Researching William Tunks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 184 people with the Tunks surname? In that year Tunks was ranked number 3395 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Tunks on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Tunks and the Tunks Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 238 people with the Tunks surname in the UK? Tunks is now ranked number 3818 for popularity in the UK. |
Tunks Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called William Tunks
William Tunks
William Tunks (8 April 1816 – 12 April 1883) was an Australian politician.
He was born in the Nepean district to timber merchant John Tunks and Esther Arndell. He was an apprentice carpenter at Parramatta and later the licensee of an inn and a metal contractor. He was the first mayor of St Leonards and was re-elected fifteen times. On 11 December 1838 he married Margaret McCone Bisseck, with whom he had eleven children. In 1864 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for St Leonards, serving until his retirement in 1874. Tunks died at St Leonards in 1883.
He was also a cricketer. He played one first-class match for New South Wales in 1855/56.
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