Bonella, Bonello, Bonalay, Bonaillo and Bonailo

[AlanMason]

I started researching my Mothers family (Bonella's in Fife), and managed to get back to around 1750. About that time, I find variations in the name (e.g. Bonello, Bonalay, Bonaly and Bonailo), and this has allowed me to extend the tree back to 1530.  However, while I have a few Bonaillo's on my family tree, I have no Bonailo's (single l), but I do have a whole family of them on paper starting in Markinch, expanding into dysart and then heading south to England in around 1850. Trying to make the connection to their ancesters is driving me nuts - hence the post. I am sure that the two trees must connect, and I suspect it will be around the late 1600's.

My tree of Bonailo's goes back as far as around 1705 where I have three brothers and their partners, in or near Markinch:

William Bonailo, married Elspet Durie 29/12/1724.
John Bonailo,  married Margaret Blyth 23/02/1728.
James Bonailo, married Ann Philp 28/09/1728.

Does anyone have any information regarding their parents, or their date/place of birth?

Thanks

Alan

[diddymiller]

welcome Alan, i remembered looking into this family before for someone.

if you scroll down nearly to the bottom of the fife thread board you will see 'scruffypup's thread about her Bonaillo etc family.

Diddy

[AlanMason]

Yes, I found that, but her earliest Bonailo is also the John Bonailo who married Margaret Blyth 23/02/1728.
Thanks
Alan

[geraldinev]

Alan, Any chane you have anything on Margaret Imrie Bonella. Born 1828 in Fife. Thanks Geraldine

[AlanMason]

Nothing that jumps out. She is not currently on my tree, but I maybe have her in my notes. Can you give me anything else about her or her relatives?
Thanks
Alan

[geraldinev]

Margaret Imrie Bonella, was born in 1828 at Carnbee Parish, Fife.
She married Thomas Colville, Born 1830, Perth.Scotland,

Children' Thomas Colville, 13 june 1857        Auchtermuchty, Fife. D. Sydney 1942
James Murdoch b. 1858      Fife.
Robert Mitchell   b. 1860
Issac Imrie         b. 1862     Dundee       d. 1933  Brisbane Qld
Margaret Bonella  b. 1864    Dundee 
Anne  b. 1866       Dundee                  d 1909 Qld
Robina     b. 1867    Dundee     d. 1891      Qld.

Margaret Imrie Bonella died  Dec 1920 Brisbane Qld.

James Murdoch is my relative. He married Helen Nicoll in 1883 and came to Sydney Australia straight after they got married.

That is all the info that I have and carn't get back any further.
Thanks Geraldine

[AlanMason]

Thanks. That helped. I have Margaret as being born 16/10/1825 (registered as Bonally) in Carnbee and marrying James in 12/11/1856 in Perth. Both have their usual residence at time of marriage as Auchtermuchty and both show as being the same age at time of marriage, which would make James born circa 1825, but I cannot find a matching birth. The marriage certificate shows Margaret's  parents as being Robert Bonella and Isabella Hill and James parents as being James Colville and Mary ?Herd? (bit indistinct). If you want to give me an email address, I will send you copies of birth and marriage details for you to assess yourself.

If you are interested in the Bonella line, I also have Margaret's ancestry going back (albeit sparsely) through 9 generations to Robert Bonaly in 1530.

Regards
Alan

[geraldinev]

  Thanks Alan. Don't forget that we have Thomas as the husband. but we also have james Murdoch as marrying but Thomas comes up.  Any way we will see. I know that names and spelling are a problem.

It is all so very interesting and we have had no luck going back.
Thanks for your help.
If you want anymore infro that I may be able to give, ask. but not able to go back at this stage.
Thankyou Geraldine

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[geraldinev]

Do you acess to genealogy.com. as the Bonella tree there has Margaret and Thomas. I can not get into it.  Geraldine