Mabel Erie Grant1

#20500, (15 June 1904 - circa 1972)
CalledMabel Erie Grant went by the name of Erie.2 
BirthShe was born on 15 Jun 1904 in Arner, Colchester South Twp, Essex County, Ontario.
Information from registration: Mabel Erie Grant, father Ernest Grant farmer in Colchester South, mother Martha Serson, doctor George A Hassard, registered by Ernest Grant on 23 July.1,3 
(Mentioned) Passenger ListShe was mentioned on a Detroit border crossing card for Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle on 10 Jan 1923 as wife Mabel at 719 Northrop Ave, Detroit.3 
MarriageMabel Erie Grant married Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle, son of Charles Edward Bonnycastle and Henrietta Cassan, on 11 Apr 1923 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
Details from certificate: Charles Bonnycastle, 24, white, residence Detroit, born in Ohio, occupation Mach., father C Bonnycastle, mother Etta Cassan, not previously married
Mable Grant, 19, white, residence Detroit, born in Kentucky, father E Grant, mother Martha, not previously married.
Married in Detroit by Justice Feliz A Lenckie, with witnesses S Swandeck and J Krejci, both of Detroit.3,4 
Passenger ListMabel Erie Bonnycastle was listed on a border crossing card 13 Jul 1927 The card stated: Mabel E Bonnycastle, age 23 yr 1 mo, sex M [sic], married, clerk, born Arner Ontario, Canadian, Scotch, money shown $15, last residence Windsor Ontario, destination Detroit, going to work at Crewley Milner in Detroit, permanent to U.S., 5'4" med complexion, brown hair and eyes, nearest relative in Canada: husband Chas 815 Sandwich W Windsor Ont.3 
DivorceGeoff and Erie were divorced in 1945.2,5 
DeathMabel died circa 1972.2
 

Family

Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle b. 12 Jul 1898, d. 23 Aug 1950
Child
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Last Edited20 Feb 2011

Citations:

  1. Birth Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1911 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Mabel Erie Grant, #013620-04."
  2. E-mails from Dick Bonnycastle to J Kolthammer.
  3. Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957, images (www.ancestry.com).
  4. Marriage Records of Michigan, 1868-1925, viewed at Family Search Historic Records & Images Online, Bonnycastle/Grant, #245494.
  5. The Windsor Daily Star. Image viewed at Google news archives.
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