Re: Tonks of Newark, NJ and Birmingham, Eng
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In reply to:
Re: Tonks of Newark, NJ and Birmingham, Eng
1/19/01
Dear Harry,
2nd attempt to follow up.
I am related to the Tonks Family on my fathers side.
He was related to Henry Tonks of Birmingham who founded the Slade in London
There is a biograghy on him by Joseph Hone called “the life of Henry Tonks”
Published Heinemann London 1939
I have just purchase a copy via the www. Try abebooks.com.or ukbookworld.com
Henry was in turn related to William Tonks who set up a brass foundry in Birmingham in the C18th . ( W.T.and S with a sun was used to marke their wares.)
They were bought out and became Newman and Tonks in the early C 20th.
I am at present putting together research with view to a book and possibly an exhibition in the future.
regards
Simon Clarke