Jane Cottrell1

#289, (circa 1796 - 1867)
BirthJane Cottrell was born circa 1796 in a county other than Kent.2
 
MarriageShe married Humphrey Bonnycastle, son of John Bonnycastle and Bridget Newell, on 15 Jul 1837 in St. Mary, Lewisham, Kent.
Humphrey Bonnycastle, bachelor, and Jane Cottrell, spinster, both of this parish, married by licence. The witnesses were RH Bonnycastle and John Jones. [the bishop's transcripts had the same information]1,3
Humphrey Bonnycastle & Jane Cottrell
Marriage from Lewisham parish register, 1837
Note.Humphrey and Jane were married in 1837 but on the 1841 census they had four children with them (relationships were not indicated on the 1841): Jane (age 10), Mary (6), Harry (8), and Emily (4 months), recorded in that order.
So, Emily was their child together but the first three were likely Humphrey's or Jane's from a previous marriage. It would not be unusual for a stepchild to use the stepfather's surname. Oddly, at their marriage, it was recorded that neither had been married before. Civil registration began in 1837, so there will not be birth certificates for the older chidlren. Baptism records would help - but where to look? 
1841 CensusHumphrey and Jane Bonicastle [sic] appeared on the 1841 Census of Lewisham, Kent, at Mr Russell's Cottages, enumerated 6 Jun 1841. Humphrey was 46, of independent means, and not born in the county of Kent. Jane was 44 and not born in Kent. With them were children Jane (10), Mary (6), Harry (8), and Emmily (4 months), and one servant. Note that the 1841 census did not record relationships, and only indicated whether or not the person was born in the county.2 
DeathJane died in 1867 in England.4
 
BurialJenny Cottrell Bonnycastle was buried on 28 Oct 1867 in All Souls Cemetery, Kensal Green, England. The register noted that she was 72 years old and her abode was 4 Westbourne, Park Road, Paddington.5 

Family

Humphrey Bonnycastle b. 15 Mar 1795, d. b 14 Mar 1866
Children
Last Edited26 Aug 2010

Citations:

  1. Microfilm of the Bishop's transcripts of St. Mary's Church, Lewisham, Kent, 1829-1837 (Family History Library, 307680), Bonnycastle/Cottrell marriage, 1837.
  2. Online image of the 1841 Census for England & Wales (Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.co.uk), HO107/484 Book 4 Folio 35.
  3. Marriages of the parish of Lewisham, registers from London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry.com, Humphrey Bonnycastle & Jane Cottrell, 1837, #439.
  4. Website FreeBMD (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/), "Jenny C Bonnycastle, age 72, Dec Q 1867, Kensington RD."
  5. Burials of All Souls Cemetery, registers from London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry.com, Jenny Cottrell Bonnycastle, 1867, #45721.
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