Person:John Tompkins (6)

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John Tompkins
b.1 Nov 1834 Abbotsbury, Dorset, England
d.12 Dec 1908 Chideock, Dorset, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Mar 1828
  1. Elizabeth Churchill Tompkins1828 - 1898
  2. Dinah Tompkins1830 - 1908
  3. William Churchill Tompkins1832 -
  4. Richard Tompkins1833 - 1892
  5. John Tompkins1834 - 1908
  6. Thomas Tompkins1837 - 1886
  7. Sarah Ann Tompkins1839 - 1878
  8. George Tompkins1841 - 1856
Spouse and Children
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m. 4 Jul 1865
  1. John Tompkins1865 -
  2. William George Tompkins1868 - 1886
  3. Richard Churchill Tompkins1869 -
  4. Thomas Tompkins1871 -
  5. Henry Alfred Tompkins1874 -
  6. Frederick William Tompkins1877 -
  7. Jessie Eliza Tompkins1880 -
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Facts and Events
Name John Tompkins
Alt Name John Tomkins
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1 Nov 1834 Abbotsbury, Dorset, EnglandLooke
Christening? 10 Jan 1835 Puncknowle, Dorset, England
Marriage 4 Jul 1865 Shipton Gorge, Dorset, Englandto Eliza Matthews
Death[1] 12 Dec 1908 Chideock, Dorset, England

John Tomkins was born on November 1, 1834 at Looke in the parish of Abbotsbury, Dorset, England the fifth of eight children of Richard Tompkins and Ann Churchill. Despite being born in Abbotsbury, John was baptised in the parish church at Puncknowle, Dorset, which was physically much closer to the family home.

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Naval Career

According to his Naval Enlistment Paper dated February 18, 1854 aboard the Victory, (then a depot ship at Portsmouth), John Tompkins was born at Luke, Dorset on November 1, 1834, he is described as 5 feet 6½ inches tall of fresh complexion with brown hair and grey eyes and no distinguishing marks. He has volunteered for ten years continuous service starting on February 12, 1854 as a boy 1st class. The consent of his parents or friends had not been obtained in writing.

HMS Jason was commissioned on November 20, 1860 at Devonport for service on the North America and West Indies Station where she served from January 1 until December 3, 1864 when she was paid off. The 1861 census recorded on the night of April 7, 1861 records Jno. Tompkins age 27 born at 'Punnol', Dorset as Captain of the main top aboard the 21 gun Jason, at the rather vague position of 'South by West'. The Jason had been lauched in 1859 and was finally disposed of in 1877. It is not known at the present time if John served on the North America and West Indies Station and was paid of with the ship or stayed in England until the end of his ten years which expired in February 1864. What we do know is that he was back in West Dorset early in 1865 where he met Eliza Matthews whom he married on July 4, 1865 at Shipton Gorge where eldest son John was born less than 6 months later.

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1865 Marriage
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References
  1. ↑ General Register Office, England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes, Bridport Registration District, Quarter 4, 1908, Volume 5a Page 209, Age 74.
  2. ↑ Catalogue reference ADM 139/87, Series Admiralty: Royal Navy Continuous Service Engagement Books, Dept Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies, Piece 8601 - 8700, Continuous Service Number: 8643
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