William Clifton Bonnycastle1,2

#2414, (1735 - 1771)
FatherWilliam Bonnycastle3 (s 1703 - )
MotherSarah Spurlin3 (s 1705 - 1749)
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
ChartsEarly Bonnycastles - Descendants of William

Family

Rachael Jones (b 1740 - )
Children

Life Events

BaptismWilliam Clifton Bonnycastle was baptized on 27 Jul 1735 in Maidford, Northamptonshire.3 
Marriage LicenseWilliam Clifton Bonnycastle obtained a marriage license on 20 Aug 1761 from the Vicar General's Office. The license application to be married in the Parish Church of St Andrew Holborn recorded that William Bonnaycastle [sic] was a Batchelor, age 26, resided in the parish of Endfield, Middlesex for at least four weeks and that he 'intendeth to Intermarry with' Rachel Jones of St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex, a spinster aged upwards of twenty one years. William signed the document with his mark [X].1 
MarriageHe married Rachael Jones on 20 Aug 1761 in St Andrew Holborn, London.
The parish register read: "William Bonnaycastle of the parish of Endfield in the County of Middlesex Batchelor and Rachael Jones of the parish of Saint Andrew Holborn in the County aforesaid Spinster; were Married in this Church by Licence on the Twentieth day of August in the year one thousand seven hundred and Sixty One; by me Jno Charles Curate. This Marriage was Solemnized between us; William the mark of X Bonnaycastle
Rachael the mark of X Jones.
In the presence of Us; Robt Perry Mary Price" These two witnessed many marriages.4 
Research Note A Sarah Bonnycastle was buried in 1765 in St Andrew Holborn - she might be
1) an unknown child of William & Rachel
2) William's mother from Maidford (perhaps she also moved to St Andrew Holborn.) 
DeathWilliam died in May 1771.5
 
BurialWilliam Bonnycastle from Grays Inn Lane was buried on 26 May 1771 in St Andrew Holborn.6 
ProbateAdministration of his estate was granted to his wife Rachel on 22 Apr 1772 in Archdeaconry Court of London. Admon was also granted to Catherine Brough, spinster, of Plumb Tree Court in St Andrew Holborn. They posted a £100 bond. He did not leave a will and the estate was worth less than £5.5 
Last Edited9 Jan 2011

Citations

  1. Marriage Licence Allegation for William Clifton Bonnycastle and Rachael Jones, Vicar-General's Office, 20 August 1761 (Family History Library, film #0368950) "Vicar General's Office, 20 Aug 1761."
  2. Microfilm of the Baptismal Register of St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, Middlesex, 1761-1780 (Family History Library, 374354), children's baptism.
  3. Microfiche of the Parish Register of Maidford, Northamptonshire, 1711-1982, FHL#6128031-7.
  4. Marriages of the parish of St Andrew Holborn. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. William Bonnaycastle & Rachael Jones, 1761.
  5. Will and Administration of John Apletree of St Giles in the Fields, 2 February 1815, proved in the Consistory Court of London, 21 August 1815.
  6. Burials of St Andrew Holborn, London. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. William Bonnycastle, 1771.
  7. Baptisms of St Sepulchre Holborn, London. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Elizabeth Bonney, 1760.
  8. Microfilm of the Baptismal Register of St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, Middlesex, 1761-1780 (Family History Library, 374354), John Bonnycastle baptism, 1763.
  9. Microfilm of the Baptismal Register of St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, Middlesex, 1761-1780 (Family History Library, 374354), Elizabeth Bonney baptism, 1765.
  10. Microfilm of the Baptismal Register of St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, Middlesex, 1761-1780 (Family History Library, 374354), baptism.