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![Show Contents]() Bonnett History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Bonnett familyThe surname Bonnett was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Bonnett familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bonnett research. Another 389 words (28 lines of text) covering the years 1642, 1668, 1688, 1703, 1718, 1720, 1765 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Bonnett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bonnett Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bonnet, Bonner, Bonné, Bonnée, Bonnais, Bonney, Bonnay, Bonnaie, Bonnai, Bonnaye, Bonet, Boner, Boné, Bonée, Boney, Bonay, Bonaye, de Bonnet, de Bonner, de Bonnay, de Bonney, de Bonet, de Boner, de Boney, de Bonay, de Bonnet, de Bonner, de Bonney, de Bonnay, de Bonet, de Boner, de Boney, de Bonay, de Bonet, du Bonnet, Dubonnet and many more. Early Notables of the Bonnett familyAnother 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bonnett Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bonnett RankingIn the United States, the name Bonnett is the 6,662nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
 Bonnett migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bonnett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Daniel Bonnett who settled in New York State in 1700
- Jacques Bonnett, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
- Jean Philipp Bonnett, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 2
- Peter Bonnett who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737
- Peter Bonnett, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Bonnett Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. George Bonnett who was convicted in West Riding, Yorkshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 4th August 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
- John Bonnett, English convict from Cambridge, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia 4
- Mr. Richard Bonnett, (b. 1837), aged 19, Cornish labourer departing from Plymouth on 31st August 1856 aboard the ship "Severn" arriving in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 9th December 1856 5
- Mr. Edward Bonnett, (b. 1842), aged 14, Cornish labourer departing from Plymouth on 31st August 1856 aboard the ship "Severn" arriving in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 9th December 1856 5
- Mr. Theophilus Bonnett, (b. 1843), aged 13, Cornish labourer departing from Plymouth on 31st August 1856 aboard the ship "Severn" arriving in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 9th December 1856 5
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Bonnett Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. George Bonnett, (b. 1863), aged Infant, British settler travelling from London, UK aboard the ship "Brothers Pride" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 8th December 1863 6
- Mr. Henry Bonnett, (b. 1830), aged 33, British bricklayer travelling from London, UK aboard the ship "Brothers Pride" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 8th December 1863 6
- Mrs. Eliza Bonnett, (b. 1833), aged 30, British settler travelling from London, UK aboard the ship "Brothers Pride" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 8th December 1863 6
- Miss Jane Bonnett, (b. 1859), aged 4, British settler travelling from London, UK aboard the ship "Brothers Pride" arriving in Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand on 8th December 1863 6
| Bonnett migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 7Bonnett Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Thomas Bonnett, who settled in Barbados in 1680
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bonnett (post 1700) | + |
- Lawrence Neil Bonnett (1946-1994), American NASCAR driver
- Robert "Bob" Bonnett (1933-2018), Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Melbourne Football Club (1952-1953)
- Robert Noel Bonnett OBE (1916-1994), Australian politician, Member of the Australian Parliament for Herbert (1966-1977)
- Piedad Bonnett (b. 1951), Colombian poet, playwright and novelist
| Suggested Readings for the name Bonnett | + |
- Recollections of Lewis Bonnett, Jr. (1778-1850) and the Bonnett and Wetzel Families by Jared C. Lobdell.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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