Phyllis Frances Bonnycastle1

#65, (1885 - 1980)
FatherFrancis Edward Bonnycastle1,2 (1841 - 1904)
MotherElizabeth Lennox1,2 (1849 - 1930)
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)

Life Events

BirthPhyllis Frances Bonnycastle was born on 1 Jul 1885 in Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario.
Information from the register: parents married in Campbellford 18 Nov 1865, father Francis Edward Bonnycastle of Seymour Twp Campbellford P.O., Farmer; mother Elizabeth Lennox; physician S Wallace; informant Mrs. F.E. Bonnycastle Box 349 Campbellford, registered 24 Sept 1925.1 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusPhyllis Bonnycastle appeared on the 1891 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario with her parents. She was 6, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario, and religion Church of England.3 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusPhyllis Bonnycastle appeared on the 1901 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario with her parents. She was 15, born July 1 1884 in Ontario, of English origin, religion Church of England, and attended school 9 months that year.4 
(Mentioned) ProbateShe was mentioned in the probate file of her grandmother Eleanor Mary Susan Bonnycastle's estate in 1906 in Northumberland County, Ontario. She, along with her siblings, consented to her brother Charles being named administrator.5 
Passenger ListBonny Castle [sic] was listed on a Niagara Falls, New York border crossing card dated 5 Sep 1910. The card recorded that she was 22, born in Campbellford, last residence Campbellford, and her nearest relative was her mother Elizabeth there. She was 5'4", had a fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, and was carrying $75. Her destination was Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio where she was to nurse a special case and remain indefinitely.6 
MarriagePhyllis Frances Bonnycastle married Leslie Easton Hand on 28 Nov 1911 in Seymour Township.
Information from registration: Leslie Easton Hand, banker, bachelor, age 27, Presbyterian, residence Richmond Hill, father James Hand, teacher, mother Letitia Mahaffy.
Phyllis Frances Bonnycastle, nurse, spinster, 26, Church of England, residence Seymour, father Frank Bonnycastle, farmer, mother Elizabeth Lennox.
Witnesses were [Phyllis' brother] R.H. Bonnycastle of Campbellford and [her sister] E.E. Wallace of Seymour.7 
Item On 24 Sep 1925, Phyllis Frances Bonnycastle had her birth registered.1 
Passenger ListShe was listed on a border card dated 7 Jun 1926 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Information on the card: Phyllis Frances Hand, accompanied by her husband, age 40 yr 11 mos, married, housewife, born Seymour Ontario, Canadian, Scotch race, money shown $35, last permanent residence Toronto, destination Detroit, passage paid by husband, has never been in U.S., going to join husband Leslie E of 1602 Alter Rd, Detroit; going to establish permanent domicile, height 5' 4", medium complexion, brown hair, grey eyes; nearest relative in Canada mother Elizabeth Bonnycastle of Campbellford, entered on tow ferry. Husband Leslie was admitted at Buffalo NY on October 25, 1925.8 
Naturalization There are U.S. Naturalization index cards as follows: Leslie Eason Hand, born 15 July 1884, in Detroit dated 25 May 1926; Phyllis Frances Hand, born 1 July 1885, in Detroit dated 2 March 1927.9 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Charles Edward Bonnycastle's 1929 obituary as sister Mrs. Hand of Philadelphia.10 
Research Note So far, nothing is known about Phyllis or her husband between 1929 and 1962. 
Voters' ListMrs Phyllis F Hand, retired, appeared on the electoral roll in 1962 in Victoria, British Columbia. Her address was 2573 Epworth Street. Also at that address was Mrs Helen M Russell, retired. They were also there on the 1965 voters list. They were still there on the 1968 list, but were recorded as widows rather than retired.11 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Geraldine Bonnycastle Wallace's 1976 obituary as aunt Mrs Phyllis Hand of Victoria.12 
DeathPhyllis died on 8 Jan 1980 in 1737 Rockland Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia.
Information from death certificate: usual residence 1737 Rockland Ave., widowed, husband was Leslie Hand, born July 1 1884 in Campbellford Ontario, age 95. Her father was Frank Bonnycastle born England, mother Elizabeth Lennox born Ireland. The informant was niece Mrs. Lyall Adair Choate of 805 - 1035 Belmont Ave, Victoria. Cremation.2 
ObituaryHer obituary was published on 9 Jan 1980 in the Victoria Colonist.
Phyllis Frances Hand died on Jan 8 in Victoria; born in Campbellford Ontario, pre-deceased by husband Leslie; survived by 3 nieces - Mrs Lyall Choate of Victoria, Miss Helen Bonnycastle of Peterborough Ont, Mrs Doris Knox of Norwood Ont; funeral at St Johns Church Chapel on Quadra Street January 11th.13
 
Last Edited2 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Phyllis Frances Bonnycastle, #901074-25 [delayed registration].
  2. Death certificate of Phyllis Frances Hand, died 8 January 1980, registered 8 January 1980 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #80-09-001129.
  3. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumbrland East (98), Seymour Township (i-3), page 4.
  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. Eleanor Mary Susan Bonnycastle, Probate File Surrogate Court of Ontario (United Counties of Northumberland and Durham), Family History Library, Film #1452202.
  6. Border Crossings: from Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, images (www.ancestry.com) "Bonny Castle, Niagara Falls, 1910."
  7. Ontario Marriage Registration. Hand/Bonnycastle, #010587-11.
  8. Border Crossings: from Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, images (www.ancestry.com) "Phyllis Frances Hand, 1926."
  9. Card index to Naturalization Petitions, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, Detroit, 1907-1995, images online at Ancestry.com, Leslie Easton Hand; Phyllis Frances Hand.
  10. Obituary of Charles E Bonnycastle in an unknown newspaper, 1929. from the collection of the Campbellford-Seymour Heritage Society, Campbellford, Ontario.
  11. Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Images viewed at Ancestry.com.
  12. Obituary of Geraldine Arnott in Victoria Daily Colonist, 1 Dec 1976.
  13. Obituary of Phyllis Hand in Victoria Colonist, 9 Jan 1980.