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William Bishop 1540 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 DEC 1621

Death Location: Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Bishop

Mother: Elizabeth Dawe

Spouse(s): Breda Bucklar

Children(s): John Bishop, James Bishop, Mary Bishop, Sir Edinburgh), William Bishop, Thomas Bishop, Joane Bishop

William Bishop was born in 1540 in Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Bishop and Elizabeth Dawe. William Bishop married Breda Bucklar, and had children including John Bishop, James Bishop, Mary Bishop, Sir Knight David Bishop (Burgess of Edinburgh), William Bishop, Thomas Bishop, Joane Bishop. William Bishop passed away in 1621 in Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Bishop was born in 1540 in Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Bishop and Elizabeth Dawe.
  • William Bishop married Breda Bucklar, and had children including John Bishop, James Bishop, Mary Bishop, Sir Knight David Bishop (Burgess of Edinburgh), William Bishop, Thomas Bishop, Joane Bishop.
  • William Bishop passed away in 1621 in Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bishop
1520 – 1552
Birth Location: Holway, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Dawe
1519 – 1621
Birth Location: Quinton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Breda Bucklar
1539 – 1613
Birth Location: Ancient Manor, Holway Co, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Bishop
1562 –
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Bishop
1564 –
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Bishop
1566 –
Birth Location: Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Edinburgh)
1568 – 1656
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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William Bishop
1570 – 1638
Birth Location: Ancient Manor, Holway, Dorset, England
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Thomas Bishop
1571 – 1640
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Joane Bishop
1573 –
Birth Location: Cattistock, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Bishop's Ancestors

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William Bishop
1540 – 1621
Birth Place: Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Bishop
1520 – 1552
Holway, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Dawe
1519 – 1621
Quinton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Bishop
1500 – 1560
Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
F Gray
1500 –
Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Phillip Dawe
1493 –
Quentin, England, United Kingdom
Philip Dawe
1498 – 1519
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bishop's Descendants

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William Bishop (1540 – 27 DEC 1621) m. Breda Bucklar (1539 – 12 JUL 1613)
  1. 1. John Bishop (ABT 1562 – )
  2. 2. James Bishop (ABT 1564 – )
  3. 3. Mary Bishop (ABT 1566 – )
  4. 4. Sir (Knight David Bishop (Burgess of) Edinburgh) (1568 – 1656)
  5. 5. William Bishop (13 MAY 1570 – 28 AUG 1638) m. Alice (Granville) Dunning (1570 – 15 AUG 1638)
    1. 1. Beatrice Bishop (ABT 1582 – ) m. William Seybourne (ABT 1575 – 1631)
    2. 2. Richard Bishop (1592 – 1 OCT 1658)
    3. 3. Thomas Bishop (1 APR 1593 – 4 AUG 1626) m. Avis Abbott (4 AUG 1590 – 4 AUG 1673) m. Ann Douglas (ABT 1593 – ) m. Susan Knowles (ABT 1583 – )
    4. 4. Beatrice Bishop (1595 – 1638) m. Cecilius (Calvert) Seyborne (1595 – 1638)
    5. 5. Francis Bishop (8 OCT 1598 – ) m. Dorothy Flint (1590 – From 1616 to 1706) m. Dorothy Goldsmith (27 FEB 1625 – )
    6. 6. Isabella Bishop (5 DEC 1602 – ) m. Samuel Moore (1600 – 1696)
    7. 7. Walter Bishop (JAN 1607 – 1608)
    8. 8. Henry Bishop (18 JUN 1609 – APR 1657) m. Grace (1612 – ABT 5 SEP 1684)
    9. 9. Rev. (John) Bishop (3 MAY 1610 – 16 NOV 1694) m. Rebecca Goodyear (ABT 1626 – 1681)
      1. 1. Daughter Bishop (ABT 1653 – )
      2. 2. Mary Bishop (25 JUL 1658 – 25 JUL 1658)
      3. 3. Rebecca Bishop (26 FEB 1663 – 26 APR 1726) m. Joseph Whiting (6 APR 1641 – 7 APR 1723)
      4. 4. Stephen Bishop (16 OCT 1664 – 3 DEC 1722) m. Mercy Slawson (1662 – 5 APR 1735)
      5. 5. Joseph Bishop (16 OCT 1664 – ) m. Elizabeth Knowles (29 APR 1669 – 28 APR 1754) m. Hannah (St.) John (ABT 1686 – )
      6. 6. Nathaniel Bishop (1666 – )
      7. 7. Benjamin Bishop (1667 – 25 JAN 1728) m. Susanna Pierson (1667 – 2 NOV 1748)
      8. 8. Richard Bishop
    10. 10. Bride Bishop (20 MAR 1614 – ) m. Richard Standerwick (ABT 1609 – From 1641 to 1703)
  6. 6. Thomas Bishop (1571 – 1640) m. Janet Stewart (1571 – )
  7. 7. Joane Bishop (APR 1573 – )

William Bishop's Timeline

4 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Bishop in Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1540
1540
William Bishop was christened in Holway, England, United Kingdom
Holway, England, United Kingdom
1621
27 DEC 1621
Age 81
Death of William Bishop in Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1621
27 DEC 1621
Age 81
Burial of William Bishop in Holway, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Holway, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Holway, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1621
    Event Place: Ancient Manor, Holway Co., Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1621
    Event Place: Holway, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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