Channing Britain Hawkins
#683, (11 June 1914 - 22 December 1970)
| Father | Leonard Carl Hawkins1 b. 2 Aug 1888, d. 4 Jul 1970 |
| Mother | Eleanor Mary Bonnycastle1 b. 6 May 1889, d. 5 Jan 1968 |
Channing Britain Hawkins|b. 11 Jun 1914\nd. 22 Dec 1970|p683.htm|Leonard Carl Hawkins|b. 2 Aug 1888\nd. 4 Jul 1970|p681.htm|Eleanor Mary Bonnycastle|b. 6 May 1889\nd. 5 Jan 1968|p47.htm|Herbert E. Hawkins|||Sarah A. Reed|||Charles G. Bonnycastle|b. 2 Feb 1844\nd. 12 Oct 1926|p16.htm|Sarah Oliver|b. 5 Jan 1851\nd. 18 Mar 1931|p17.htm| |
| Relationship | 3rd great-grandson of John Bonnycastle. |
| Note | Channing Britain Hawkins Channing's first name is the surname of his maternal great grandmother and Leonard and Mary in a burst of patriotic fervour added the name Briton in case they lost the war there would always be a "Briton". Some sources use the spelling Briton and some Britain [the birth certificate is not yet available from BC archives to check]. |
| Birth | He was born on 11 Jun 1914 in Chilliwack, British Columbia.1 |
| Photograph | 2.jpg) Channing with his mother Mary |
| (Subject) Photograph | 2.jpg) Channing, his mother Mary Bonnycastle Hawkins & grandmother Sarah Oliver Bonnycastle |
| Photograph | 2.jpg) Channing Hawkins with his grandfather Charles |
| (Subject) Photograph | circa 19183 George & Margaret Bonnycastle Len & Mary Hawkins and their children probably taken spring or summer 1921 |
| (Subject) Photograph | 2.jpg) The Hawkins Family in 1927 Len, Ian, George, Channing, Mary, Michael |
| Newspaper | .2.jpg) |
| (Heir) Will | He was named an heir in the will of Sarah Bonnycastle dated 1 Jun 1928. One hundred dollars each year for ten years, out of the payments of the farm sale were to be placed in a Bank of Montreal savings account. At the end of ten years, Channing was to be paid the principal and accumulated interest.4  |
| (Mentioned) Newspaper | George and Channing Hawkins were mentioned in the Vancouver Sun story about the 21st birthday party of their cousins Frances and Jocelyn on 4 Jan 1936.5 |
| Marriage | Channing Britain Hawkins married Mary Frances Lee, daughter of James Thomas Lee and Flora Margaret Price.1 |
| Photograph | 2.jpg) Channing & Mary Hawkins |
| (Mentioned) Obituary | He was mentioned in Eleanor Mary Hawkins's 1968 obituary as son Channing of Vancouver.6 |
| (Mentioned) Obituary | He was mentioned in Leonard Carl Hawkins's 1970 obituary as son Channing of Vancouver.7 |
| Death | Channing died on 22 Dec 1970 in Richmond General Hospital, Richmond, British Columbia. Information from death certificate: Channing Briton Hawkins, in Richmond 7 days, in BC 56 years; usual residence 4552 Clinton Street, Burnaby; married to Mary Lee, born June [sic] 11 1914 in Chilliwack, age 56, has worked 15 years as retail department manager. Father Leonard Karl Hawkins born Brighton England, mother Eleanor May Bonnycastle born Canada Informant was son-in-law R.P. Goldney of Burnaby. Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Burnaby.1 |
| Burial | He was buried on 30 Dec 1970 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Burnaby, British Columbia.1 |
Family | Mary Frances Lee b. 4 Jun 1915 |
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| Charts | 5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847) |
| Last Edited | 28 May 2009 |
Citations:
- Death certificate of Channing Briton Hawkins, died 22 December 1970, registered 22 December 1970 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #70-09-017084.
- E-mails from Carell Goldney to J Kolthammer, beginning November 2008.
- Letters from Georgia Rickson, Vancouver, to J Kolthammer, dated early 1990s.
- Will of Sarah Oliver Bonnycastle of Chilliwack, 1 June 1928, proved in the Chilliwack Supreme Court, 1931 (British Columbia Archives, File #B8/1931).
- The Vancouver Sun, Frances and Jocelyn Bonnycastle's 21st birthday party, 4 Jan 1936. Image viewed at Google news archives.
- Obituary of Eleanor Mary Hawkins in unknown newspaper, 5 January 1968.
- Obituary of Leonard K. Hawkins in Edmonton Journal, 6 July 1970.
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