Jacob Bishop (1855 - 1933)

Born 3 Jun 1855 in Heart's Delight, Newfoundland Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Chislett — married 6 Dec 1881 in Heart's Delight, Newfoundland

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1933 at age 77 in St. John's, Newfoundland

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Biography

as researched and written by Christopher Morry

Jacob BISHOP. Given Name: Jacob. Surname: BISHOP. ^[1][2][3]

Born 3 Jun 1855. Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[4][5][6][7] Note: #BI496.

Died 2 Jan 1933. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Cause: Arteriosclerosis. ^[8][9][10] File Format: jpg. Jacob Bishop's death record. Note: Registry Number 261954. 2 jan 1933. PHOTO Note: #DI496.

Buried 5 Jan 1933. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[11] File Format: jpg. Gravestone of Jacob and Jane Bishop and 2 sons. PHOTO File Format: jpg. Jacob Bishop's death record. Note: Registry Number 261954. 2 jan 1933. PHOTO Note: #XI496.

TAG

Occupation: Wharf & Breakwater Builder (Government Job). ^[12] Fisherman. 1871 Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[13] Agriculturist. 20 Sep 1916. Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Note: Marriage record of daughter Minnie. ^[14]

Event: Alt. Birth. 1853 Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[15] Alt. Birth. Jun 1853. Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[16] Alt. Death. 3 Jan 1933. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[17][18] File Format: jpg. Jacob Bishop's death record. Note: Found in Vital Records online on Familysearch.org. 2 Jan 1933. PHOTO

Residence Quidi Vidi Rd.,. 1921 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[19]

Will: Probate To Executor Joseph Bishop. 28 Sep 1945. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[20]

File Format: jpg. Gravestone of Jacob and Jane Bishop and 2 sons. Note: Photographed in old Anglican Cemetery on Forest Rd. Section K, Lot 2, Plot 1 ; 47 34 31.1 N 52 41 53.9 W. 4 Sep 2009. PHOTO Format: jpg. Portrait of Jacob Bishop. Note: This portrait photograph was originally in an oval carboard frame in a suitcase of old family documents that belonged to Uncle Otto. In 2009 and 2011 John Wheeler went through the contents of that suitcase with me and it was there that the photo was found, though indeed he has another of the same image framed on the wall of his house as well. ca 1935. PHOTO Format: jpg. Jacob Bishop's death record. Note: Found in Vital Records online on Familysearch.org. 2 Jan 1933. PHOTO Format: doc. Last Will and Testament and Letters of Probate of Jacob Bishop. Note: Transcribed by me. 1933-1945 Scrapbook: Y. DOC

Note: #NI496.

Marriage Husband Jacob Bishop. PREF Y. Wife Jane Chislett. PREF Y. Marriage 6 Dec 1881. Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[21][22] Note: #NF263. Event: C. Ernest Smith, Rector. Minister/Priest 6 Dec 1881. Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[23] Event: Lydia Bishop, John Legge. Witnesses 6 Dec 1881. Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[24] Child: Susannah M. Bishop. Child: Edward Ithial Bishop. Child: Mary Eliza Bishop. Child: Joseph James Bishop. Child: Sarah Minnie Bishop. PREF Y. Child: Jacob Alexander Bishop. Child: Lewis Ralph Bishop.

Notes

Note BI496Shoal Harbour, now Cavendish, accordng to Mom but the marriage record says Heart's Delight. I think that may have referred to the parish more than the specific location,.

Note DI496Registry Number 261954.

Note NI496There were an unknown number of other children who died in childhood. 1

Jane Chislett forced the family to move to Cavendish and back to St. John's during the war so that her sons would not be conscripted. 1

NFGenWeb 1889 Voter's List Trinity Bay Region - Upper Trinity Bay District Heart's Delight The information was transcribed by EVERETT BISHOP ~ November 2001. While I have tried to be careful, there could be errors - my errors, interpretive errors or errors existing in the actual document. If you would like to note an error - no matter how small - please use the error report form at the bottom of this page. If you would like to contact me, then I am among the list of contributors. 1

Name Age WhereBorn Occupation Father.

