Doris Sheffield Bonnycastle1

#82, (26 July 1908 - 20 January 1996)
FatherCharles Edward Bonnycastle1 b. 22 Mar 1871, d. 30 Sep 1929
MotherHenrietta Cassan1 b. 25 Sep 1873, d. 10 Aug 1954
Doris Sheffield Bonnycastle|b. 26 Jul 1908\nd. 20 Jan 1996|p82.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.
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 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in her father Charles Edward Bonnycastle's 1929 obituary as daughter Doris, who teaches near Colborne.4 
MarriageDoris Sheffield Bonnycastle married Carman Girvan Knox on 22 Jun 1935.5
 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Charles Geoffrey Bonnycastle's 1950 obituary as sister Mrs Doris Knox in Canada.6 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Phyllis Frances Hand's 1980 obituary as niece Mrs Doris Knox of Norwood Ont.7 
DeathDoris Sheffield Bonnycastle Knox died on 20 Jan 1996 in London, Ontario.8 
BurialShe was buried on 22 Jan 1996 in Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, Ontario.9 
AnecdoteI enjoyed several years of exchanging letters with Doris. She was a lovely correspondent. 

Family

Carman Girvan Knox b. 6 Jan 1899, d. 11 Dec 1970
Children
  • Helen Ann Bonnycastle Knox10
  • Elizabeth Sheffield Knox10
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Last Edited26 Aug 2010

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. 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.
  4. Obituary of Charles E Bonnycastle in an unknown newspaper, 1929. from the collection of the Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society, Campbellford, Ontario.
  5. E-mails from Dick Bonnycastle to J Kolthammer.
  6. Obituary of Charles G Bonnycastle in unknown newspaper, undated.
  7. Obituary of Phyllis Hand in Victoria Colonist, 9 Jan 1980.
  8. Letter from Helen Inglis to J Kolthammer, 8 February 1996.
  9. 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."
  10. Letters from Doris Knox, Ontario, to J Kolthammer, dated early 1990s.
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