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Ancestry report for John Bishop, son of Thomas Bishop, farm labourer and Mary Bishop [Lavender]
Generation No. 1
1. John Bishop was the son of (2) Thomas Bishop, farm labourer and (3) Mary Bishop [Lavender]. He was born 1818 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1818 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Apr 1850 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 31 years; buried 22nd Apr 1850 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
He married Mary Medhurst on 14th Apr 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1816 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Feb 1816 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William (labourer) & Charlotte Medhurst; died Apr to June 1879, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 2b Page 77, aged 63 years. They had the following children:
iJohn who was born 1844 Mayfield, Sussex
iiThomas who was born 1845 Mayfield, Sussex
iiiRuth who was born 1847 Mayfield, Sussex
 
Generation No. 2
2. Thomas Bishop, farm labourer He was born c 1795
He married Mary Lavender on 23rd Jun 1814 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born c 1795. They had the following children:
iMary who was born 1815 Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1815 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1868 Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2b Page 57, aged 53 years; buried 21st Dec 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
iiJohn who was born 1818 Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1818 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Apr 1850 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 31 years; buried 22nd Apr 1850 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
iiiJames who was born 1821 Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Mar 1821 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
ivHenry who was born 1823 Mayfield, Sussex
 
3. Mary Bishop [Lavender] She was born c 1795
She married Thomas Bishop, farm labourer on 23rd Jun 1814 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born c 1795. They had the following children:
iMary who was born 1815 Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1815 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1868 Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2b Page 57, aged 53 years; buried 21st Dec 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
iiJohn who was born 1818 Mayfield, Sussex; christened 18th Oct 1818 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Apr 1850 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 31 years; buried 22nd Apr 1850 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
iiiJames who was born 1821 Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Mar 1821 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
ivHenry who was born 1823 Mayfield, Sussex
 

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