Sarah May Bonner

Brief Life History of Sarah May

When Sarah May Bonner was christened on 5 June 1889, in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Bonner, was 29 and her mother, Edith Forsbrook, was 26. She died in 1890, at the age of 1.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Bonner
1860–
Edith Forsbrook
1863–
Gertrude Bonner
1887–
Sarah May Bonner
1889–1890
Olive Bonner
1891–
Eveline Bonner
1895–
Minnie Bonner
1896–

Sources (2)

  • Sarah May Bonner, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Sarah May Bonner, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English boner(e), bonour ‘gentle, courteous’ (Old French bonnaire, shortened from debonnaire). This surname is also common in Ireland where it was adopted for Ó Cnáimhsighe, see Bonar 2.

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Ynyr ‘son of Ynyr’, a common medieval personal name derived from Latin Honorius with fused patronymic marker (a)p, normally voiced before a vowel.

German (also Bönner): from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Bonhard, formed with the element bon ‘request, petition’ (compare Latin bonus). This surname is also found in Sweden.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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