John Bonell

  General Notes:

• source. Nicola Metcalfe @ genes who states:
Bap 15.5.1796 Longdon Parents: John Bonell Ann Bayley 1834 Directory Longdon Living in Gentleshaw John Bonill, corn miller 1841 Gentleshaw HO107/980/10 p11 Next door to Mary Craddock John Bonell 40 miller Yes Ann Bonell 15 Yes John Bonell 13 Yes Mary Bonell 11Yes Jane Bonell 9 Yes Edward Bonell 5 Yes
Will: This is the last will and testament of me John Bonell of Gentleshaw in the parish of Longdon in the county of Stafford, carpenter in manner following (that is to say) I give devise and bequeath unto my dear wife Ann Bonell all that my freehold house in which I now reside with the garden barn buildings piggery windmill and premises with the croft and lands thereto belonging and appurtaining situate at Gentleshaw in the parish of Longdon in the county of Stafford now in my own occupation and all others my real estate to hold all the said freehold dwelling house garden barn buildings piggery windmill and premises crofts and lands with the appurtenances and all others my real estate unto my said wife Ann Bonell for and during her natural life and from and after the decease of my said wife Ann Bonell I do give all the said freehold dwellinghouse garden barn buildings piggery windmill and premises crofts and lands with the appurtenances unto my son Edward Bonell to hold all the said freehold dwellinghouse garden barn buildings piggery windmill and premises crofts and lands with the appurtenances unto my said son Edward Bonell his heirs and assigns for ever nevertheless and chargeable with the payment of the sum of £50 unto my son John Bonell which said sum of £50 to my said son John Bonell I direct may be raised thereout and paid unto him by 2 equal payments and at the times hereinafter mentioned and expressed (that is to say) to pay the sum of £25 unto him my said son John Bonell at the end of one full year next after the decease of my said wife Ann Bonell and the remaining sum of £25 to him my said son John Bonell at the end of three full years next after the decease of my said wife Ann Bonell, and also subject and chargeable with the payment of the sum of £50 to my son Robert Bonell - £25 two years after Ann's death, then £25 after 4 years also £100 to my daughter Jane BonellOne year after Ann's death also £5 a year to my son Cornelius Bonell- first payment one full year after Ann's death and during his life also £100 to the children of my son Cornelius Bonell - £100 to be equally divided after 1 year following decease of the survivors of my wife Ann Bonell or Cornelius whichever survived. If Cornelius had no children £100 to be shared among all of my children living at the decease of my son Cornelius Bonell Ann died 5.3.1838. Cornelius died 1892? then on 10th feb 1893 unadministered effects granted to his son John Edward Bonell administrator for the personal estate of Cornelius Bonell Died 10.5.1856 Gentleshaw (61 years) millwright, natural causes Informant: Wm Webb Ward, coroner Stafford Buried 14.5.1856 Gentleshaw, aged 61 years Gentleshaw in Staffordshire preliminary investigation 31st March 2005 The main focus of our Gentleshaw investigation was the mill. We started out at the village church and its graveyard by trying to locate the graves of the Bonell family who owned the mill in the 18 century. Unfortunately the graves of this era are so weather worn we could not locate their graves. Nether the less the Bonell family are known to be buried here. The folklore; the mill was supposedly built on ancient pagan burial ground. Two of the miller's children were playing at the top of the mill. The trapdoor opened whilst the children were playing and they fell into the flour silo and suffocated. The miller was unable to open the trapdoor to save his children. Prior to the tragic event a mysterious black figure had been seen in the grounds surrounding the mill. The miller sold up and an undertaker bought the mill. One day some people arrived to purchase a coffin. They couldn't afford the expensive ones stored on the ground floor of the mill. The undertaker said look up top I have some much cheaper coffins. So they did but soon left the mill very promptly and terrified as they had seen the ghosts of two young children covered in flour. On occasion over many years people from all walks of life have seen the ghosts of these two young children dancing around the mill covered in flour.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Miller / Carpenter.

• connection. Richard Bonehill 's connection to me is as follows:

Richard Bonehill (1949)
His father was Frederick Bonehill (1911)
His father was Frederick Bonehill (1874)
His father was Aaron Bonehill (1851)
His father was Benjamin Bonehill (1811)
His father was Robert Bonehill (1779)
His father was Robert Bonhil (1745)
His father was William Bonell (1707)
His father was John Bonell (1678) & he also had John Bonell (1702)
He had Thomas Bonell (1728)
He had John Bonell (1756)
He had John Bonell (1796)
He had Jane Bonell (1833) who married Gerry Derry (1833)
They had Ellen Derry (1865) who married Thomas Perks (1864)
He had Thomas Perks (1888) who married Mary Evans (1889)
Her father was William (Evans 1845)
His father was John Evans (1821) & he also had Josiah Evans (1851) who married Mary Davies (1848)
Her father was Thomas Davis (c1805) & he also had Joseph Davies (1852)
He had G. A. Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

John married Ann Bayley. (Ann Bayley was born circa 1775 and died on 5 Mar 1838.)