'Bonar2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Bonar of Camden, Bonar of Elmstead, Bonar of Keltye (Keltie), Bonar of Kilgraston, Bonar of Kimmerghame, Bonar of Ratho, Bonar of Trevor, Bonar of Warriston

                               
Walter Bonar of Keltye (a 1535)
m. Beatrice ("of the Hays of Errol")
1. William Bonar of Keltye (a 1513, 1586)
  m1. Margaret Oliphant (d 1580, dau of Lord Oliphant, 'Lady Abercairney', 'cousin')
  A. Ninian Bonar of Keltye (a 11.1610, dspm)
  i. Isabel Bonar probably of this generation
  m. (1605) John Graham of Balgowan
  B. Robert Bonar of Keltye (a 1611)
m. Margaret Sandilands ("of the Sandilands of Torpichen") ## possibly here? ##
  i. William Bonar of Keltye
  m. Catherine Blair (dau of _ Blair of South Corbe, 'cousin')
  a. Robert Bonar of Keltye (d unm)
  b. Ninian Bonar of Keltye (a 05.1680)
  m. Isobel Oliphant (dau of ?? Oliphant of Over Cultuquhaine) @1@ below
  (1) William Bonar of Keltye (d 12.1691)
  m. Helen Grahame (dau of ?? Grahame of Balgowane)
  (A) Ninian Bonar (b/d 1689)
  c. Jean Bonar
  m. _ Arnot ('cousin')
ii. Isobel Bonar
  m. _ Oliphant of Over Cultuquhaine ('cousin')
  a. Isobel Oliphant
  m. Ninan Bonar of Keltye @1@ above
  iii. Margaret Bonar
  m. _ Stewart of Cuthills, Sheriff of Perth
  iv. Catherine Bonar
  m. _ Rutherford of Nether Balquhandie ('cousin')
  v.+ 2 others
C. Janet Bonar
  m. (1571) (James) Grahame, 5th of Garvock ('cousin')
  m2. Nicoline Murray (dau of _ Murray of Philiphaugh)
  D. Margaret Bonar
m. _ Henderson (treasurer of the Orkneys)
2. John Bonar of Trevor shown by 'Heraldic Illustrations' as father of ...
  A. James Bonar of Trevor & Kilgraston
  m1. Eupheme Bonar (dau/heir of John Bonar of Kilgraston) @2@ below
  i. John Bonar of Kilgraston
  m. (before 1608) Rosina Murray ("of the Murrays of Auchtertyre")
  a. John Bonar of Kilgraston
  m. (1634) Agnes Graham (dau/heir of Laurence Graham of Callander)
  (1) John Bonar of Kilgraston
  m. Jean Reyd (dau of _ Reyd of Carse)
  (A) John Bonar (b 16.01.1670)
  m. (16.12.1693) Grizzell Bennett (dau of Gilbert Bennett of Beath)
  (i) John Bonar of Kilgraston (b 04.08.1696)
  m. (13.10.1720) Jean Smythe (dau of _ Smythe of Monypenny)
  (a) John Bonar of Kilgraston (b 04.11.1721, d 21.12.1761)
  m. (18.11.1746) Christian Currier (coheir of Peppemills)
  ((1)) John Bonar of Kimmerghame, Berwickshire (b 24.08.1747, d unm 1807)
  ((2)) Andrew Bonar of Warriston (Mid Lothian), later of Kimmerghame (b 05.10.1748, d 05.08.1825)
  m. Anne Carr (dau of _ Carr of Esholt)
  ((A)) John Bonar of Kimmerghame (b 1798, d unm 07.1834)
  ((B)) James Bonar of Kimmerghame & Warriston (b 1795)
  m. (11.09.1839) Mary Murray (dau of Sir Patrick Murray, 7th Bart of Ochtertyre)
  ((C)) William Bonar (b 1797) had issue (1 dau)
  m. (20.05.1831) Lilias Cuninghame (dau of Alexander Cuninghame of Craigends, sister of Duchess of Argyll)
  ((D)) Andrew Bonar (b 1802) had issue
