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      John Ravilious wrote: Among the lesser-known Scots knights of the 13th century, possibly few have a more numerous progeny that Sir Alexander de Bonkil. His best known contribution to history was his daughter Margaret, wife of (1) Sir John Stewart, of Bonkil (slain at Falkirk, 22 Jul 1298) and (2) Sir David de Brechin (executed Aug 1320). Most non-royal Stewart lines, including the Lords Darnley, are traced from Margaret's first
marriage: the present (British) royal family has numerous descents from both marriages.
Sir Alexander's ancestry is not well known, with his father and grandfather conjectured to have a younger and elder Sir Ranulf de Bonkil, successively. His wife's name was Cristiana, but nothing more has been found concerning her to date [1].
In reviewing details provided by Stevenson concerning lands seized by King Edward I of England following the battle of Dunbar (April 1296), I noted the following extent recorded concerning of lands of Scots in Northumberland. In response to an order by King Edward, dated 10 May 1296, we find:
' Lilleburne et Schaudone et duae partes villae de Fenwyke (Alexandri de Bonkille). Non respondet de exitibus. ' [2]
The tenure of these lands may lead to identifying Sir Alexander's ancestry, or that of his wife. 'Lilleburne' was Lilburn, in Eglingham parish; 'Schaudone' was Shawdon, in Whittingham parish; Fenwyke' was most likely Fenwick in Kyloe parish, Northumberland (the other Fenwick is farther south in Stamfordham, but cannot yet be ruled out).
NOTES
1. Bain, Cal. Docs. Scotland II:46-7, from assize dated 20 Jan 1278/9.
2. Stevenson, Documents Illustrative of the History of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1870), II:49, No. CCCLIX.
John Ravilious wrote: Recently, an attempt to trace the connections of Christiana, wife of Sir Alexander de Bonkil and (incorrectly presumed) mother of Margaret (Bonkil) (Stewart) de Brechin failed to add to the known ancestry of Margaret. However, some success has been met with concerning the Bonkil ancestry itself.
The antiquarian John Denton of Cardew, in his manuscript concerning the gentry and nobility of Cumberland (ca. 1610), wrote the following concerning the Bonkill, or Bonekil, family of Uldale and Gilcrux, Cumberland:
' ULDALE. ... This mannor (being parcel of the barony of Allerdale), together with the mannor of Gilcrouse, was given by Waltheof the son of Earl Gospatrick, unto Adam the son of Lyolf brother of Phorme the son of Lyolf baron of Greystoke, from which Adam they descended by a daughter to the Bonekhills, who granted forth Gillcrouse to a younger brother Robert Bonekill: And the sons of the said Robert, Thomas Bonekill and Walter, gave away their inheritance in Gilcrouse to the abbey of Caldre, which Ranulph Bonekill Knt., then Lord Paramont both of Ulndale and Gilcruse, confirmed to the abbot. Sir Ranulph had issue Alexander, who had issue Adam, who gave Awerthwait parcel of his mannor of Ulndale to the priors of Carlisle. The said Adam had issue another Alexander Bonekill whose daughter and heir first married to John Stewart kinsman of the King of Scots, and afterwards to David Bregham a Scottish knight of great valour, and by him transferred the inheritance to the family of the Breghams. This David Bregham was a companion of W'm Walleys that was executed for treason at London, committed against Edw. Ist by resisting that king's attempt for the superior Lordship of Scotland....
David Bregham thereby forfeited his estate to Anthony Lord Lucy, then Lord of Allerdale. ' [1]
Only one element of the foregoing account has been found to be in error: as the ancestor of the Greystoke family was Forne fitz Sigulf, the alleged connection with Adam fitz Liulf does not bear out. The statement concerning John Stewart and the King of Scots is an anachronism, as he was not near related to the then King of Scots (his great-nephew would be King Robert II). The account as given above has otherwise been found to be substantially correct.
The recorded descent from Adam fitz Liulf is in fact missing one generation of names - that of his daughter, and her husband (NN de Bonkil, or Bonekil). Minus these individuals, adequate documentation has been found to reconstruct the pedigree from Adam fitz Liulf to Sir Alexander de Bonkil (d. 1300) and his daughter and heiress, Margaret (wife of Sir John le Stewart, and of Sir David de Brechin). This pedigree will be presented in the next post of this thread.
NOTES
[1] John Denton of Cardew, An Accompt of the Most Considerable Estates and Families in the County of Cumberland (Kendal: T. Wilson, 1887), Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Tract Series No. 2, pp. 48-49.
As to the prior discussion concerning Cristiana, despite prior theories as to her origins, she was not a
(de) Ros; further, she is not ancestral to the Stewarts, of Bonkil or otherwise.
     Alexander died before 1 April 1300.

