Frank Cassan Bonnycastle1

#70, (1879 - 1953)
FatherRichard Henry Bonnycastle1 (1843 - 1911)
MotherCharlotte Kate Cassan1 (1843 - 1930)
Relationship2nd great-grandson of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)

Family

Mary Florence Martin (c 1874 - 1946)
Child

Life Events

OccupationFrank Cassan Bonnycastle was a photographer in Campbellford.2 
BirthHe was born on 31 Mar 1879 in Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario.
Certificate stated: son of Richard H Bonnycastle & Charlotte Cassan, father a Farmer, informant Richard H Bonnycastle of Seymour, registered 9 April 1879.1 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusFrank Bonnycastle appeared on the 1881 Census of Seymour Township, Northumberland County, Ontario with his parents. He was 2 years old and born in Ontario.3 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusFrank 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 
1901 CensusFrank Bounycastle [sic] appeared on the 1901 Census of Calgary, Alberta, Northwest Territories, at Kennedy Ave, enumerated 31 Mar 1901. He was a lodger, age 22, single, born 31 March 1879 in rural Ontario, of Scotch origin, religion Church of England, and he was employed as a Photographer, earning $500 for 12 months' work. [This was about the same as a labourer's wage].5 
Photograph6
A hunting expedition from Campbellford
Frank Bonnycastle (4th from left) with his Cassan relatives
MarriageHe married Mary Florence Martin on 14 Oct 1905 in Amherst Island, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario.
Details from the marriage record: Frank Casson Bonnycastle, age 27, bachelor, residence Cambellford, born Seymour Tp, Photographer, son of Richd Hy Bonnycastle and Charlotte Col- Isabell Casson;
Florence Mary Martin, age 31, spinster, Teacher, residence Campbellford, born in Foxboro, daughter of Jno Haward Martin and Josephine Gibson;
Witnesses were Rachel and Mary Howard of Amherst Island. The bride and groom were both Church of England and they were married by Robt. Skelding Wilkinson, by banns.7 
1911 CensusFrank and Mary Bonnycastle appeared on the 1911 Census of Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario, at Second Street, enumerated 1 Jun 1911. Frank was 32, born March 1879 in Ontario, of Scotch origin, Anglican, and was a photographer working on his own account in a studio. He had $1000 of life insurance costing $43.35. Mary was 33, born in December 1877 in Ontario, or Irish origin and Anglican. With them was their 3-year old daughter Evelyn.8 
(Informant) DeathFrank Cassan Bonnycastle registered the death of his father Richard Henry Bonnycastle in 1911.9 
1921 CensusFrank and Mary Bonycastle [sic] appeared on the 1921 Census of Campbellford, Ontario, at 2nd Street. They owned their 7 room home and the family was Anglican. Frank was 42, born in Ontario as were his parents, and was a photographer working on his own account in his own shop. Mary was 39, born in Ontario, as were her parents. They had one daughter, Evelyn (13.)10 
(Informant) DeathFrank Cassan Bonnycastle registered the death of his mother Charlotte Kate Cassan in 1930.11 
DeathFrank died on 26 Mar 1953.12,13
 
ObituaryHis obituary was published on 27 Mar 1953 in the The Ontario Intelligencer.
Bonnycastle, Frank Cassan - At his home, Campbellford, on Thursday, March 26th, Frank Cassan Bonnycastle, dear father of Mrs. E. Luttrell, Belleville in his 74th year. Funeral service at Bennett's Funeral Home, Campbellford, Saturday, March 28 at 2:30 pm. Interment Campbellford cemetery.14
 
BurialHe was buried in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford, Northumberland County, Ontario.13
Frank & Mary Bonnycastle gravestone
Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford
Last Edited5 May 2014

Citations

  1. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Frank Cassan Bonnycastle, #020702-79.
  2. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Evelyn F Bonnycastle, #032531-07.
  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, Northumberland East (98), Tp Seymour (i-3), page 1.
  5. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta (202), Calgary (West) (v), page 2, line 30.
  6. Jean and Sydney Cassan.
  7. Ontario Marriage Registration. Bonnycastle/Martin, #012306-05.
  8. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland East (101), Campbellford (33), page 6.
  9. Death certificate registered in the Province of Ontario "Richard Henry Bonnycastle, #022302-11."
  10. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Northumberland, SD 51, Page 2.
  11. Ontario Death Registration. Charlotte Kate Bonnycastle, #026637-30.
  12. Evelyn Luttrell, Bonnycastle Family Tree, undated but likely circa 1950.
  13. Monumental inscription on the gravestone of Frank & Mary Bonnycastle (Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Campbellford, Ontario).
  14. Obituary of Frank Cassan Bonnycastle in The Ontario Intelligencer, Belleville, 27 March 1953 , transcribed by a volunteer.
  15. Parish Register of Christ Church Anglican, Campbellford, Ontario (Diocese of Toronto Archives, photocopied records), Evelyn Frances Bonnycastle baptism, 1908.