Great great Grandfather born in Bengal

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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17 958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	3 Dec 2014 14:07
	http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/ (you need to contact above Archives) (or download for £3.30 from below) http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/ Chris :)
Member Since: October 2007 Posts: 20 Send Message	Patricia	Report	3 Dec 2014 09:55
Member Since: October 2007 Posts: 20 Send Message	Thank you all! It was the military connection I needed most. Yes Chris I have seen Shirley's message and tried to find my way around her tree with some success. Chris what is the 'will bond penal sum' referring to? I am fairly new to all this genealogy stuff but really getting into it - it's exciting. My dad is 98 and I want to tell him about his ancestors too!
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17 958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	3 Dec 2014 08:25
	Burial County Northumberland Place Tweedmouth Church St Bartholomew Bt RegisterNumber 1055 BurialDate 20 Jul 1824 Forename James Surname BONNER Age 55 Abode Tweedmouth Baptism County Northumberland Place Tweedmouth Church St Bartholomew Bt RegisterNumber 401 DateOfBirth 19 Sep 1819 BaptismDate 15 Oct 1819 Forename Charlotte Sex F FatherForename James MotherForename Jane FatherSurname BONNER MotherSurname Abode Tweedmouth FatherOccupation Esquire http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl DPRI/3/1824/T23/1 24 December 1824 will bond, penal sum £2,000; James BONNER, esquire, formerly of Calcutta in the East Indies, late of Tweedmouth in the county palatine of Durham. Died July 1824 administration granted to Andrew Haig, curator or guardian lawfully elected by and assigned to the children of the testator, the executors and residuary legatees in trust having renounced. http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=ead/dpr/dpr1-3-7.xml http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/ Chris :) http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1302061 (above relating, did you see last reply Patricia, from Shirley)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 048 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	3 Dec 2014 04:54
	re the naval service record that Mike posted UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972 about James Bonner Name: James Bonner Medal or Award: Naval General Service Medal Service Year: 1793-1815 Ship Name: Asia;Syria Looking at the image .................... It is hard to know which year this refers to! There is a note on the top pf the page Page 112 from Page 96 I tried to find Page 96, without success!
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 048 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	3 Dec 2014 04:47
	As Mike said, at least one tree on ancestry has James Bonnee marrying 3 times, .............. as follows James Bonner Birth 1769 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland Death 20 Jul 1824 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England Spouse 1 Jane Hepburn Married Woolwich no date Spouse 1 Magdalina Johnston Married 1791 Children Elizabeth Bonner Birth 10 Jul 1798 in Calcutta, Fort William, India Death 1852 John Bonner Birth 29 Nov 1806 in Calcutta, Fort William, India Death 1865 Spouse 2 Anna Desse – 1822 Married 1808 — Age: 39 Calcutta, West Bengal, India Children Thomas Bonner Birth 17 Apr 1808 in Calcutta, Fort William, India Death 29 Jun 1881 Margaret Bonner Birth 2 Nov 1810 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India Death 3 Mar 1882 in Church Road, Tweedmouth Janet Bonner Birth 28 Oct 1811 in Calcutta, Fort William, India Death 1889 Anne Bonner Birth 7 Oct 1812 in Calcutta, Fort William, India Death 1822 Emma Bonner Birth 1814 Death 1899 Jane Bonner Birth 1815 Death 1885 Issabella Bonner Birth 23 Feb 1817 Death ??? Charlotte Bonner Birth 19 Sep 1819 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland Death ???? The marriage to Jane in Woolwich does indeed imply that he was a soldier
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 34 375 Send Message	Mike *	Report	3 Dec 2014 02:15
	Name: James Bonner Birth: 1770 - Berwickshire, Scotland Death: 20 Jul 1824 - Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England Marriage: Bet 1808 And 1810 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India <<<< Parents: David Bonner, Elizabeth McMillion Spouse: Anna Desse UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972 about James Bonner Name: James Bonner Medal or Award: Naval General Service Medal Service Year: 1793-1815 Ship Name: Asia;Syria ---------------------------------------- According to someone's tree James married 3 times. 1790 Spouse Jane Hepburn 1791 Spouse Magdalina Johnston 1808 Spouse Anna Desse 1775 – 1822
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 34 375 Send Message	Mike *	Report	3 Dec 2014 02:04
	1861 William Scott 25 Mary Scott 25 Margaret Scott 2 Andrew Scott 11/12 John Bonner 54 -widower- Boarder _ Teacher of dancing - East Indies, Calcutta Brit Sub David Bonner 23 Margaret Burns 12
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 34 375 Send Message	Mike *	Report	3 Dec 2014 01:59
	Is this him in 1851 ? Name: John Bouner [John Bonner] Age:45 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1806 Where born:East Indies British Subject Civil Parish:Hauxley County/Island:Northumberland John Bouner 45 -- Dancing Master Elisebeth Bouner 20 James Bouner 18 Edgar Bouner 17 Mary Bouner 15 Dared Bouner 13 ..(DAVID BONNER) ======================== 1841 JOHN BONNER Where born:Foreign Parts Civil Parish:Tweedmouth Hundred:Islandshire County/Island:Durham John Bonnar 34 Isabella Bonnar 34 Elizabeth Bonnar 10 James Bonnar 8 Edgar Bonnar 7 Mary Bonnar 5 David Bonnar 3
Member Since: October 2007 Posts: 20 Send Message	Patricia	Report	3 Dec 2014 00:27
Member Since: October 2007 Posts: 20 Send Message	How do I find out why my great great grandfather was christened in Serampore, Bengal on 5th April 1807. His name is John Bonner and I have his birthdate as 29th November 1806. His father james Bonner was christened on 6th August 1770 in Coldingham Berwick in the UK and died in Tweedmouth 20th July 1818. he married magdalen Johnston on 7th November 1790 in Plumstead Kent. Were they about to leave for India? Was he a military man perhaps? What other reason might there be? :-S

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