Francis Edward Bonnycastle1

#26, (1841 - 1904)
FatherHenry William John Bonnycastle2 (1813 - 1888)
MotherEleanor Mary Susan Rowed2 (1811 - 1891)
RelationshipGreat-grandson of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)
Ancestors of Allan Lorne Bonnycastle (Dick's line)

Family

Elizabeth Lennox (1849 - 1930)
Children

Life Events

BirthFrancis Edward Bonnycastle was born on 18 Oct 1841 in Ontario.2,3,4
 
(with Parents) 1842 CensusHe appeared on the 1842 Census of Seymour, District of Newcastle, Upper Canada with his parents. Only the head of household was named but there were two males under the age of 5. They would be brothers Alexander and Francis Edward.5 
(with Parents) 1851/2 CensusFrank Bonnycastle appeared on the 1852 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Canada West with his parents. He was born in Canada and was to be 11 on his next birthday.6 
(with Parents) 1861 CensusFrancis Bonycastle [sic] appeared on the 1861 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario with his parents. He was 19, born in Upper Canada, and was a Farmer.7 
MarriageHe married Elizabeth Lennox on 18 Nov 1865 in Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario.
Record reads: Frank E. Bonnycastle, 24, of Seymour, son of Henry and Eleanor; Elizth Lennox, 16, of Seymour, daughter of John and Elizabeth; witness Richd Bonnycastle, Seymour [Frank's brother].2 
1871 CensusFrank and Elizabeth Bonnycastle appeared on the 1871 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, enumerated 2 Apr 1871. They and their children Ellener, Henry, and Charles were living on the farm with Frank's parents. Frank was 29, born in Ontario, religion Church of England, of English origin. Elizabeth was 21, of Irish origin, and born in Ontario.8 
NoteFrancis Edward Bonnycastle received $6,000 invested in Stock of Dominion of Canada No 532 from his aunt Elizabeth Carlow in 1873.9 
(Executor & Heir) WillHe was named sole executor and an heir in the will of his mother Eleanor Mary Susan Bonnycastle dated 11 Jun 1873 in Seymour Township. Frank Edward was to share all the real and personal property equally with his brother Richard Henry Bonnycastle. He was also to receive Lot No. 5 in the 5th Concession of Seymour. And, he was to allow his father $300 a year if he did not live with Frank and $100 a year if his father remained with him.10
(Witness) ProbateFrancis Edward Bonnycastle was an executor of the estate of Elizabeth Ann Catherine Carlow on 16 Jun 1873 in Northumberland County, Ontario.9 
1881 CensusFrank and Elizabeth Bonnycastle appeared on the 1881 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, enumerated 4 Apr 1881. Frank was 39, born in Ontario and a Farmer. Elizabeth was 32 and born in Ontario. They and their children Eleanor, Charles, Eva, Gerald, Ernest, and Richard were in the same household as Frank's parents.11 
1891 CensusFrank and Elizabeth Bonnycastle appeared on the 1891 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, enumerated 7 Apr 1891. The Bonnycastle family lived in a two story stone house with 9 rooms. Frank was 49, born in Ontario, father born in New Brunswick, mother in England, religion Church of England, and was a Farmer employing one person. Elizabeth was 42, born in Ontario, parents born in Ireland, and religion Church of England. Their children Charles Edward, Eva Rosalind, Gerald Carlow, Ernest St. John, Richard Henry and Phyllis Frances were with them, as well as niece Anna Lyall Adair and one domestic servant.12 
1901 CensusFrank and Elizabeth Bonnycastle appeared on the 1901 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, at Concession 5 Lot 5, enumerated 19 Apr 1901. Frank was 59, born October 18 1841 in rural Ontario, of English origin, religion Church of England, and was a farmer. Elizabeth was 52, born in rural Ontario on February 8 1849, and was of Irish origin. Their children Eleanor Elizabeth, Charles Edward, Eva Rosalind, Richard Henry and Phyllis Frances were living with them, along with Eleanor's children Gladys, Geraldine, and Lyall; Edward's wife Henrietta and their children Helen and Charles; and one farm labourer.
They owned a 12 room stone house on 200 acres, also four houses, 4 lots, and 9 outbuildings.4 
DeathFrancis died on 26 Jun 1904 in Seymour, Northumberland County, Ontario.
Information from the certificate: age 63, residence lot 5 con 5, farmer, born Ontario, cancer of rectum, attended by Dr Carlaw, Anglican, informant was C Bonnycastle.13 
BurialHe was buried on 28 Jun 1904 in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario. The burial register stated that Frank was a farmer, aged 63, of Seymour.14,15 
Gravestone15
Frank & Elizabeth Bonnycastle gravestone
also their son Ernest St John
Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford
Last Edited30 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Phyllis Frances Bonnycastle, #901074-25 [delayed registration].
  2. Province of Ontario Marriage Registers: Northumberland County Marriage Register, p. 43; returns from the Methodist Episcopal Church, Family History Library.
  3. Index of monumental inscriptions in the County of Northumberland County, Ontario, computerized index at Cobourg library.
  4. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Northumberland E (95), Seymour (i-1), page 9, line 47.
  5. Upper Canada Census, 1842. Index and images viewed at FamilySearch.org. Henry Bonnycastle, Seymour, Newcastle District, pages 5 & 6.
  6. Online image of 1851/2 Census for Canada. Canada West, Northumberland (24), Seymour (228), Part 1.
  7. 1861 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Canada West, Northumberland County, Seymour township (1), page 17.
  8. 1871 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland East (55), Seymour (g-2), page 52.
  9. Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Anne Catherine Carlow of Northumberland County, written in 1872. Estate File #851, June 1873.
  10. Eleanor Mary Susan Bonnycastle, Probate File Surrogate Court of Ontario (United Counties of Northumberland and Durham), Family History Library, Film #1452202.
  11. 1881 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland East (123), Seymour Township (G-1), page 1.
  12. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumbrland East (98), Seymour Township (i-3), page 4.
  13. Death certificate registered in the Province of Ontario "Francis Bonnycastle, #020107-04."
  14. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Frank Bonnycastle burial, 1904.
  15. Monumental inscription on the gravestone of Frank & Elizabeth Bonnycastle & son Ernest (Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford, Ontario).
  16. Death certificate of Eleanor Elizabeth Wallace, died 11 September 1950, registered 12 September 1950 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #50-09-008644.
  17. Ontario Death Registration. Charles Edward Bonnycastle, #026452-29.
  18. Ontario Marriage Registration. Bonnycastle/Kent, #012572-01.
  19. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Ernest St John Bonnycastle baptism, 1878.
  20. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Richard Henry Bonnycastle baptism, 1881.
  21. Death certificate registered in the Province of Ontario "Richard Henry Bonnycastle, #022698-17."
  22. Death certificate of Phyllis Frances Hand, died 8 January 1980, registered 8 January 1980 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #80-09-001129.