     Margaret de Bonkyll married Sir John Stewart (of Bonkyll), son of Alexander Stewart 4th High Steward and Jeano or Joan Macrory. Although Sir John Stewart who married Margaret de Bonkil is customarily called "of Bonkil," it appears that he never owned that property, since his father-in-law, Alexander de Bonkil, survived him. Margaret de Bonkyll was born in Scotland. She was heir of her father. She was the daughter of Sir Alexander de Bonkyll.
     Margaret died circa September 1304.

     Harriett Bonner married George Peter Refshauge, son of Peter Peterson Refshauge and Eliza Thornhill Dudley.

     Jane Bonner married Samuel Copperwheat on 4 January 1733 in Houghton Conquest, Bedordshire.

     Dorothy Thornhill married secondly William Bonner before 1614. In his will of Jan 1613 her son Robert describes her as his mother, the wife of William Bonner of Belton.

     The marriage of John Bonnington and Rachel Popplewell, daughter of William Popplewell and Damaris Chantry, was registered in Belton, Lincolnshire, in the June 1883 quarter.

     Katherine Bonythan married Thomas Godolphin, son of Sir William Godolphin and Margaret Glynn. Katherine Bonythan was the daughter of Edward Bonython.

     Alice or Catherine Bonython was the daughter of Alice Killigrew and Richard Bonython.
Alice or Catherine Bonython married John Rashleigh circa 1578. Her uncle Henry bought the wardship of Rashleigh from the Queen although he was almost 21 and maried him to his niece.

     Richard Bonython was born in Carclew, Cornwall, England.
Richard Bonython married Alice Killigrew, daughter of Capt John Killigrew and Elizabeth Trewinnard.

     Aileen Gladys Booker was born in 1925. She was the daughter of Robert James Booker and Carol Jane Clark.
     Aileen died in 2008.

     Albert James Booker was born in 1911 in Fitzroy North. He was the son of Elizabeth Bertha Booker.
     Albert died on 25 August 1975 in Queensland. His father was given as Henry Reville.

     Alice Lillian Booker was born in 1919 in Yarram, Victoria. She was the daughter of Robert James Booker and Carol Jane Clark.
Alice Lillian Booker married Noel Leslie Turpin in 1938 in Victoria.
     Alice died in 2003.

     Arthur Booker was born in Victoria. He was the son of Herbert Francis Jubilee Booker and Agnes Mary Baillie.

     Bruce William George Booker was born in 1909 in Richmond, Victoria. He was the son of Thomas George Booker and Edith May Ward.

     Charles Henry Laurence! Welby Booker was also known as Laurence in records.
Charles Henry Laurence! Welby Booker married Lucy Bostock. They have six grandchildren. Charles Henry Laurence! Welby Booker was born on 29 April 1902 in Yarram, Victoria. He was the son of William Booker and Emma Bullett.
     Charles died in 1982.

     Christina Booker was commonly known as Teeny. She was born in 1889 in Yarram, Victoria. She was the daughter of William Booker and Emma Bullett.
Christina Booker married Henry Reville, son of David Reville and Flora MacDonald, on 31 December 1902 in Holy Trinity, Yarram, Victoria. By licence. She later co-habited with her brother in law David Reville, while her sister lived with her husband Henry.
     Christina Booker had a long term relationship with David Reville, son of David Reville and Flora MacDonald, from before 1910.
     Christina and Henry resided at Ulverstone, Tasmania, 1914.
     Christina resided at Miles, Queensland, 1919.
     Christina resided at Fairfield, Queensland, 1925.
     Christina died on 3 February 1938 in Cairns, Queensland. Obituary Cairns Post Friday Feb 1938: Mrs D Reville. The death occurred in Cairns yesterday of Mrs Christina Reville, the wife of Mr David Reville, of Abbott St. The deceased who was 48 years of age, was born in Victoria and resided in Brisbane before coming to Cairns. She is survived by her husband, three daughters and one son. The funeral will leave St John's Church of England at 11 o'clock this morning. She was buried on 4 February 1938 in Martyn St cemetery, Cairns.

     Eileen Emily Booker was born in 1912 in Perth, Western Australia. She was the daughter of Fredrick Peter Booker and Gertrude Magdalene Burke.
     Eileen died in 1992 in Perth, Western Australia.

