonk Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tonks, Tonk, Tonke, Toncks, Tonckes, Tonck and others.

Early Notables of the Tonk family

Sir Walter Tonkes, progenitor of the family name

Tonk migration to the United States +

Tonk Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Isaac Tonk, aged 46, who arrived in New York in 1864 1
William Tonk, aged 19, who landed in New York in 1864 1

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)