Living Bonda

Research findings

1. Identity: Richard Malcolm Herbison + Susan Macalister Bonda

   Resolves the 'missing marriage date for Rainer's parents' flag from the Gen-2 audit. The missing marriage event in the GEDCOM is intentional — they were never married. Susan later married Jeremy Taylor (see susan-bonda-jeremy-taylor-marriage).

   • [S24]primary(primary)
   Confidence: highDiscovered: 2026-05-30
2. Marriage: Susan Macalister Bonda + Jeremy Taylor

   Explains the F76 family record. Rainer (via F75) and Zoe Taylor (via F76) are half-siblings, sharing mother Susan.

   • [S24]primary(primary)
   • [S6]derived(derived)
   Confidence: highDiscovered: 2026-05-30
3. Correction: Gerrit Bonda — 1955 Fremantle arrival reclassified

   GEDCOM-typed EVEN/Arrival is technically accurate (he did arrive at Fremantle that day) but the inference that this WAS his emigration was wrong. Robin Macalister has the same Fremantle 1955 arrival event — consistent with them travelling together.

   • [S24]primary(primary)
   • [S6]derived(derived)
   Confidence: highDiscovered: 2026-05-30