My Tonson Relatives
Descendants of James Tonson
JAMES TONSON was born Abt. 1791 in Cartmel, Lancashire, and died
1869. He married ANN DUNN.
Children of JAMES TONSON and ANN DUNN are:
MARY TONSON, b. Abt. 1829, Farnworth, Lancashire.
JOHN TONSON, b. 1831, Farnworth,
GRACE ANN TONSON, b.1833, Farnworth, Lancashire.
JAMES TONSON, b. 1836, Tamworth (Lancashire);
THOMAS TONSON, b. 1838, Farnworth, Lancashire.
 
MARY TONSON was born Abt. 1829 in Farnworth, Lancashire. She married
PETER GLOVER1856 in Catholic Chapel, Pilkington Street, Great Bolton.
Child of MARY TONSON and PETER GLOVER is:
AGNES GLOVER, b. 1858.
 
JAMES TONSON was born 1836 in Tamworth (Lancashire), He married
SARAH WALKER 1869 in Bolton, daughter of JOHN WALKER and MARY
JENKINSON.
 
James and Sarah TONSON and 4 children arrived Auckland 27/1/1878 on the
vessel. "Appelles" The Apelles was a iron barque ship built in London, 1863,
registred in Liverpool, owed by Willis and Co. It was 1030 tons. Captain
Blackstone, sailed the ship from Glasgow 16th October, 1877, arrived 27th
January with 249 passengers. The trip took 102 days.
Records show the name TONSON was spelt Thompson on ships log.
 
Children of JAMES TONSON and SARAH WALKER are:
MARY AGNES TONSON, b. 1870, Bury (Lanes);
JAMES TONSON, b. 1872, Bury (Lanes);
ANNE TONSON, b. 1874.
JOHN TONSON, b. 1875; d. 1877, At Sea..
SARAH TONSON, b. 1877;
 
MARY AGNES TONSON was born 1870 in Bury (Lanes), She married
ROBERT ALFRED CANTELL 1895 in House of Mrs S Tonson, son of
CHARLES CANTELL and SUSANNAH WOODERSON.
 
JAMES TONSON was born 1872 in Bury (Lanes), and He married
SUSANNAH MARGARET BLAND 1902 in Palmeston North.
Children of JAMES TONSON and SUSANNAH BLAND are:
ALBERT TONSON.
JAMES EDWARD TONSON,
VERA TONSON,
HAZEL TONSON,
DAISY TONSON,
ROBERT TONSON AKA BOBY,
 
ANNE TONSON was born 1874. She married JAMES LOVIE.
Child of ANNE TONSON and JAMES LOVIE is:
VELMA LOVIE, b. 1903.