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Sir Knight James BISHOP 1540–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Midlothan, Scotland

Death Date: June 10, 1577

Death Location: Murdered By Thomas HENDERSON, Burgess of Edinburgh at Haltoun House while visiting Lord Lauder, "Sir William Lauder". Scotland

Father: Sir Bishop

Mother: Lady Rippan

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Sir Knight James BISHOP was born in 1540 in Midlothan, Scotland, the child of Sir Richard Bishop And Lady Ann Dolabella Rippan. Sir Knight James BISHOP passed away in 1577 in Murdered By Thomas HENDERSON, Burgess of Edinburgh at Haltoun House while visiting Lord Lauder, "Sir William Lauder". Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight James BISHOP was born in 1540 in Midlothan, Scotland, the child of Sir Richard Bishop And Lady Ann Dolabella Rippan.
  • Sir Knight James BISHOP passed away in 1577 in Murdered By Thomas HENDERSON, Burgess of Edinburgh at Haltoun House while visiting Lord Lauder, "Sir William Lauder". Scotland.

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Sir BISHOP's Ancestors

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Sir BISHOP
1540–1577
Birth Place: Midlothan, Scotland
Parents
Sir Richard Bishop
1524–1625
Ipswich, , Suffolk, England
Lady (Ann Dolabella) Rippan
1526–1605
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Robert (Byshoppe) (Bishop)
1500–1583
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margerie) Gray
1500–1585
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Sir (Thomas) Rippen
1505–1593
Southwick, Hampshire, England
Annie (May Farley) Rippen
1507–1584
Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Richard (Bishop)
1474–1526
Elizabeth Bullock
1477–1530
Andrew, Gray
1446–1514
Lady Argyll
1465–1529
John* 19Far
1457–1524
Sarah* Farley
1460–1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir BISHOP's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Knight James BISHOP in Midlothan, Scotland
Midlothan, Scotland
1577
June 10, 1577
Age 37
Death of Sir Knight James BISHOP in Murdered By Thomas HENDERSON, Burgess of Edinburgh at Haltoun House while visiting Lord Lauder, "Sir William Lauder". Scotland
Murdered By Thomas HENDERSON, Burgess of Edinburgh at Haltoun House while visiting Lord Lauder, "Sir William Lauder". Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Midlothan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 10, 1577
    Event Place: Murdered By Thomas HENDERSON, Burgess of Edinburgh at Haltoun House while visiting Lord Lauder, "Sir William Lauder". Scotland

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