About William Bonsey
Lived 1845 – 1909 (aged 63). William Bonsey was a priest, deacon, chaplain, rural dean and canon.
William Bonsey (13 December 1845 – 13 January 1909) was Archdeacon of Lancaster from 1905 to 1909.
Life He was the son of William Bonsey of Belle Vue, Slough. and priest in 1869. He held incumbencies in Corfe, Northaw and Lancaster.
Later Bonsey was Proctor in Convocation for the Archdeaconry of Lancaster; Chaplain at Lancaster Castle; Chaplain to the Forces at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster; Chaplain to the 2nd battalion of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment; and Rural Dean of Lancaster. He was made an Honorary Canon of Manchester Cathedral in 1898.
Family Bonsey married in 1872 Susan Edith Yerburgh, daughter of the Rev. Richard Yerburgh. They had seven sons and one daughter.
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British Archdeacon
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William Bonsey was born on 13 December 1845.
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William Bonsey died on 13 January 1909.
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William Bonsey was a priest, deacon, chaplain, rural dean and canon.
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