Geraldine Bonnycastle Wallace1,2

#492, (1892 - 1976)
FatherJames Henry Wallace1,2 (c 1862 - bt 1894 - 1901)
MotherEleanor Elizabeth Bonnycastle1,2 (1866 - 1950)
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)

Life Events

BirthGeraldine Bonnycastle Wallace was born on 13 Jun 1892 in Calgary, Alberta.2,3,4
 
(Other) 1901 CensusGeraldline [sic] Wallace appeared on the 1901 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, in her Bonnycastle grandparents' household. Her widowed mother and sisters were also there. Geraldine was 8 years old, born June 13 1892 in rural Alberta, and attended school 10 months that year.3 
MarriageShe married Ernest William Arnott on 11 Aug 1920 in St. Paul's Church, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Details from certificate: Ernest William Arnott, chief clerk B.C. Electric Co, bachelor, age 27, Church of England, residence 912 Broughton Street Vancouver, born North Bend BC, son of William Arnott & Annie Celeste Crick;
Geraldine Bonnycastle Wallace, stenographer, spinster, 25, Church of England, residence 843 Cardero St. Vancouver, born Calgary Alberta, daughter of Henry Wallace & Eleanor Elizabeth Bonnycastle both born Campbellford Ont;
They were married by banns and the witnesses were Jeffrey Arnott & Jane McKellar Runcie both of Vancouver.1 
1921 CensusErnest W and Geraldine Arnott appeared on the 1921 Census of Vancouver, British Columbia, at 843 Cardero Street. They rented their 4 room apartment for $60. Ernest was 28, born in BC, parents born in England and earned $2000 as a Chief Clerk in the electric industry. Geraldine was 25, born in Alberta, parents born in Ontario. Their religion was Church of England.5 
Research Note The husbands of sisters Lyall and Geraldine were first cousins. Their mothers Annie Celeste and Alice Louise Crick were sisters. Both husbands, Edward Walter Choate and Ernest William Arnott, were born in North Bend, BC. 
Residence-Moved In 1948, the Arnotts moved to Victoria.6 
DeathGeraldine died on 29 Nov 1976 in Gorge Road Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia.

Information from death certificate: usual residence 703 - 1120 Beach Drive Victoria, married to Ernest William Arnott, born June 13 1892 in Calgary, age 84, father James Henry Wallace born Ontario, mother Eleanor Elizabeth Bonnycastle born Ontario.
Informant was sister Lyall Adair Choate of 1035 Belmont Ave Victoria. Cremation.2 
ObituaryHer obituary was published on 1 Dec 1976.
In Victoria, on Nov 29, 1976, Geraldine Bonnycastle (Ena) Arnott, beloved wife of Ernest W Arnott of 1120 Beach Drive; born in Calgary, Alberta; resident of Victoria since 1948; leaves her sister Mrs Lyall A Choate of Victoria & her aunt, Mrs Phyllis Hand of Victoria; private service in the Lady Chapel, Christ Church Cathedral, Quadra Street.6
 
Last Edited5 May 2014

Citations

  1. Marriage certificate of Ernest William Arnott and Geraldine Bonnycastle Wallace, married 11 August 1920 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #20-09-221845.
  2. Death certificate of Geraldine Bonnycastle Arnott a.k.a. Ena Arnott, died 29 November 1976, registered 29 November 1976 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #76-09-017727.
  3. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Northumberland E (95), Seymour (i-1), page 9, line 47.
  4. Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society Alberta: An Index to Birth, Marriage and Death Registrations prior to 1900, The Branch, Edmonton (1995) 0968325513, accession 93.201 Box 1 Item 6 Reg 1212.
  5. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. British Columbia, Vancouver Centre, SD 28, Ward 1, Page 17.
  6. Obituary of Geraldine Arnott in Victoria Daily Colonist, 1 Dec 1976.