James
Bishop
Born about in Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of James Bishop
and Rebecca (Tanner) Bishop
Husband of
Ann (Bundle) Bishop
— married
21 May 1873 in Papanui Church, Canterbury, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Annie Mabel (Bishop) Botherway, Frank James Bishop, Herbert William Bishop, Arthur Lionel Bishop, Lucy Bertha Bishop, Owen Frederick Bishop and Leonard Robert Bishop
Died
at about age 79
in Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2016
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Biography
Born about 1848 in Camberwell[1]
The family came to New Zealand on Maori, arriving in Lyttelton 14 July 1858, James with his wife Rebecca, and their four boys (James, Robert, William and Frederick). Their nationality was given as "Surrey", and his occupation as "gardener".
Jame Bishop & Ann BUNDLE married on 21 May 1873 at Papanui Church. ages: full / minor: The witnesses were Dinah Bundle: Thomas Bishop: Rebecca Bishop[2]
James passed away at Pleasant Point on 21 May 1927 and is buried at Pleasant Point Cemetery. [3][4] [5]
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 13 April 2024)
Bishop, James (Mother's maiden name: Tanner).
GRO Reference: 1848 Oct-Nov-Dec in Camberwell Volume 04 Page 85. - ↑
1873 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Press, Volume XXI, Issue 2433, 23 May 1873, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 13 April 2024) - ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths and Marriages Online (digital index) Death Registration: James Bishop - Age: 78Y, Reference 1927/4777
- ↑
1927 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 23 May 1927, Page 8
Papers Past Article (accessed 13 April 2024) - ↑ [Probate Records ] "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M7-Z2LG?cc=1865481&wc=4BZB-7WL%3A1045251701%2C1045904501 : 15 October 2015), Timaru Court > Probate records 1927 P2757-P2764 > image 121 of 124; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
Donnelle (Willcocks) Cheree
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