Tomkinson, sometimes spelled Tompkinson, is a surname, derived from the given name
Thomas
Thomas may refer to:
People
* List of people with given name Thomas
* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the Ap ...
. Rarer spelling variants include Thompkinson, Tonkeson, and Tumkynson.
Surnames
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Francis Tomkinson (1883–1963), Cricket player
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Geoffrey Tomkinson
Sir Geoffrey Stewart Tomkinson (7 November 1881 - ) was an English sportsman and industrialist. He played two first-class cricket matches for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Worcestershire, 23 years apart.
Born at Franche Hall, Kiddermins ...
(1881–1963), Cricket player
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Henry Tomkinson (1831–1906), English cricketer and rower
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Henry Archdale Tomkinson (1881–1937), British polo champion
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James Tomkinson
James Tomkinson (1840 – 10 April 1910) was an English landowner and Liberal politician.
Life
Born in 1840, Tomkinson lived at Willington Hall, Chester. He was the son of Waterloo veteran Lieutenant-Colonel William Tomkinson and Susan, da ...
(1840–1910), British politician and landowner
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Samuel Tomkinson
Samuel Tomkinson J.P. (25 April 1816 – 30 August 1900) was a South Australian banker and politician. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1885 to 1894, representing Southern District, and from 1897 to 1900 represen ...
(1816–1900), Australian politician
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Stephen Tompkinson
Stephen Phillip Tompkinson (born 15 October 1965) is an English actor, known for his television roles as Marcus in '' Chancer '' (1990), Damien Day in ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1998), Father Peter Clifford in ''Ballykissangel'' (1996–9 ...
(born 1965), English actor
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Thomas Tomkinson
Thomas Tomkinson (1631–1710) was an English Muggletonian writer born at Ilam, near Dovedale, in Staffordshire. His parents, Richard and Ann, farmed at Sladehouse and Thomas took over the business as a yeoman farmer even while his father was aliv ...
(1631–1710), English Muggletonian writer
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Wilfred Tomkinson
Vice Admiral Wilfred Tomkinson, (15 November 1877 – 7 October 1971) was a Royal Navy officer who served as commander of the Battlecruiser Squadron from 1931 to 1934.
Naval career
Tomkinson joined the Royal Navy in 1891 and served in the destr ...
(1877–1971), vice-admiral
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William Tomkinson
Lieutenant Colonel William Tomkinson (18January 1790 – 1872) was a British Army officer who served during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign.
Life
The fourth son of Henry Tomkinson of Dorfold, Cheshire, his mother was Anne, daughte ...
(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
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Palmer-Tomkinson Palmer-Tomkinson may refer to
*Charles Palmer-Tomkinson (born 1940), English landowner, former soldier and skier, a close friend of Charles, Prince of Wales
*James Palmer-Tomkinson (1915–1952), British alpine skier
*James Palmer-Tomkinson (1879– ...
, a British
double-barrelled name
A double-barrelled name is a type of compound surname, typically featuring two words (occasionally more), often joined by a hyphen. Examples of some notable people with double-barrelled names include Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Sacha Baron C ...
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Tomkinson Ranges
The Tomkinson Ranges is a mountain range in the northwest corner of South Australia. The range consists of sandstone hills, surrounded by spinifex grasslands. The range was named after politician Samuel Tomkinson (1816–1900) by the explorer W ...
, Southwest Australia (Named after politician
Samuel Tomkinson
Samuel Tomkinson J.P. (25 April 1816 – 30 August 1900) was a South Australian banker and politician. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1885 to 1894, representing Southern District, and from 1897 to 1900 represen ...
, 1851–1900)
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Mead & Tomkinson racing, a Herefordshire-base endurance team that developed innovative racing bikes
External links
Tomkinson Family History* Download transcription (zip file) o
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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