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Elizabeth Lower c1812 Berwick/sunderland

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Julie

Julie Report 7 Feb 2008 18:01

My paternal great great grandmother was Elizabeth Lower, from her marriage certficate to Alexander Bonallie Sunderland 12/2/1844 I know her father was Robert Lower. I know Elizabeth died 1876 aged 64 in Sunderland making her birth c1812 and from census retuns her birth is either Berwick Northumberland or Sunderland, but I cannot find her in the IGI or any clues to her birth, mother, siblings etc so any info would be a big help.

Judith

Judith Report 12 Feb 2008 21:58

bonallie sunderland in the 1960s i worked not far from the Empire Theatre and the Bonallies had an ice cream shop over the road to where i worked i hope this will help you, they were a well known family ,in sunderland .good luck judith

Julie

Julie Report 13 Feb 2008 18:04

Hi Judith

Many thanks for your reply. I've been told before that the my side of the Bonallie family have a connection with the Franciosy family through Mary Levy, and the Franciosy family were ice cream sellers, but it's the first time I've heard of one of our family having an ice cream shop. My side of the family comes down from Robert Bonallie son of Alexander and Elizabeth, the rest of the family descend from Alexander's son Alexander, there was another son William but he seems to have disappared after the 1861 census, as Sunderland BMD still haven't sorted out their births and deaths yet, it's very hard to find a lot of info about the family through the IGI .

Julie

Thanks for your reply