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Tonkin, Thomas, (1678-1742), Cornish Historian and Naturalist

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Surname: Tonkin
Forenames: Thomas
Gender: Male
Date: 1678-1742
Biography: ODNB link for Tonkin, Thomas (1678-1742) Cornish Historian and Naturalist
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P158345 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P28574 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Thomas Tonkin
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
collections rel to Cornwall and Devon
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 33420
2
transcript of some of Tonkin's Cornish notes
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 29763
3
antiquarian and natural history notes, transcripts, etc
Royal Institution of Cornwall
Tonkin MSS
NRA 38757 Royal
4
1740-1750: 'An Alphabetical Account of all the parishes in Cornwall' 3 vols ms copies mid C18th from the original mss of William Hals and Thomas Tonkin with note by Davies Gilbert, Enys 1837
Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office)
AD2321
See Annual Return 2014
5
1805: Continuation of the Topographical History of Cornwall, transcribed from the original ms of Mr Tonkin, the property of Rev Wm Pye of Blisland
Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office)
AD2322
See Annual Return 2014