  m. (22.10.1833) Marcelline McDonnell (dau of _ McDonnell of Glengarry)
  ((3)) Alexander Bonar of Ratho
  ((A)) John Bonar of Ratho
  ((i)) Helen Bonar of Ratho
  ((4)) Archibald Bonar
  ((A))+ issue - James, Archibald
  ((5)) Thomson Bonar of Grove
  ((A))+ issue - Thomson, John, Anderw
  ((6)) James Bonar
  ((A)) John Bonar had issue
  (b) Andrew Bonar (b 17.03.1734, 4th son)
  m. Patience Redbourne
  ((1)) James Bonar
  m. Janet ("of the Lauries of Maxwelton")
  ((A)) Thomson Bonar
  ((2)) William Bonar of Gogar
  m. Janet ("of the Maitlands of Pitrichie")
  ((A)) Andrew Bonar (4th son?) had issue
  m. Anne ("of the Dixons of Ingo")
  ((B))+ other issue (d unm) - Thomson, John, Archibald
  (c)+ other issue (dsp) - James, Ebenezer, William
  (ii) Andrew Bonar (b 24.06.1708, 3rd son)
  m. Anne/Agnes Thomson (dau of John Thomson of Crichton, "scion of the house of McFarlane of that ilk"))
  (a) Thomson Bonar of Camden & Elmstead, Kent (b 1743, d 1811, 2nd son)
  m. (1780) Anne Thomson (dau of Andrew Thomson, brother of Anne)
  ((1)) Thomas Bonar of Camden & Elmstead (b 1780, d 1828) had issue
  m. (03.11.1807) Anastasia Jessye Guthrie (dau/coheir of _ Guthrie of Hawkerton)
  ((2)) Henry Bonar (b 1793)
  ((3)) Agnes Bonar (b 1798)
  m. Count de Moretti (of Italy)
  (b)+ other issue - John (d unm), Harrye (dsp)
  (iii)+ other issue (d young) - William, Ebenezer, Margaret, Griseldis, Marjorie
  (B) Catherine Bonar
  m. David (Bonar), 2nd of Kintillo ('kinsman')
  (C) Anne Bonar
  m. _ Sinclair of Kennyards
  (2) Alexander Bonar of Tullochmaire had issue
  (3) James Bonar of Gregston had issue
m. Mary (Bonar), heiress of Gregston
  b. Walter Bonar (fiar of Garvock, 4th son)
  (1) Andrew Bonar of Glassmouth (tutor of Keltye)
  (A) David Bonar of Burntisland (tutor of Keltye)
  c. Helen Bonar
  m. ?? Craigie of Dumbarney
  d. Katherine Bonar
  m. _ Maitland
  e.+ other issue - Robert, Matthew
  ii. David Bonar (dsp)
  iii. Bessetta Bonar
  m. _ Murray of Blackbarony
  iv. Eupheme Bonar
  m. John Bonar of Bonarton
  m2. Margaret Colville ("of the Colviles of Culross", 'cousin')
  v. Patrick Bonar of Trevor
3. Isabel Bonar
  m. Charles Rutherford ("of the Rutherfords of Fairnyles")

 

 

James Bonar of Bonahalfle (a 1502)
m. Anne Inglis (dau of (lthe laird of) Tarvet)
1. John Bonar of Kilgraston (a 1513)
  m. Jean Arnot ("of the Arnots of that ilk")
  A. John Bonar of Kilgraston (a 1581)
  m. Agnes Grahame (dau of ?? Grahame of Garvock)
  i. John Bonar of Kilgraston (a 1542?, d before 02.1584)
  m. Janet Logan (dau of _ Logan of that ilk)
  a. Eupheme Bonar of Kilgraston
  m. James Bonar of Trevor @2@ above
  partner unknown
  b. John Bonar of Colbyne (a 02.1584) had issue
  ii. Isobel Bonar
  m. _ Blair of Pitskellie
2. William Bonar of Drumdowane

Main source(s): BLG1858 (Bonar of Bonare, Keltye, Kilgraston, and Kimmerghame) with some support from Burke's 'Heraldic Illustrations' (1846, plate cxviii))
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