William Clifton Bonnycastle1,2

#2414, (27 July 1735 - before December 1789)

FatherWilliam Bonnycastle3 b. s 1703
MotherSarah Spurlin3 b. s 1705, d. 10 Jun 1749
William Clifton Bonnycastle|b. 27 Jul 1735\nd. b Dec 1789|p2414.htm|William Bonnycastle|b. s 1703|p11731.htm|Sarah Spurlin|b. s 1705\nd. 10 Jun 1749|p11086.htm|John Bonnycastle|b. s 1675\nd. c 1704|p11776.htm|Frances Clifton|b. s 1675|p11777.htm|||||||

Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of John Bonnycastle.

BaptismWilliam Clifton Bonnycastle was baptized on 27 Jul 1735 in Maidford, Northamptonshire.3 
Marriage LicenseHe and Rachael Jones obtained a marriage license on 20 Aug 1761 from the Vicar General's Office. The license application to be married in the Parish Church of St Andrew Holborn recorded that William Bonnaycastle [sic] was a Batchelor, age 26, resided in the parish of Endfield, Middlesex for at least four weeks and that he 'intendeth to Intermarry with' Rachel Jones of St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex, a spinster aged upwards of twenty one years. William signed the document with his mark [X].1 
MarriageWilliam Clifton Bonnycastle married Rachael Jones on 20 Aug 1761 in St Andrew Holborn, London.
The parish register read: "William Bonnaycastle of the parish of Endfield in the County of Middlesex Batchelor and Rachael Jones of the parish of Saint Andrew Holborn in the County aforesaid Spinster; were Married in this Church by Licence on the Twentieth day of August in the year one thousand seven hundred and Sixty One; by me Jno Charles Curate. This Marriage was Solemnized between us; William the mark of X Bonnaycastle
Rachael the mark of X Jones.
In the presence of Us; Robt Perry Mary Price" These two witnessed many marriages.4 
Possibly RelatedWilliam Clifton Bonnycastle and William Bonnycastle were possibly son and father. A baby William was born in 1781 in Hertfordshire to a William Bonnicastle. The parish register stated that William was the illegitimate son of Sarah Burges and that William Bonnicastle was reputed to be the father. To date, William Clifton Bonnycastle, is the only known candidate to be the father. The infant died at about 3 months of age. 
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]5 
DeathWilliam died before Dec 1789.
[his wife remarried]6 

Family

Rachael Jones b. b 1740
Children

ChartsEarly Bonnycastles - Descendants of Thomas
Last Edited18 Jul 2010

Citations:

  1. Marriage Licence Allegation for William Clifton Bonnycastle and Rachael Jones, Vicar-General's Office, 20 August 1761 (Family History Library, film #0368950) "Vicar General's Office, 20 Aug 1761."
  2. Microfilm of the Baptismal Register of St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, Middlesex, 1761-1780 (Family History Library, 374354), children's baptism.
  3. Microfiche of the Parish Register of Maidford, Northamptonshire, 1711-1982 (Family History Library, 6128031-7).
  4. Marriages of the parish of St Andrew Holborn, registers from London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry.com, William Bonnaycastle & Rachael Jones, 1761.
  5. Old Bailey Proceedings Online, (www.oldbaileyonline.org), January 1789 trial of William Woodcock (Ref: t17890114-1), viewed October 2005.
  6. Marriages of the parish of St John Wapping, registers from London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry.com, Job Sawyer & Rachael Bonicastle, 1789.
  7. Baptisms of St Sepulchre Holborn, London, registers from London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry.com, Elizabeth Bonney, 1760.
  8. Microfilm of the Baptismal Register of St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, Middlesex, 1761-1780 (Family History Library, 374354), John Bonnycastle baptism, 1763.
  9. Microfilm of the Baptismal Register of St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, Middlesex, 1761-1780 (Family History Library, 374354), Elizabeth Bonney baptism, 1765.
  10. Microfilm of the Baptismal Register of St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, Middlesex, 1761-1780 (Family History Library, 374354), baptism.
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