Bishop, George 55 Heart's Delight Fisherman George. John 42 Heart's Delight Fisherman George. William 61 Heart's Delight Fisherman George Bishop. Jacob 35 Heart's Delight Fisherman Joseph Bishop. William 57 Heart's Delight Fisherman Joseph Bishop. Corbet 33 Heart's Delight Fisherman Joseph Bishop. 1

270407: From Julie Mathieson, Diocesan Archivist, ENL who read the records of the Anglican graveyard on Forest Road for Lanny: "Jacob Bishop, died 2 January 1933, buried 5 Jan. 1933, age 80, Sec. K, Lot 2, Plot 1". 1

CENSUS:

1. Per the NGB's transcription of the 1921 Census of St. John's East:

BISHOP, Jacob M head Marr 1855 June 66 Hearts ???. Jane/June F wife Marr 1862 Mar 59 ???. Joseph M son board 1888 Sept 33 Hearts ???. 1

050909:

His gravestone reads:

In Loving Memory of.

Jacob Bishop.

Born June 3rd 1855 Died Jan. 3rd 1933.

Also His Son.

Jacob Alexander.

Born April 15th 1893 Died July 24th 1893.

And His Wife.

Jane Bishop.

Born March 24th 1862 Died Jan. 17th 1950.

Also His Son.

Joseph James.

Born Sept. 6th 1887 Died July 26th 1964.

Peace, Perfect Peace.

BISHOP 1

Found in Section K, Lot 2, Plot 1.

Anglican Cemetery, Forest Rd.

47 34 31.1 N 52 41 53.9 W. 1

021009:

I transcribed the following from the bible of Jacob Bishop, which I only discovered one month ago was in the possession of John Wheeler in Newfoundland:

"«b»Transcribed from the Bible of Jacob Bishop, Born 3 June, 1855 in Heart's Delight, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland:

«/b»

«b»Inside front cover:

«/b»«i»September 16 1889.

The Lilly lost at the.

Sholop and fi seven men.

Lost out of 107 and the rest.

Save by roapes «/i»[sic] «i»from the.

Land and the 17 except.

33 that got on «sup»shore«/sup» In the night. 1

Jacob Bishop was.

Married December 6 1881.

To Jane Chislett Dauter «/i»[sic].

«i»Of James and Susannah.

Chislett

Born 1862. 1

«/i»[There are some figures scribbled on the page calculating Jane's age at her death in 1955, presumably added by Nan or Muriel. Also the year 1882 is written there, the year of birth of their first child, Aunt Sue. Sue was conceived out of wedlock, not uncommon in outports in those days, since there were no preachers in residence in most of them. But it seems someone was doing the math and realised she was born only one month after her parents were married!«i».

«b»«/i»

Facing page (Front of Fly Leaf):

«/b»«i»Joseph James Bishop Born.

In the year of our Lord In.

September 6«sup»th«/sup» 1887 aged 2 years.

and 3 months and 5 days December 11.

Sarah Minnie Bishop.

Born in the year of «sup»Our«/sup» Lord.

In November 13«sup»th«/sup» 1890 age.

8 months and 6 days August 19 1891.

Jacob Alexander Bishop.

Born in the year of our.

Lord In April 15«sup»th«/sup» 1893.

«b»«/i»

Other Side of Page (Fly Leaf):

«b»«i»Died July 19«sup»th«sup» 1893 aged.

3 and a half months 3 ½.

Lewis Ralph Bishop Born.

In the year or our Lord In.

September 13«sup»th«/sup» 1895 Aged.

5 months and 18 days.

March 2«sup»nd«/sup» 1896. 1

«i»[Note: there is a word scribbled at the end of the second last line - «i»wrote. «i»It looks like someone was correcting the spelling of the word for someone]". 1

Bible presently (2009) in the possession of his great grandson, John Wheeler, in Flatrock, Newfoundland. 1

Before discovering these notations I had no idea of the names of Jane's parents.

I am not aware at this time of the significance of the notation concerning the shipwreck. I assume Jacob was somehow involved. 1

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1

1945 Census from NGB website. 1

297 «tab»335 «tab»BISHOP «tab»Jane «tab» «tab»F «tab»W «tab»86 «tab»Trinity B «tab»St. John's.

