John Tompkins 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, which was physically much closer to the family home.
John Tompkins (1834-1908)
June 30, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography, Genealogy)
Tags: Abbotsbury, Burton Bradstock, Chideock, Compton Valence, Eyers, Matthews, Puncknowle, Shipton Gorge, Symes, Tompkins, Wynford Eagle
William George Tompkins (1868-1886)
August 18, 2007 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Biography, Genealogy, Matthews, Military, Navy, Tompkins
William George Tompkins was born on February 13, 1868 at Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England the second son of Farm Labourer and ex-seaman, John Tompkins and his wife Eliza Matthews. At some time between 1877 and 1881 the family moved to Rookery Street, Burton Bradstock, Dorset where his father had obtained employment as a miller’s drayman.
