William Bonnycastle1

#11731, (say 1703 - )
FatherJohn Bonnycastle2 b. s 1675, d. c 1704
MotherFrances Clifton2 b. s 1675
William Bonnycastle|b. s 1703|p11731.htm|John Bonnycastle|b. s 1675\nd. c 1704|p11776.htm|Frances Clifton|b. s 1675|p11777.htm|John Bonnycastle|b. s 1635\nd. c Jan 1713/14|p11759.htm||||||||||
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of John Bonnycastle.
OccupationWilliam Bonnycastle was a husbandman.3 
BirthHe was born say 1703. 
Marriage LicenseHe and Sarah Spurlin obtained a marriage license on 18 Apr 1731. License issued at Peterborough for William Bonny-Castle of Maidford, husbandman, bachelor, and Sarah Spurlin of Maidford. A bond was sworn by William Bonny-Castle and [damaged document - name illegible] of Towcester. The license was issued for the marriage to take place in Maidford or Towcester or Blakesley or Abthorpe.3 
MarriageWilliam Bonnycastle married Sarah Spurlin on 18 Apr 1731 in Maidford, Northamptonshire.
[Sarah's surname difficult to read]1 
Item. The Old Bailey, 14 Jan 1789

In the murder trial of William Woodcock, there is the following testimony:

WILLIAM BONNYCASTLE sworn.

What are you? - A taylor by trade; a little master. I live at No. 7, in Wood-street, Westminster.

Do you recollect any time before the imprisonment of the man at the bar, seeing him where, and when? - Yes; I saw him on the Wednesday, the 5th of November.

Did you see him at any time before that? - I cannot say I did. I drank with him at the bar of the Horse and Groom in Wood-street, on Wednesday, the 5th of November.

Had you seen him on the Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday before that? - No, I cannot say I did.

Had you seen him on the Monday or Tuesday? - No, I did not.

[research note: this witness might be William born 1735 or his son William born 1767]4 

Family

Sarah Spurlin b. s 1705, d. 10 Jun 1749
Children
ChartsEarly Bonnycastles - Descendants of Thomas
Last Edited23 Sep 2010

Citations:

  1. Microfiche of the Parish Register of Maidford, Northamptonshire, 1711-1982 (Family History Library, 6128031-7) "Bonnycastle/Spurlin marriage, 1731."
  2. Inferred from analysis of data.
  3. Northamptonshire Record Office Indexes to Marriages, 1654-1756 (Family History Library, Film #1951895).
  4. Old Bailey Proceedings Online, (www.oldbaileyonline.org), January 1789 trial of William Woodcock (Ref: t17890114-1), viewed October 2005.
  5. Microfiche of the Parish Register of Maidford, Northamptonshire, 1711-1982 (Family History Library, 6128031-7) "John Bonnycastle baptism, 1732."
  6. Microfiche of the Parish Register of Maidford, Northamptonshire, 1711-1982 (Family History Library, 6128031-7).
  7. Microfiche of the Parish Register of Maidford, Northamptonshire, 1711-1982 (Family History Library, 6128031-7) "Martha Bonnycastle baptism, 1745."
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