Ernest St. John Bonnycastle1,2

#63, (1878 - 1899)
FatherFrancis Edward Bonnycastle1 (1841 - 1904)
MotherElizabeth Lennox1 (1849 - 1930)
Relationship2nd great-grandson of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)

Life Events

Note.The name St John may have been given after his ancestor St John Humphrey whose daughter Mary married into the Rowed family in the 1700s. Or, it may be coincidental. 
OccupationErnest St. John Bonnycastle was a bank clerk. 
BirthHe was born in 1878 in Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario.
The month is very faint on the photocopy - could be Feb or Sep or Oct; the day of birth is the 7th.1 
BaptismHe was baptized on 1 Dec 1878 in Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario. Ernest was baptised the same day as his cousin Thomas.1 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusErnest Bonnycastle appeared on the 1881 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario with his parents and grandparents. He was 2 and born in Ontario.3 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusErnest Bonnycastle appeared on the 1891 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario with his parents. He was 12, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario, and religion Church of England.4 
DeathErnest St Jno Bonnycastle died on 9 Oct 1899 in Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario.
Details from the register: age 21, residence Booth St, Campbellford, single, bank clerk, born Seymour Township, cause of death was typhoid fever 6 weeks, religion English Church, attended by Dr T W Carlaw who registered the death 9 Oct 99.2 
BurialHe was buried on 10 Oct 1899 in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario. The church register stated he was age 20, Bank Clerk, of Tp of Seymour. He was recorded on the headstone with his parents. It reads "Ernest Bonnycastle 1878 - 1899."5,6 
(Included) Gravestone7
Frank & Elizabeth Bonnycastle gravestone
also their son Ernest St John
Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford
Last Edited10 Jun 2009

Citations

  1. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Ernest St John Bonnycastle baptism, 1878.
  2. Ontario Death Registration. Ernest St John Bonnycastle, #018324-99.
  3. 1881 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland East (123), Seymour Township (G-1), page 1.
  4. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumbrland East (98), Seymour Township (i-3), page 4.
  5. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Ernest St J Bonnycastle burial, 1899.
  6. Index of monumental inscriptions in the County of Northumberland County, Ontario, computerized index at Cobourg library.
  7. Monumental inscription on the gravestone of Frank & Elizabeth Bonnycastle & son Ernest (Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford, Ontario).