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Sir Knight William Bishop the Elder 1570–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1570

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Jun 1634

Death Location: Currie, West Lothian, , Scotland

Father: Sir Bishop

Mother: Lady Hudson

Spouse(s): Charteris Ramsay

Children(s): Sir BISHOP

Sir Knight William Bishop the Elder was born in 1570 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Knight James Bishop And Lady Mary Hudson. Sir Knight William Bishop the Elder married Charteris Hew Elizabeth Ramsay, and had children including Sir Raife Bishop. Sir Knight William Bishop the Elder passed away in 1634 in Currie, West Lothian, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight William Bishop the Elder was born in 1570 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Knight James Bishop And Lady Mary Hudson.
  • Sir Knight William Bishop the Elder married Charteris Hew Elizabeth Ramsay, and had children including Sir Raife Bishop.
  • Sir Knight William Bishop the Elder passed away in 1634 in Currie, West Lothian, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Elder's Ancestors

Self
Sir Elder
1570–1634
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Knight James Bishop
1541–1577
Linlithgow, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Mary) Hudson
1545–1600
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Richard (Byshop Bisshoppe Sir of) Ipswich
1524–1625
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Anna (Dolabella) Rippan
1526–1605
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Sir (Robert Hudson II of Kilnhurst) Yorkshire
1498–1554
Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England
Anna (Dolabella) Rippan
1526–1605
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1500–1583
Margerie Gray
1500–1585
Sir Rippen
1505–1593
Anna Farley
1507–1584
Sir Rippen
1505–1593
Anna Farley
1507–1584
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rychard Byshopp
1474–1526
Elizabeth Bishop
1477–1530
Andrew, G
1446–1514
Lady Argyll
1465–1529
Sir Rippen\\Rippin
1482–1550
Joan Rippen
1485–1564
John* 19Far
1457–1524
Sarah* Farley
1460–1516
Sir Rippen\\Rippin
1482–1550
Joan Rippen
1485–1564
John* 19Far
1457–1524
Sarah* Farley
1460–1516

Sir Elder's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William Bishop the) Elder (16 Jun 1570–19 Jun 1634) m. Charteris (Hew Elizabeth) Ramsay (1570–19 Jun 1634)
  1. 1. Sir (Raife) BISHOP 1580–1658 m. Mary Booker 1592–1628 m. Mary Booker 1592–1628 m. Jane Ewell 1605– m. Elizabeth Harper 1603– m. Anne Bishop –1676
    1. 1. Elizabeth ((Eliza) Bishopp) Drayton 1604–1659 m. John Drayton 1600–1682
      1. 1. Judith Drayton 1634–1674 m. William (I) Peebles 1635–1695
        1. 1. William (Thomas Isham Peebles) II 1670–1727 m. Elizabeth (Martha) Hamlin 1676–1711

Sir Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1570
16 Jun 1570
Birth of Sir Knight William Bishop the Elder in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1634
19 Jun 1634
Age 64
Death of Sir Knight William Bishop the Elder in Currie, West Lothian, , Scotland
Currie, West Lothian, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1570
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1634
    Event Place: Currie, West Lothian, , Scotland

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