BONNAR, WILLIAM (_son of Mr. Bonnar of Edinburgh, house-painter_).
_b._ Edin. June 1800; foreman at a leading decorative painters;
member of Royal Scottish Academy; painted many pictures which
became popular when engraved; very successful in rural scenes and
pictures of child life; painted portraits latterly, many of which
were engraved by his sons. _d._ London st. Edin. 27 Jany. 1853.
BONNER, JOHN GEORGE. Major Madras artillery 9 June 1825 to 4 July
1829; M.G. 4 July 1829; inspector general of military stores for
India; F.R.S. 18 June 1840. _d._ 17a Great Cumberland st. Hyde
park, London 3 March 1867 aged 79.
BONNEY, FRANCIS AUGUSTUS BURDETT (_son of John Augustus Bonney of
London, solicitor who d. 30 Dec. 1813_). _b._ 1804; ed. at Ealing;
made many contributions chiefly in verse to literary journals
especially _European Magazine_; studied medicine in Edin. and
Paris; L.R.C.S. Edin. 1829, L.S.A. 1833; practised at Brentford
1833, Chichester and London; author of _Nugæ or poetic trifles_
1821, and of some valuable papers in medical journals. (_m._ Miss
Elliott, proprietress of Elm house lunatic asylum, Queen’s Elm,
Brompton, London). _d._ Elm house 13 Oct. 1877. _Medical Circular
i_, 303 (1852).
BONNEY, VENERABLE HENRY KAYE (_son of Rev. Henry Kaye Bonney, R. of
King’s Cliffe, Northamptonshire who d. 20 March 1810_). _b._
Tansor, Northamptonshire 22 May 1780; ed. at the Charterhouse and
Em. coll. Cam.; migrated to Christ’s coll., B.A. 1802, M.A. 1805,
D.D. 1824; Preb. of Lincoln cathedral 8 Jany. 1807; R. of King’s
Cliffe March 1810 to death; V. of Nassington 1810–29; archdeacon
of Bedford 10 Dec. 1821, installed 2 Feb. 1822; archdeacon of
Lincoln 22 Feb. 1845 to death; canon residentiary of Lincoln 1845
to death; author of _The life of the Right Rev. Father in God,
Jeremy Taylor_ 1815; _Historic notices in reference to
Fotheringay_ 1821; _The life and remains of Bishop Middleton_