«tab» «tab»BISHOP «tab»Joseph J «tab»Son «tab»M «tab»M «tab»57 «tab»Trinity B «tab»St. John's. «tab»BISHOP «tab»Victoria M «tab»Daughter-in-law «tab»F «tab»M «tab»43 «tab»St. 1

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1

250515: 1

I was always under the impression, presumably based upon what Mom told me, that Jacob was from Shoal Bay, now Cavendish, and Jane was from Island Cove, later Islington, and now part of Islington-Heart's Delight. But the Vital Statistics record for their marriage places him in Heart's Delight and she in Island Cove. In those days Heart's Delight was quite distinct and was a village on the other side of Island Cove (Islington) from Shoal Bay (Cavendish), so there should have been no confusing the two. At this stage I don't know how to sort this out but thought I had better record this doubtful information in hopes of sorting it out later. 1

160715: 1

Further to the above, while Jacob Bishop appears on the Voters List of 1889 as being a resident of Heart's Delight, when this same Voters List was edited and added to the book The History of Isnington and Heart's Delight (which carefully avoids any reference whatsoever to the nearby village of Cavendish, formerly Shoal Bay or Harbour) Jacob's name does not appear on their list and neither does his brother Corbett. This seems to imply that someone edited him out as a non resident of either Islington or Heart's Delight. The mysery remains unsolved.

Note XI496Sec. K, Lot 2, Plot 1,.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S79
2. ↑ Source: #S114 Ancestry Family Tree Certainty: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S114 Database online. Certainty: 3 Record for Jane CHISLETT
4. ↑ Source: #S215 Newfoundland 1921 Census St. John's West District WARD 2 (Part 4){503 Persons in 89 families} Pages 181 - 195 Certainty: 3
5. ↑ Source: #S109
6. ↑ Source: #S400
7. ↑ Source: #S110
8. ↑ Source: #S476 261954 Certainty: 3 10 Jul 2015
9. ↑ Source: #S605
10. ↑ Source: #S400
11. ↑ Source: #S605
12. ↑ Source: #S108
13. ↑ Source: #S456 From Newfoundland's Grand Banks website Certainty: 3
14. ↑ Source: #S4
15. ↑ Source: #S109
16. ↑ Source: #S114 Database online. Certainty: 3 Record for Jane CHISLETT
17. ↑ Source: #S108
18. ↑ Source: #S562
19. ↑ Source: #S215 CENSUS: 1. Per the NGB's transcription of the 1921 Census of St.John's East: BISHOP, Jacob M head Marr 1855 June 66 Hearts ???BISHOP, Jane/June F wife Marr 1862 Mar 59 ??? BISHOP, Joseph M sonboard 1888 Sept 33 Hearts ??? Certainty: 3
20. ↑ Source: #S562
21. ↑ Source: #S109 Dec. 6th 1881, Heart's Delight, Jacob Bishop, 28, Bachelor, Fisherman,Heart's Delight, Jane Chislett, 18, Spinster, Heart's Delight, IslandCove, C. Ernest Smith, Lydia Bishop and John Legge witnesses. Vol. 61 Certainty: 3
22. ↑ Source: #S110
23. ↑ Source: #S109 Vol. 61 Certainty: 3
24. ↑ Source: #S109 Vol. 61 Certainty: 3

• Source: S108 Evelyn Wheeler, pers. comm. Source Medium: Book Note: Source Quality: 3 Source Medium: Personal Did not know exact date Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S109 PANL Parish Records for Church of England Hearts Delight Note: Source Quality: 3 Viewed birth record 160703 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S110 Jacob Bishop Bible Publication: Name: The Bible, published in 1888, was the property of Jacob Bishop, born in Heart's Delight. It is currently (2009) in the possession of his great grandson, John Wheeler, in Flatrock, Newfoundland.; Note: Source Quality: 3 Source Medium: Bible Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S114 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R4 Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R4 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com
• Source: S215 1921 Newfoundland Census Source Medium: Census Note: Source Quality: 3 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S4 Marriage Record and/or Certificate Note: Source Quality: 3 Source Quality: 3 Source Medium: Vital Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S400 Gravestone Note: Source Quality: 3 Source Quality: 3 Viewed in Ferryland 130703 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S456 Lovell's 1871 Directory of Newfoundland Source Medium: Book Note: Source Quality: 3 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S476 Death certificate Note: Source Quality: 3 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S562 Indenture Victoria Hamlyn Bishop Note: Source Quality: 3 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S605 Julie Mathieson, Diocesan Archivist ENL Note: Source Quality: 3 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S79 Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Statistics Note: Source Quality: 3 Source Quality: 3 Source Medium: Vital Repository: #R12 Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R12 The Rooms PO Box 1800, Stn. CSt. John's / NL / Canada / A1C The Rooms