Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce1,2

#3886, (12 January 1890 - 26 December 1934)
FatherHenry Barnard Dalrymple Bruce3,2 b. 29 Jul 1848, d. 16 Oct 1896
MotherGeorgina Amelia Dale3,2 b. c 1864, d. 22 Aug 1928
Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce|b. 12 Jan 1890\nd. 26 Dec 1934|p3886.htm|Henry Barnard Dalrymple Bruce|b. 29 Jul 1848\nd. 16 Oct 1896|p5202.htm|Georgina Amelia Dale|b. c 1864\nd. 22 Aug 1928|p5199.htm|||||||Arthur Dale|b. 10 Aug 1833\nd. 1 Nov 1911|p933.htm|Henrietta Bonnycastle|b. 10 Jul 1827\nd. 17 Mar 1890|p39.htm|
Relationship2nd great-grandson of John Bonnycastle.
BirthArthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce was born on 12 Jan 1890 in Ottawa, Ontario.1,4
 
BaptismHe was baptized on 18 May 1890 in Ottawa.4 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusArthur Bruce appeared on the 1891 Census of Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario with his parents, Henry Barnard Dalrymple Bruce and Georgina Amelia Dale. He was 1, born in Ontario, father born in Ireland, mother in Ontario, and religion Church of England.5 
(with Mother) 1901 CensusArthur Bruce appeared on the 1901 Census of Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario with his mother and stepfather Henry Hay. He was 11, born 12 January 1890 in Ontario, and attended school 10 months that year.6 
(with Mother) 1911 CensusArthur Bruce appeared on the 1911 Census of Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario with his mother and stepfather Richard Raby. He was 21, born January 1890 in Ontario, and was an Accountant at a bank, working 52 weeks at 34 hours a week for $700.3 
CEFArthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 19 Dec 1915. On his attestation paper, most items were answered N/A but it was noted that he was a banker. He was described as 6'1" tall, weight 140 pounds, fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, and had an appendix scar.1 
MarriageHe married Heloise Marguerite Neale.
The marriage occurred in 1916, according to Burke's Peerage, 107th edition.1,7 
MilitaryHe was discharged on 21 Oct 1918 with 100% disability estimated for the following year. He had been injured in an equitation course in Quebec in 1916 and the diagnoses in his record included rheumatism, TB spine, and Potts disease. His address upon discharge was noted to be 456 Palmerston Blvd, Toronto .1 
(Informant) DeathArthur B.D. Bruce registered the death of his mother Georgina Amelia Raby in 1928.8 
DeathArthur died on 26 Dec 1934 in 85 Clifton Road, Toronto, York County, Ontario.
Information from certificate: Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce of 85 Clifton Road, Toronto, Irish origin, married, born in Ottawa, date not recorded, age 44, Broker, father Henry Bernard Dalrymple Bruce born Ireland, mother Amelia Georgina Dale born Canada, informant was his widow Mrs Heloise M. Neale Bruce, burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, cause of death was chronic rheumatoid arthritis of 12 years duration.2,1 
ObituaryHis obituary was published on 26 Dec 1934 in the Toronto Star.
On Wednesday, December 26th, 1934, at his home, 85 Clifton road, Toronto, Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce, dearly loved husband of Heloise Marguerite Neale. Funeral service at the above address on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Private.
Ottawa, Ontario, and Chatham, N.B., paper please copy.7
 
BurialHe was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.2 
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Last Edited28 May 2009

Citations:

  1. Canadian Expeditionary Force Attestation Papers & Enlistment Forms. Library and Archives Canada, (http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020110_e.html), online images, Arthur Bonnycastle Bruce.
  2. Death Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1936 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce, #007264-34."
  3. Online image of the 1911 Census for Canada (Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020122_e.html), Ontario, Ottawa City 105, Capitol Ward 10, page 16.
  4. E-mails from David Beresford-Green to J Kolthammer.
  5. Online image of the 1891 Census for Canada (viewed at Ancestry.com), Ontario, Ottawa City (103), St George's Ward (c-3), page 52.
  6. Online image of the 1901 Census for Canada (Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020122_e.html), Ontario, Oxford North (101) Woodstock City (f-9), page 7, line 45.
  7. Obituary of Arthur Bonnycastle Dalrymple Bruce in The Toronto Star, 26 December 1934 (online, digitized).
  8. Death Registrations of Ontario, 1869-1936 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online) "Georgy Amelia Raby, #026539-28."
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