Eldest daughter of William and Jane Tonks. Married Thomas Kells (1818-1891) in 1850. Died 31 May 1907 aged 78. Buried at Sydney Street Cemetery, Wellington.
Kells, Sarah Ann, 1829?-1907
Tonks, Sarah Ann, 1829?-1907
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Manuscript
Correspondence
Date: Jul-Aug 1892
From: Ballance, John, 1839-1893 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0025-18
Description: Includes a letter from Mary Vogel asking for employment for her father; Sir Julius Vogel, a letter from Mrs S. A. Kells regarding the Kells land claim, a letter from Laura Suisted; a newspaper correspondent requesting an introduction to the Agent General for New Zealand Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for full description of the contents of this folder.
Manuscript
Memorials - Surnames Toh-Tri
From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Bolton Street Cemetery transcripts, notes and papers / compiled by Margaret Alington and others
Reference: MS-Papers-2260-078
Description: Surnames on headstones: Toheroa; Tolley; Tompkins; Tonks; Kells; Toomath; Battersby; Smith; Toop; Towersey; Toxward; Treacher; Treadwell; Trennery; Tribe. Some names indexed in Name Field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Online
Image
The grave of Sarah Ann Kells and the Tonks family, plot 92.L and 93.L, Sydney Street Ce...
Date: [Between 1965 and 1969]
From: Shotter, P J E :Negatives and albums (with index) of graves in the Bolton Street and Sydney Street cemeteries, Wellington
Reference: 35mm-25576-20-F
Description: The grave of Sarah Ann Kells and the Tonks family at plot 92.L and 93.L, Sydney Street Cemetery. It was photographed in the late 1960s by the City Sexton, P J E Shotter, prior to its being dismantled to make way for the Wellington motorway. An original print from this negative is at PA1-o-048, page 84. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual frame on 35mm strip. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative