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 1826 - 1905 (79 years)
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| Name |
George Carew Tunks [1] |
| Born |
1826 |
Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1905 |
Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Person ID |
I248 |
Brick Street Cemetery |
| Last Modified |
5 Apr 2020 |
| Father |
Richard Tunks*, b. 1780, Bitterley, Shropshire, England , d. 05 Mar 1877, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario (Age 97 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Catherine Wilkerson*, b. 14 Jan 1791, Thorold, Lincoln, UC , d. 18 May 1829, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario (Age 38 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
14 Mar 1816 |
Thorold, Lincoln, UC [1] |
| Family ID |
F91 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- moved to Illinois in the 1850s, probably with brothers but moved to Ingersoll by 1871.
6 children
-witnessed his brother Peter's marriage 1846
Marriage witnessed by R. Dawson & Job Hammond (cousin)
from Tunks descendant Chris Karlgaard, Aug. 25, 2015: "One interesting thing I did come across in the records was the name of Richard's company commander, Captain Robert Carew. Captain Carew was also apparently in command of the group of sick soldiers from the 82nd Foot at the battle of Talavera (see http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_detach.html). The 1814 muster rolls indicate that Captain Carew was Richard's company commander during the the battle of Orthez, France, and through the final months of the War of 1812. I think I have found a little information about Robert Carew here:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sandberg&id=I24353
I have to wonder if Richard named one of his sons, George Carew Tunks, after his former company commander. Its an interesting possibility. Do you have any information about this?"
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| Sources |
- [S20] Glen Curnoe records.
- [S29] Ontario Marriage Record.
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