George Bonynge

???? - 1791


Biography

Owner of Bushy Park. William Hickey stayed with Dr Bonynge and his son at Bushy Park in December 1775.

  1. Sarah Bonynge nee Parkinson, George Bonynge's widowed daughter-in-law, died at Dagenham Essex in 1832. Her will 'of Parsloes Essex' was proved 07/02/1832: she left legacies of £1500, £1500 and £5000 to her nephews, the sons of her sister Mary Fanshawe. With her nephew Rev. Thomas Lewis Fanshawe, Sarah Bonynge was reportedly one of the group responsible for building the National School in Dagenham, still extant as the Minor Hall.

Sources

Spencer, Alfred (ed.), Memoirs of William Hickey, 4 Vols. [London, 1913-25] Vol. 2 p. 41.

  1. PROB 11/1795/127; http://www.dagenhamvillage.co.uk/church/hall/Church_Hall.pdf [accessed 08/08/2016, but found to be discontinued 06/12/2016]. Other sources show the building of the Old National School in 1835 by Thomas Lewis Fanshawe, https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Dagenham-Village-Conservation-Area-Appraisal.pdf [accessed 06/12/2016].

Further Information

Absentee?
Spouse
Married but no further details
Children
John Wetherell

Associated Estates (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1786 [EA] - 1789 [LA] → Owner
1790 [EA] - → Previous owner

Relationships (1)

Great-uncle → Great-nephew