TORKINGTON, John Herbert

1910 - 1994  (83 years)

• Name	TORKINGTON, John Herbert
  Birth	07 Nov 1910	Either Ti Point or Warkworth
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 May 1994	Whangateau   [1]
  Cremated	Abt 20 May 1995
  	Detail from the funeral director's card; the funeral was arranged by Dorothy Torkington. The ashes were scattered by Ernie Torkington from the stern of his fishing launch 'Foam' at the entrance to the Whangateau Harbour. A spot we know as 'The Beacon'.
  Reference Number	15
  Person ID	I15	Main Tree
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	TORKINGTON, Joseph,   b. 27 Jan 1876, Ashton Under Lyne, England d. 18 Jan 1936, Auckland (Age 59 years)
  Mother	CLARKE, Minnie,   b. 20 May 1876, Leigh d. 24 Jul 1951, Ti Point, NZ (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1899	Leigh   [2]
  Notes	CS Clarke's diary entry for the day. It was a fine day. Minnie was married to Joe Torkington. Revd H. A. Hawkins came up by the "Kapanui" to perform the ceremony. Miss Harding came up by the "Rob Roy" to stay with us and was just in time for the wedding. Ernest, Mabel, Albert, Honor & Alfred Wyatt, Harold, Wilfred , Florrie, Annie & Arthur Torkington & Mr Smith were here and Jim Dunning and C. Gravatt were here for tea. The newly married couple and Revd Hawkins went away in the S.S. "Kapanui", we all went down to the wharf to see them off. Most of them returned here for tea and we had a musical evening.
  Photos		Joe and Minnie Marriage photo of Joe and Minnie Torkington
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HOUGHTON, Rosebud,   b. 18 May 1907   d. 1983 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1955  [3]
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Imprisoned for a month for being in conflict with the military. He would not consent to an operation to treat varicose veins. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S218] For Bill England, Funeral card. [S1] Russell, Mavis, notes, Notes of 1998. [S201] Conjecture, a wild guess. [S64] Smith, Alvin, 010424, personal recollection.