William James Bonser (1854 - 1928)

Born 25 Dec 1854 in Northam, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Bridget (McMahon) Bonser — married 30 Jul 1877 in Irishtown, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1928 at age 73 in Meckering, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

William Bonser was born in Western Australia, Australia

William James Bonser (Bonsor) was born on 25 December 1854 in Northam, Western Australia ^[1][2]. He was the eldest son of, John Bonser, 28 and, Margaret Burke, 22, two of the oldest settlers in the Toodyay district.

He married Bridget McMahon on 30 July 1877 ^[3] in Northam, Western Australia. They had 11 children in 22 years.

William was a farmer at "Greenhills", Northam in the 1870s.

In the 1880s he worked as a bricklayer and brickmaker.^[2]

In 1903 ^[4] he lived in Southern Brook, Western Australia with his wife Bridget and their son John. He worked as a farmer at that time.

William died on 25 Feb 1928 ^[5] in Meckering, Cunderdin Shire, Western Australia, Australia. He was buried in the Northam Pioneer Cemetery, Northam, Northam Shire, Western Australia, Australia.

Toodyay Herald (WA : 1912 - 1954), Friday 2 March 1928, page 2
Mr. William James Bonser died suddenly at his residence at Meckering on February 25 at the age of 74 years. His parents were the late John and. Margaret Bonser, two of the oldest settlers in the Toodyay district, and it was here deceased was born in 1854. He married Miss Bridget Mclnnery at Irishtown in 1877 and his wife, six sons and a daughter survive him. The interment took place in the family grave at Northam on Monday.^[6]

Children

Mary Elizabeth Bonser 1877–1884

John Bonser 1879–1950

Ellen Bonser 1882–1884

William Patrick Bonser 1884–1945

Frederick James Bonser 1886–1890

Alfred Lionel Bonser 1889–1954

George Ernest Bonser 1892–1938

Albert Joseph Bonser 1893–1958

Maitland Bernard Bonser 1896–1956

Kathleen Bonser 1897–1945

Sydney Bonser 1900–1939

Sources

1. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZ5-R68 : 28 January 2020), Guilielmus Bonser, 1855.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
3. ↑ Western Australian Pioneer Index, 1841-1905 reg #4342
4. ↑ Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201061183/william-james-bonser
6. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149558706