He is most likely the son of John Bonsire (Boncer) (1665-1736) & Mary (1668- ) according to other enteries in the parish records at the same time. Mother was Mary (1668- ). [Ancestry tree, unsourced]
Henry was born about 1698. He was baptised on the 13 Dec 1698 at Coleorton, Leicestershire. [1]
He married Rebecca (Upton) Bonser on the 2 Sep 1744 at St John the Baptist, Whitwick, Leicestershire.[2]
Rebecca Bonser (1750-1793) married 1777 Thomas Varham
Hannah Bonser (1751- )
Henry Bonser (1763- );
James Bonser (1766- ); married Sarah Cox
Sarah Bonser (1768- )
[There exist hints of a second William Bonser (1754- ), but that seems to be untrue.; rather there is a son, John. - [3]]
Sources
↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWB-7SMC : 6 June 2018), Henry Bonsor, 13 Dec 1698; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Baptism, Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 37, Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4W-77FG : 6 June 2018), Henry Bonser and Rebecca Upton, 2 Sep 1744; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Marriage, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 46, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP49-C5FY : 6 June 2018), John Boncer, 23 Feb 1754; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Baptism, Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page , Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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There isn't a record for a second William Boncer in 1754 , the son of Henry and Rebecca in the parish records for as stated above. There is a record for a son John.(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP49-C5FY)
Thanks, but I'm having difficulty accessing that record without paying $$, or providing a UK postal code. If you're a member of WikiTree (it is free, no extra payments needed later), please make the changes. Otherwise, if you can send the details and source, I can make the correction. Cheers, Jason
edited by Jill (Clements) Dixon