Charles Bonnycastle Hay1,2
#14344, (1900 - 1934)
| Father | Charles Henry Hay1 (1868 - 1901) |
| Mother | Georgina Amelia Dale1 (c 1864 - 1928) |
| Relationship | 2nd great-grandson of John Bonnycastle |
| Charts | 5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847) |
Life Events | |
| Birth | Charles Bonnycastle Hay was born on 11 Mar 1900 in General Hospital, Toronto, York County, Ontario. Details from certificate: Bonnycastle Hay, male, born 11 Mar 1900 at Toronto General Hospital, father Charles Henry Hay, banker, who died 18 June 1901 at Woodstock, mother Georgie Amelia Bruce. The informant was his mother, Georgie Hay-Raby of 117 Daly Avenue, Ottawa. Registered on 29 July 1917. Parents were married in April? 1899 at illegible [ink blot] location.1 |
| (with Parents) 1901 Census | Bonnycastle Hay appeared on the 1901 Census of Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario with his parents. He was one year old and born 11 March 1900 in Ontario.3 |
| (with Mother) 1911 Census | Bonycastle Lackey [sic] appeared on the 1911 Census of Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario with his mother and stepfather Richard Raby. He was 11, born in March 1900 in Ontario, and attended school 9 months that year. He followed his married sister Kathleen Lackey in the census, so the enumerator probably made a mistake recording his surname as Lackey as well.4 |
| CEF | He volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 2 May 1916 at Toronto, York County, Ontario. The attestation papers included the following information: Charles Bonnycastle Hay, address #200 Fifth Ave., Ottawa, born March 11th 1898 in Toronto, Bank Clerk, single, next-of-kin mother Amelia Raby of 72 Beatty Ave. Toronto. Notation in margin of form says, "Actual age claimed on 3/9/17. Birth certificate showed date of birth 11/3/1900." Description on enlistment: 18 years 1 month old, 5' 10 1/4", expanded chest 37", fair complexion, grey eyes, fair hair, scar left wrist, mole Rt. collar bone, Church of England.2 |
| Item. | 5.jpg) Charles Bonnycastle Hay WW1 Dog Tag (posted on a geocaching site by a descendant) |
| Note | He had his birth registered on 29 Jul 1917. |
| 1930 Census | There is a curious entry on the 1930 Federal Census of Los Angeles, California, at 1165 Stearns Drive. The head of household is Mary Hay, male, age 30, married at 25, born in Canada, parents born in Canada, immigration year and naturalization status unknown, Insurance Agent, WW veteran. The wife is Mary Hay, 26, married at 21, born in Missouri, father born in Kentucky, mother in Missouri, music teacher.6 |
| Marriage | He married Mary Johnson on 14 Mar 1931 in Los Angeles County, California. Details: Bonny Castle Hay, native of Canada, age 30, residence Los Angeles; Mary Johnson, native of Missouri, age 27, residence Los Angeles; They took out the license on 16 September 1930 and were married the following March by a Municipal Court Judge.7 |
| Death | Charles died on 20 Jul 1934. Note: there is an entry in the Oregon Death Index for Charles Hay, wife Mary, who died in Portland on this date.8 |
| Note. | Veterans Affairs records indicated that Pte Charles B Hay died 20 July 1934 and his death was not related to his service. Next of kin was Mary F Hay, widow, of 118C East Hillcrest Ave, Inglewood, California.8 |
| Last Edited | 25 Jun 2014 |
Citations
- Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Bonnycastle Hay, #005558-00.
- Canadian Expeditionary Force Attestation Papers & Enlistment Forms. Library and Archives Canada, (http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020110_e.html), online images, Charles Bonnycastle Hay, Regimental Number 510931.
- 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Oxford North (101) Woodstock City (f-9), page 7, line 45.
- 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Ottawa City 105, Capitol Ward 10, page 16.
- http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx
- 1930 Federal Census for United States, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, ED 19-123, Page 7A. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
- County Marriage Records of California, 1850-1952. Images of court house records viewed at Family Search, Bonny Castle Hay & Mary Johnson, 1930, #13423.
- First World War Veterans Death Cards. Library and Archives Canada, (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/…), Pte Charles B Hay, #510931.