Helen May Bonnycastle1,2

#77, (2 April 1896 - 22 February 1980)
FatherCharles Edward Bonnycastle2,1 b. 22 Mar 1871, d. 30 Sep 1929
MotherHenrietta Cassan2,1 b. 25 Sep 1873, d. 10 Aug 1954
Helen May Bonnycastle|b. 2 Apr 1896\nd. 22 Feb 1980|p77.htm|Charles Edward Bonnycastle|b. 22 Mar 1871\nd. 30 Sep 1929|p60.htm|Henrietta Cassan|b. 25 Sep 1873\nd. 10 Aug 1954|p75.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|Edward S. Cassan|b. c 1833||Ann Smith|b. c 1834||
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle.
OccupationHelen May Bonnycastle was a School Teacher in Peterborough.3 
BirthShe was born on 2 Apr 1896 in Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario.
Details from birth certificate: daughter of Chas Bonnycastle & Henretta Cassan, father a Farmer, informant C Bonnycastle, registered 2 June 96.2,1 
BaptismShe was baptized on 28 Jun 1896 in Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario.2 
(Other) 1901 CensusHelen appeared on the 1901 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, in her Bonnycastle grandparents' household. Her brother and parents were also there. She was 4 years old and born on April 2 1896 in Ontario.4 
(Subject) Photograph A family photograph with Helen, Geoffrey & Allan and their parents.5
Charles Edward & Henrietta Bonnycastle
Helen, Geoffrey & Allan
(with Parents) 1911 CensusHelen May Bonnycastle appeared on the 1911 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario with her parents. She was age 12, born April 1896 in Ontario, and was a student in high school.6 
Passenger ListShe was listed on a manifest dated 31 Aug 1926. She was a cruise passenger in transit on the S.S. California into New York. There were 8 first cabin passengers including Helen May Bonnycastle, 30, single, Teacher, Canadian, residence Peterboro Ontario, final destination Peterboro, 5'7" fair complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, born Campbell [sic] Canada; had an immigration visa dated 18/8/26 issued in Naples, sailed from New York 1 July 1826.3 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in her father Charles Edward Bonnycastle's 1929 obituary as daughter Helen of the staff of Peterborough Normal School.7 
Note In 1933 Helen M Bonnycastle in Ontario, Canada, received a letter from the post office superintendent, "Receipt is acknowledged of the certificate of the death of Frank Bonnycastle, trustee for Harry Bonnycastle, in account Campbellford, No. 549, together with two policies of the Royal Insurance Company, which are signed by Frank Bonnycastle....Mr Harry Bonnycastle of Bonnycastle Nursery, Weslaco, Texas, U.S.A., is being communicated with in the matter today...the two policies are herewith returned."8 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle's 1950 obituary as sister Helen Bonnycastle in Canada.9 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Phyllis Frances Hand's 1980 obituary as niece Miss Helen Bonnycastle of Peterborough Ont.10 
DeathHelen May Bonnycastle died on 22 Feb 1980.11 
BurialShe was buried in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford, Ontario.11 
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) "Helen May Bonnycastle, #026171-96."
  2. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Helen May Bonnycastle baptism, 1896.
  3. New York Passenger Arrivals, images (www.ancestry.com).
  4. 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.
  5. Jean and Sydney Cassan.
  6. Online image of the 1911 Census for Canada (Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/020122_e.html), Ontario, Northumberland East (101), Seymour Township, subdist 25, page 10.
  7. Obituary of Charles E Bonnycastle in an unknown newspaper, 1929. from the collection of the Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society, Campbellford, Ontario.
  8. Letter from Canada Savings Bank Division of Post Office Dept, unknown author address, to Mrs Helen Bonnycastle, dated 2 Aug 1933 (J Kolthammer, file), in possession of J Kolthammer.
  9. Obituary of Charles G Bonnycastle in unknown newspaper, undated.
  10. Obituary of Phyllis Hand in Victoria Colonist, 9 Jan 1980.
  11. Index of monumental inscriptions in the County of Northumberland County, Ontario, computerized index at Cobourg library ""Helen M. 1896-1980"; buried with parents and sister Frances."
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