English musician, organist and virginallist. Brother of John Tomkins, half-brother of Thomas Tomkins. Organist of King's Chapel (Cambridge) 1624-29. Organist of Salisbury Cathedral 1629-30.Musician in Ordinary for voices and virginals from 1630. From 1633 Organist of the Chapel Royal with John Tomkins. Musician in Ordinary for theVirginals 1660-68.