Tomkinson
family name
Tomkinson, sometimes spelled Tompkinson, is a surname, derived from the given name Thomas. Rarer spelling variants include Thompkinson, Tonkeson, and Tumkynson.
Surnames
Amy Louisa Tomkinson (1856–1943), socialite and magistrate in South Australia
Francis Tomkinson (1883–1963), Cricket player
Geoffrey Tomkinson (1881–1963), Cricket player
Henry Tomkinson (1831–1906), English cricketer and rower
Henry Archdale Tomkinson (1881–1937), British polo champion
James Tomkinson (1840–1910), British politician and landowner
Samuel Tomkinson (1816–1900), Australian politician
Stephen Tompkinson (born 1965), English actor
Thomas Tomkinson (1631–1710), English Muggletonian writer
Wilfred Tomkinson (1877–1971), vice-admiral
William Tomkinson (1790–1872), British Army officer, author of The Diary of a Cavalry Officer: In the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns, 1809–1815 (published 1894)
See also
Palmer-Tomkinson, a British double-barrelled name
Tomkinson Ranges, Southwest Australia (Named after politician Samuel Tomkinson, 1851–1900)
Mead & Tomkinson racing, a Herefordshire-base endurance team that developed innovative racing bikes
External links
Tomkinson Family History
Download transcription (zip file) of Genealogical Memoirs of various Families of Tomkinson (1620–1904), published in 1904 by Newton Powers Tomkinson
Download pdf file of https://archive.org/details/AnniediariesAnnieTomkinsonOfFrancheHallKeptFrom18841920. Annie-Diaries Annie Tomkinson of Franche Hall kept from 1884 to 1920.
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