William TOMKINSON

1914 - 1990  (76 years)

• Name	William TOMKINSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	15 Feb 1914	New Westminister, British Columbia, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Burnaby Municipality, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1931	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Arrival	27 Oct 1940	Seattle, Washington, USA   [9]
  Residence	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   [5]
  Residence	New Westminster, British Columbia   [9]
  	Marital Status: Single
  Residence	King, Washington, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	Abt 1941	Seattle   [5]
  Residence	Abt 1942	Seattle   [12]
  Residence	1972	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   [4]
  	Occupation: Biologist
  Death	23 Oct 1990	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   [3, 8]
  Person ID	I685	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert TOMKINSON,   b. 12 Jul 1884, Gorton, Lancashire, England d. 26 Dec 1963, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Alice COLESHILL,   b. 24 Feb 1887, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 11 Apr 1976, New Westminster, British Columbia (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Sep 1909	Lancaster, Lancashire, England
  		Copy of Entry of Marriage for Robert Tomkinson and Alice Coleshill, 1909 Copy of Entry of Marriage for Robert Tomkinson and Alice Coleshill, 1909
  Family ID	F208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Alden COCHRAN,   b. 15 Jun 1913, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada d. 21 Dec 2002, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1941	Sid Ney , V.i.   [5, 13]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Histories		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Me. Robert and Alice Coleshill A family photo of Robert Tomkinson, his wife Alice Coleshill and their children William and Alice
  		William_Louisa_Tomkinson_Mrg_Cert William and Louisa's Mrg cert.
  		William_Tomkinson_Death_cert
  		marriage
  		Obituary

  
  

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