BONNY, William (bap. 1657 - ) ‹ LBT 00165 ›
floruit 1682 (A)—1719 (B); Male, married
Life Events
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Baptism | 22 Jun 1657 - at Bath Abbey | O.D.N.B. |
Will
| Will (Ref., Piece, Image) | Will Dates | Intestate | Probate Dates | Administration Dates | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PROB 6/95 |
1719-05-14 | Treadwell, M. - Notes - of granted to Charles Bonney, son. --- Inventory - of William Bonny of Bristol, Printer [PROB 3/18/93] - see Winkler, K.T. (1993) , pp.700-01. --- |
Family Relationships
| Relationship | Name | Occupation | Comments | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spouse: | WEBSTER, Elizabeth (mar. BONNY) ‹ LBT 02935 › | 95 | ||
| parent: | BONNY, John ‹ LBT 32839 › | Barber | 60 | |
| child: | BONNY, Margarett ‹ LBT 36317 › | Comment for child Margarett BONNY: Poss. - IGI - baptized 1 Mar 1689, St Botolph, Aldersgate | 60 | |
| child: | BONNY, James ‹ LBT 36318 › | Comment for child James BONNY: Poss. IGI - baptized 5 Mar 1690, St St Botolph, Aldersgate | 60 | |
| child: | BONNY, William ‹ LBT 36319 › | Comment for child William BONNY: Poss. IGI - baptized 11 May 1694, St Botolph, Aldersgate | 60 | |
| child: | BONNY, Charles ‹ LBT 36320 › | Comment for child Charles BONNY: Poss. IGI - baptized 24 Aug 1694, St Botolph, Aldersgate | 60 |
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Drapers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Printer | Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWTELL, William ‹ LBT 00166 › | CF1/11/12 - printed indenture |
Events (3)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1657 | Baptized | - Bath Abbey |
| 5 Aug 1679 | Bound | to William Bowtell (LBT/00166) - indenture CF1/11/12 |
| Jul 1682 | Freed - | of the Drapers' Company |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
BONNY, William 1657 (baptized) < > 1719 (administration) - -
|IndForenames= |Dates= The second husband of Elizabeth GROVER ODNB - article by David Stoker
Transcriptions
Plomer, H.R. &c. (1922), pp.40-1
BONNY (WILLlAM), printer in London and Bristol: Bristol, (1) Tower Lane, 1695; (2) Near the Tolzey, 1699; (3) Small Street, 1703; (4) Corn Street. 1691-1714. Began business as a printer in London and was employed by John Dunton { DUNTON, John (1659 - 1732) ‹ LBT 14216 › } to print Baxter's Directions to the Unconverted, Cotton Mather's Tryals of several Witches, and Dunton's own Pleasant art of Money Catching. He is favourably mentioned for his just dealing by Dunton [pp. 247-8], who suggests that his migration to Bristol was due to money losses. This took place in the early part of 1695, the Chamber of the City coming to the conclusion that a printing press might be useful in several respects, but not being disposed to allow a " foreigner" to compete with local booksellers in their special business, granted him the freedom on condition that he dwelt in the city and exercised no trade save that of a printer.
His first book printed in Bristol was An Essay on the State of England in relation to its Trade, its Poor and its Taxes. "By John Cary, Merchant in Bristoll; Bristoll, Printed by W. Bonny for the author and are to be sold in London .... Also by Tho. Wall and Rich. Gravett near the Tolzey in Bristol, Novem. 1695." In 1696 he printed (1) a broadside entitled, The Humble Presentment of the Grand Inquest at Mid-summer Sessions; (2) Mr. John Cary's Proposals for the better maintaining and Imploying the Poor of the City of Bristoll; and (3) The Banner of Corah, Dathan and Abiram displayed ... Sermons preach'd at Bristol, by John Moore.
In 1702 he became the editor and publisher of a newspaper called The Bristol Post Boy which is believed to have appeared in November, but the earliest known copy of which is that of August 12th,1704. in one of its issues he announced that he was ready to buy old rope and paper stuff, and to sell Bibles, Welsh Prayer Books, paper hangings, music, maps, blank ale licenses, and blank commissions for private men of war; and in May I712 he had very good Bridgewater peas and excellent charcoal for sale. The Post Boy cannot be traced beyond May 1712. Another of his publications was the Rev. Arthur Bedford's Evil and Danger of Stage Plays, 1706. When Dunton wrote (1703) Bonny was "stark blind".
MLT Note: "of London and Bristol".