6. | Richard TUNKS* was born in 1780 in Bitterley, Shropshire, England (son of Thomas TUNKS and Elizabeth BEDDOES); died on 5 Mar 1877 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario. Notes:
Richard Tunks Soldier in the Peninsular War and War of 1812; Br. 82nd Reg't; Father of 17 Buried with Sword [2010]
Tunks 2
-original land grant W1/2 L40 in BF and C1; received other grants of land over the years
-Richard married a 3rd time after Silvania died; this third wife had 4 children of her own; Richard fathered no more (17 total)
Here’s something taken from The Free Press of March, 9, 1870
......“He served in the Peninsular war, and wears the medal and clasps won on the fields of Orthes, Nivells, Pyrenees, Vittoria and Vimiera. he was in hospital at Lisbon, during the advance and retreat of Sir John Moore. He also took part in the engagements of Oporto, Talavera, Paupaluna etc.
He received his discharge just after the Battle of Lundy’s Lane on 25th Feb, 1815,nearly four months before the battle of Waterloo and has received his pension ever since. His facilities are still fresh and buoyant, and , like Jasper, he loves to talk of the deeds of heroism and bloodshed of which he was a witness.”
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1861 census: Richard Tunks, 80, Farmer, Church of England, living in Adelaide with wife Elizabeth, son Henry, son James & family, and a Mary Hammond b1840 [single male, who is this?]; b. England
Richard married Catherine WILKERSON* on 14 Mar 1816 in Thorold, Lincoln, UC. Catherine (daughter of Robert WILKERSON and ?) was born on 14 Jan 1791 in Thorold, Lincoln, UC; died on 18 May 1829 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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