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Sir James Bishop 1540–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Apr 1577

Death Location: Cattistock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England

Father: Richard Bishop

Mother: Elizabeth Harrison

Spouse(s): Mary Hudson

Children(s): Knight Elder, Thomas Bischop, David Bishop, James Bishop, John Bishop, John Bishop, Mary Bishop, Thomas Bishop,, Walter Bishop

Sir James Bishop was born in 1540 in Lothian, Scotland, the child of Richard Bishop And Elizabeth Harrison. Sir James Bishop married Mary Hudson, and had children including David Bishop, James Bishop, John Bishop, Knight William Bishop The Elder, Mary Bishop, Thomas Bischop, Thomas Bishop, Walter Bishop. Sir James Bishop passed away in 1577 in Cattistock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Sir James Bishop was born in 1540 in Lothian, Scotland, the child of Richard Bishop And Elizabeth Harrison.
  • Sir James Bishop married Mary Hudson, and had children including David Bishop, James Bishop, John Bishop, Knight William Bishop The Elder, Mary Bishop, Thomas Bischop, Thomas Bishop, Walter Bishop.
  • Sir James Bishop passed away in 1577 in Cattistock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Sir Bishop's Ancestors

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Sir Bishop
1540–1577
Birth Place: Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Richard Bishop
1520–1603
England, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Harrison
1524–
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bishop's Descendants

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Sir (James) Bishop (1540–9 Apr 1577) m. Mary Hudson (13 May 1539–1600)
  1. 1. Knight (William Bishop The) Elder 1570–1634 m. Elizabeth Ramsey 1566–1634 m. Alice Bishop –1638
    1. 1. John Bishop 1612–1658 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Booker 1604–1656
      1. 1. Mary (L) Bishop 1642–1713 m. Thomas Stokke 1636–1704
        1. 1. Sylvanus Stokes 1650–1749 m. Susannah Jones 1669–1742
        2. 2. David Stokes 1670–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Stokes 1667–1705
        4. 4. John (Sylvanus) Stokes 1680–1748
      2. 2. Alice Bishop 1642–
      3. 3. Ann (Elizabeth) Bishop 1638–1675
      4. 4. Edmond Bishop 1646–1673
      5. 5. Edward Bishop 1646–1716
      6. 6. Mary Bishop 1647–
      7. 7. Robert Bishop 1640–1677
      8. 8. William Bishop 1644–1664
  2. 2. Thomas Bischop 1571–1640
  3. 3. David Bishop 1568–1656
  4. 4. James Bishop 1561–1577
  5. 5. John Bishop 1562–
  6. 6. John Bishop 1563–
  7. 7. Mary Bishop 1566–
  8. 8. Thomas Bishop, 1571–1640
  9. 9. Walter Bishop 1560–1606

Sir Bishop's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir James Bishop in Lothian, Scotland
Lothian, Scotland
1570
1570
Age 30
Sir James Bishop was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1577
9 Apr 1577
Age 37
Death of Sir James Bishop in Murdered By Thomas Henderson in West Lothian, Scotland
Murdered By Thomas Henderson in West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1577
    Event Place: Murdered By Thomas Henderson in West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cattistock, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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