Robert Ralph Bonsor ¹²

Born: 4 Dec 1888, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Christened: 10 Jul 1895, Cottingley, Yorkshire, England
Marriage (1): Ethel Doreen Rhoda Hayton in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died: 10 Feb 1933, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa aged 44

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Ethel Doreen Rhoda Hayton

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WYorkCoEBaptism&h=4404314&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2352

And

http://interactive.ancestry.com/2252/32355_249659-00956/4404314?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dWYorkCoEBaptism%26h%3d4404314%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d2352&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

And

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDBirth&h=32799973&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2252

bullet Christening Notes:

bullet Death Notes:

Copy of his wife - Ethel Doreen Rhoda Bonsor nee Hayton's Death Notice # 4168/48 filed 21-8-1948 in RAB's possesion.

And

National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT KAB
SOURCE MOOC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 6/9/4228
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 36907
PART 1
DESCRIPTION BONSOR, ROBERT RALPH. ESTATE PAPERS.
STARTING 19330000
ENDING 19330000

And

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/31874_221782-00437?pid=1584758&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dUKProbateCal%26h%3d1584758%26tid%3d%26pid%3d%26usePUB%3dtrue%26rhSource%3d2352&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Web Based Info. National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT KAB
SOURCE MOOC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 6/9/15280
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 4168/48
PART 1
DESCRIPTION BONSOR, ETHEL DOREEN RHODA. (NEE HAYTON). ESTATE PAPERS.
STARTING 19480000
ENDING 19480000

And

Copy of his father in law - Walter Thackwray Bowker Hayton's Death Notice # 5442 dd 25 JulyFeb 1924 in RAB's possesion.

• General Comment. I suspect he was Robert Ralph Bonsor who died in 1933.
I further suspect they had a daughter Margaret Rhoda Bonsor who married Eryl Love Brill.
Deduced from South African National Archives but not proven.

If it is, see
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WYorkCoEBaptism&h=4404314&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2352
for his parents and birth etc.

And

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4897141/person/6016673155

17 Mar 2013 I am more than ever convinced he is Robert Ralph Bonsor.
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1904&iid=31874_221782-00437&fn=Robert+Ralph&ln=Bonsor&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1584758
Records
Robert Ralph Bonsor of 29 Smuts Road East London Cape Province South Africa died 10 February 1933 (with Will) (limited) London 24 November to James Greenwood solicitor attorney of William Simpson.
So there is no question he was in East London.

Now proven.

• General Comment. Copy of his father in law - Walter Thackwray Bowker Hayton's Death Notice # 5442 dd 25 July 1924 in RAB's possesion.

• General Comment. Copy of his wife - Ethel Doreen Rhoda Bonsor nee Hayton's Death Notice # 4168/48 filed 21-8-1948 in RAB's possesion.

• Estate. National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT KAB
SOURCE MOOC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 6/9/4228
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 36907
PART 1
DESCRIPTION BONSOR, ROBERT RALPH. ESTATE PAPERS.
STARTING 19330000
ENDING 19330000

• Census: UK, 1911. http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2352/rg14_26633_0343_03?pid=38049856&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgss%3dangs-g%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3drobert%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dbonsor%26gsln_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26cp%3d0%26catbucket%3drstp%26uidh%3diof%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d38049856%26db%3d1911England%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d4&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true

• Will. http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/31874_221782-00437?pid=1584758&backurl=http://search.ancestry.co.uk//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DlEk38%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Drobert%2520ralph%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dbonsor%26gsln_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26cp%3D0%26catbucket%3Drstp%26uidh%3Diof%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D1584758%26db%3DUKProbateCal%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D5&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=lEk38&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

Robert married Ethel Doreen Rhoda Hayton, daughter of Walter Thackwray Bowker Hayton and Ethel Rivett Crozier, in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Ethel Doreen Rhoda Hayton was born on 11 Nov 1898 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, christened on 15 May 1899 in Grahamstown Cathedral (St Michael and St George), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, died on 4 Aug 1948 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa and was buried in 1948 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.)

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Caveat:- Throughout the project UK GRO birth, marriage and death index data appears. The GRO data appears in Quarters. Q1 = January, February and March, Q2 = April, May, June , Q3 = July, August and September and Q4 = October, November and December. Similarly, Mar Q = January, February and March, Jun Q = April, May, June , Sep Q = July, August and September and Dec Q = October, November and December. Where these dates occur, they represent the date of Registration of the event rather than the date of the actual event. Logically, registration occurs AFTER the event. In some cases this may be days or months or even years after the event. The important thing is that the event was recorded and a copy of the document of registration could be obtained if necessary. This also applies to South African NAAIRS records.

Similarly, the UK system is confusing to the uninitiated because registration districts can span several counties. Accordingly GRO locations may not record the true location of the event. They do record where the record is actually kept or recorded.

Caveat #2:- I have used URL's throughout the website as sources. The URLs are often from paid subscription sites so you may not be able to access them without an account. Inevitably there are broken URL's. I have been to every URL recorded here and at the time they were operational. In this regard, the Ancestry24 records are a problem. There are numerous references in the South African data citing Ancestry24 records. Unfortunately Ancestry24 has closed down and these records are no longer available on line.

The early South African records on this site would not have been as good as they are without the work done by Delia Robertson. Where there are website addresses containing http://www.e-family.co.za... I record the citation should read Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. This website can be found at First Fifty Years

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Robert Ralph Bonsor ¹²