The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Richard Bishop, farm labourer, son of John Bishop and Frances Bishop [Fox]
Generation No. 1
  1. Richard Bishop, farm labourer was the son of John Bishop and Frances Bishop [Fox]. He was born 1794 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1794 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  He married Jane Turk on 31st Jul 1817 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born c 1799 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1826 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, aged 27 years, daughte of Thomas (labourer) and Mary Turk. They had the following children:
2 iCaroline Catherine who was born 1819 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1819 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
3 iiJohn who was born 1822 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1822 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Caroline Catherine Heath [Bishop] was the daughter of Richard Bishop, farm labourer and Jane Bishop [Turk]. She was born 1819 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 21st Feb 1819 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  She married John Heath, thatcher on 10th Feb 1866 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 24th Jul 1815; christened 27th Dec 1823 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   
  3. John Bishop, farm labourer was the son of Richard Bishop, farm labourer and Jane Bishop [Turk]. He was born 1822 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1822 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  He married Ann Homewood on 24th Jul 1852 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1831 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1831 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1853 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1853 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
4 iiAlfred Richard who was born 1855 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1855 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
5 iiiEdward William who was born 1857 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 10th May 1857 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  ivFrances who was born 1859 at Buxted, Sussex; christened Dec 1859 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  vEliza who was born 1862 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 22nd Jun 1862 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  viMary Anne Caroline who was born 1866 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 12th Aug 1866 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  viiEmily who was born 1869 at Buxted, Sussex
  viiiJames who was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Alfred Richard Bishop, railway platelayer was the son of John Bishop, farm labourer and Ann Bishop [Homewood]. He was born 1855 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 18th Mar 1855 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  He married Isabella D E on c 1880. She was born 1859 at Edenbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iIsabella M who was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiEbenezer J who was born 1884 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiCatherine A who was born 1885 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivAlfred G who was born 1888 at Withyham, Sussex
  vWilliam who was born 1889 at Withyham, Sussex
  viInfant who was born 1891 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  5. Edward William Bishop was the son of John Bishop, farm labourer and Ann Bishop [Homewood]. He was born 1857 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 10th May 1857 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  He married Frances Elizabeth Martin on 20th Jul 1878 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born c 1860. They had the following children:
  iAlfred John who was born 1879 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 26th Jan 1879 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Edward William Bishop (labourer) and Frances Elizabeth Bishop
  iiWilliam Ernest who was born 1881 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1881 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
   

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