Geraldine Bonnycastle Wallace1,2

#492, (13 June 1892 - 29 November 1976)
FatherJames Henry Wallace1,2 b. c 1862, d. bt 1894 - 1901
MotherEleanor Elizabeth Bonnycastle1,2 b. 29 Dec 1866, d. 11 Sep 1950
Geraldine Bonnycastle Wallace|b. 13 Jun 1892\nd. 29 Nov 1976|p492.htm|James Henry Wallace|b. c 1862\nd. bt 1894 - 1901|p74.htm|Eleanor Elizabeth Bonnycastle|b. 29 Dec 1866\nd. 11 Sep 1950|p58.htm|Samuel J. Wallace|b. c 1821||Mary (-?-)|b. c 1823||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|
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle.
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 
Research Note The husbands of sisters Bertha 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.5 
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.5
 
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Last Edited4 Oct 2011

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. Online image of the 1901 Census for Canada (Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020122_e.html), 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. Obituary of Geraldine Arnott in Victoria Daily Colonist, 1 Dec 1976.
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