Doris Sheffield Bonnycastle1

#82, (1908 - 1996)
FatherCharles Edward Bonnycastle1 (1871 - 1929)
MotherHenrietta Cassan1 (1873 - 1954)
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)

Family

Carman Girvan Knox (1899 - 1970)
Children
  • Helen Ann Bonnycastle Knox11
  • Elizabeth Sheffield Knox11

Life Events

BirthDoris Sheffield Bonnycastle was born on 26 Jul 1908 in Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario.1 
BaptismShe was baptized on 25 Oct 1908 in Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario.1 
Photograph2
Sisters Frances (1905) and Doris (1908) Bonnycastle
studio photo taken by their father's cousin Frank Cassan Bonnycastle
(with Parents) 1911 CensusDoris S Bonnycastle appeared on the 1911 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario with her parents. She was age 2 and born July 1908 in Ontario.3 
(with Parents) 1921 CensusDoris appeared on the 1921 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario with her parents. She was 12 years old, a student, and born in Ontario.4 
(Mentioned) ObituaryThey was mentioned in her father Charles Edward Bonnycastle's 1929 obituary as daughter Doris, who teaches near Colborne.5 
MarriageDoris Sheffield Bonnycastle married Carman Girvan Knox on 22 Jun 1935.6
 
(Mentioned) ObituaryThey was mentioned in Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle's 1950 obituary as sister Mrs Doris Knox in Canada.7 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Phyllis Frances Hand's 1980 obituary as niece Mrs Doris Knox of Norwood Ont.8 
DeathDoris Sheffield Bonnycastle Knox died on 20 Jan 1996 in London, Ontario.9 
BurialShe was buried on 22 Jan 1996 in Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, Ontario.10 
AnecdoteI enjoyed several years of exchanging letters with Doris. She was a lovely correspondent. 
Last Edited5 May 2014

Citations

  1. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Doris Sheffield Bonnycastle baptism, 1908.
  2. Jean and Sydney Cassan.
  3. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland East (101), Seymour Township, subdist 25, page 10.
  4. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland, SD 42, Page 1.
  5. Obituary of Charles E Bonnycastle in an unknown newspaper, 1929. from the collection of the Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society, Campbellford, Ontario.
  6. E-mails from Dick Bonnycastle to J Kolthammer.
  7. Obituary of Charles G Bonnycastle in unknown newspaper, undated.
  8. Obituary of Phyllis Hand in Victoria Colonist, 9 Jan 1980.
  9. Letter from Helen Inglis to J Kolthammer, 8 February 1996.
  10. Index of monumental inscriptions in the County of Northumberland County, Ontario, computerized index at Cobourg library ""Doris S. Bonnycastle, 1908 - ", with husband Carmen Girven Knox."
  11. Letters from Doris Knox, Ontario, to J Kolthammer, dated early 1990s.