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Henry Philip Donkin was my Great Grandfather; my Grandfather (also Henry Philip) married Ellen Charlton. We have much of the family history complete post the first Henry Philip, but always drew a blank trying to go back beyond that because the elders in the family refused to speak about it! I'm a bit new to the internet based way of researching family history but if anyone could shed some light on him I would be grateful and happy to share all the "post H P 1" info we have. I have recently returned to NZ after living overseas, so will be accessing the Thames sites mention elsewhere, but thought I'd post this in case anyone has crossed this ground before.
Best regards.