30 Jun 1790 Bridport, Thomas son of John Bishop and Sarah[1]
Marriage
4 Aug 1823 Bridport Thomas Bishop, a widower, to Hester Diment[2]
Census
1841 Bridport age 50 with wife Ester, heckler (to tease out fibres)[3]
1851 Bridport age 60 with wife Ester,flax dresser, born Bridport, next door to son James[4]
Research Note
I previously had Bishop-4728 as the father of Mary Bishop and her brothers Josiah and Thomas. However, I have DNA matches to the name Hounsell and thus decided that Mary's parents were John Bishop b 1750 and Sarah Hounsell b1753 who married in 1773.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQY3-1XS : 24 May 2019), Thomas Bishop, Owermoigne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2J-ZND : 9 November 2019), Thomas Bishop, Bridport, Dorset, England; citing Bridport, Dorset, England, p. 31, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Thomas: