Desmond Davidson Bonnycastle1

#3875, (3 November 1911 - 19 December 1970)
FatherRichard Henry Bonnycastle1 b. 1 Feb 1881, d. 7 Oct 1917
MotherWinnifred Evelin Carlaw1 b. 14 Apr 1881
Desmond Davidson Bonnycastle|b. 3 Nov 1911\nd. 19 Dec 1970|p3875.htm|Richard Henry Bonnycastle|b. 1 Feb 1881\nd. 7 Oct 1917|p64.htm|Winnifred Evelin Carlaw|b. 14 Apr 1881|p2193.htm|Francis E. Bonnycastle|b. 18 Oct 1841\nd. 26 Jun 1904|p26.htm|Elizabeth Lennox|b. 8 Feb 1849\nd. 8 Mar 1930|p57.htm|Davidson Carlaw|||Mary Free|||
Relationship3rd great-grandson of John Bonnycastle.
BirthDesmond Davidson Bonnycastle was born on 3 Nov 1911 in Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario.
Details from the register: Desmond Davidson Bonnycastle, son of Richard Henry Bonnycastle, physician, and Freda E Carlaw, housewife who were married Dec 25, 1907 in Seymour. The birth was registered on the same day by the attending physician, uncle E J Free.2,3,1 
MarriageHe married Marion McLaurin.4
 
Passenger ListDesmond Davidson Bonnycastle was listed on Buffalo border crossing card dated 12 Sep 1946. Details from the card: traveling by train, accompanied by wife Marion, born Campbellford, Ont, age 34, teacher, Canadian, last residence 453 Huron Street, Toronto, nearest relative in Canada mother Mrs Winnifred Bonnycastle of 86 Lowther Street, Toronto, has been in the U.S. for short visits, destination Yale University, New Haven, Conn, to reside permanently, carrying $50, height 5'11'', medium complexion, black hair, brown eyes. [There are several more crossing card in the following years]5 
Passenger ListDesmond and Marion Bonnycastle were listed on a manifest dated 3 Aug 1950 for the Ascania, arriving in Liverpool from Montreal. Desmond, 38, professor, and Marion, 35, housewife were from the USA and their address in England was The Rectory, Coltsmore, Rutland.6 
DeathDesmond died on 19 Dec 1970 in Summit, New Jersey.4
 
Newspaper News story published 21 Dec 1970.
NEWARK, Dec. 20 (AP)-- Dr. Desmond D. Bonnycastle, dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and chairman of the department of pharmacology at the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, died yesterday. He was 59 years old and lived at 709 Mountain Avenue, Westfield, N.J. [ end of first paragraph; complete article is 147 words]7
 
ObituaryHis obituary was published on 21 Dec 1970 in the New York Times.
Bonnycastle – Desmond D., M.D., Ph.D., Dec 19, 1970 in Summit, N.J. Husband of Marian Maclaurin Bonnycastle; father of Sarah Elizabeth and son of Mrs. R.H. Bonnycastle and the late Dr. Bonnycastle, Campbellford, Ontario, Canada. Funeral service St Paul’s Church, Broad St., Westfield at 10 a.m. Tues Dec 22. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Church, Westfield or the Westfield Rescue Squad.4
 

Family

Marion McLaurin b. 30 Dec 1913, d. Feb 1986
Child
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Last Edited26 Aug 2010

Citations:

  1. Birth Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1911 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Desmond Davidson Bonnycastle, #035447-11."
  2. United States Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, viewed at http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/.
  3. Bowmanville newspaper index; name not reported.
  4. Ancestry.com databases, online www.ancestry.com, Historical Newspaper Database. Image from New York Times, 21 Dec 1970.
  5. Border Crossings: from Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, images (www.ancestry.com) "Desmond Davidson Bonnycastle, 1946."
  6. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 (images viewed at ancestry.com), original data: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26 "Desmond & Marion Bonnycastle, Ascania, 3 Aug 1950."
  7. The New York Times Archives, online http://select.nytimes.com, containing abstracts of articles, with entire article available for a fee.
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