     Elizabeth Bertha Booker was born in 1894 in Yarram, Victoria. She was the daughter of William Booker and Emma Bullett.
     Elizabeth and Henry resided at Loamside, Queensland, 1919.
     Elizabeth resided at Ipswich, Queensland, 1925.
     Elizabeth resided at Cairns, Queensland, between 1930 and 1949.
     Elizabeth Bertha Booker married Henry Reville as his second wife, on 22 December 1938 in Brisbane, Queensland. Children of Elizabeth and Henry: Albert James – I am not sure about this one as there was an Albert James Reville that was killed 1916 in the war in France, son of Flora and David.
     Elizabeth died on 23 March 1950 in Brisbane, Queensland. Her gravestone states died 24th, aged 57. She was buried on 24 March 1950 in the Cemetery, South Brisbane, Queensland. REVILLE.—The Relatives and Friends of Mr & Mrs J Reville, of Maryborough, Mr & Mrs A. J. Reville (Rocklea), Mr & Mrs R. H. Reville (Toowoomba), Mr & Mrs F. Howard, (Rocklea), M & Mrs F. D. Reville, (Cairns) and Mr & Mrs L. Booker (Sunnybank), and families are invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved Mother, Mother- in-law, Grandmother, Sister, Sister-in- law, and Aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Bertha Reville.

     Emma Booker was born on 6 September 1880 in Devon, Victoria. She was the daughter of William Booker and Emma Bullett.
Emma Booker married Michael Coghlan on 5 March 1903 in the Free Christian Church, Queen St, Melbourne, Victoria. This was also known as Holt's Matrimonial Agency and overlapped Rev Nathaniel Kinsman at "Victorian Free Church of England and Ireland" Moor Street Fitzroy.
     Emma died on 7 December 1917 in McIvor Street, Cheltenham, Victoria, aged 37. She was buried on 10 December 1917 in Cheltenham.

     Frank Booker was born in Victoria. He was the son of Herbert Francis Jubilee Booker and Agnes Mary Baillie.

     Frederick Booker was born in 1914 in Perth, Western Australia. He was the son of Fredrick Peter Booker and Gertrude Magdalene Burke.
     Frederick died after 1965 in Perth, Western Australia.

     Fredrick Peter Booker was born in 1891 in Yarram, Victoria. He was the son of William Booker and Emma Bullett.
Fredrick Peter Booker married Gertrude Magdalene Burke in 1911 in Perth, Western Australia. She married secondly Ernest A Ritchie in 1919 at Perth.
     Fredrick died on 24 April 1918 in Villers Bretonneux, France.

     Harold Robert Booker was born on 29 April 1916 in Perth, Western Australia. He was the son of Fredrick Peter Booker and Gertrude Magdalene Burke.
Harold Robert Booker married Sylvia Maud Hall on 22 November 1939 in Perth, Western Australia.
     Harold died in November 2009 in Mandurah, Western Australia, aged 93.

     Herbert Francis Jubilee Booker was born on 21 June 1897 in Yarram, Victoria. He was the son of William Booker and Emma Bullett.
Herbert Francis Jubilee Booker married Agnes Mary Baillie in 1920 in Victoria.
Herbert Francis Jubilee Booker married secondly Edith Caroline Maria Newitt (Reid) in 1938 in Victoria.
     Herbert died in 1978 in Hamilton, Victoria.

     John Booker was born in 1908 Jno son of Bertha Booker, father not given in Carlton. He was the son of Elizabeth Bertha Booker.
     John died on 22 July 1970 in Queensland. His father was given as Harry Reville.

     John Harold Lacey Booker was born in 1906 in Carlton, Victoria. He is unlikely to be the biological son of Wm Booker who was serving a 15 year prison sentence from 1901. He was the son of William Booker and Emma Bullett.
     John died in 1907 in Collingwood, Victoria.

     Kerry Anne Booker was stillborn in 1955 in Perth, Western Australia. She was the daughter of Harold Robert Booker and Sylvia Maud Hall.

     Leslie Booker married Vivienne Joyce Colk. Leslie Booker was born on 20 August 1920 in Wangaratta, Victoria. He was the son of Herbert Francis Jubilee Booker and Agnes Mary Baillie.
     Leslie died on 11 November 2005 aged 85.

     Margaret Elizabeth Booker was born in 1949. She was the daughter of Leslie Booker and Vivienne Joyce Colk.
     Margaret died in 1998.