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Northumberland / Re: Early Records from Morpeth re Donkin
« on: Monday 04 September 17 05:23 BST (UK) »Hi Janet,
Thanks for your letter. When my grandfather, Frank Donkin, died in a country town in New South Wales in 1943 the editor of the local paper wrote an obituary quoting that very same article! Frank was only 80 so didn't do as well as his ancestor Samuel I'm afraid.
Marama
Marama,
We are both defendants from the same Donkin Family
My grandfather was Jack Donkin, my great great Grandfather was Thomas Donkin who moved from NSW to Innisfail in Far North Queensland. It appears we both have had similar troubles in getting further past Samuel Donkin and hopefully one day the mystery can be solved. You can view and obtain both HH Donkin WWI andJack Donkin's WWII full military service records online. Jack's mothers name was Mary (aka Molly) Donkin if that helps to ensure the correct record.. Unfortunately I can not help much with your research because I kept mine electronically and lost it all a few years ago so I learnt a valuable research lesson (hard copies and regular back ups are essential). From memory, Frank's obituary had quite a bit of information to follow the breadcrumbs 