Robert
Bishop
Born in Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William Bishop
and Agnes Ker
Brother of
John Bishop, William Bishop, Sarah Bishop, William Alexander Bishop, George Bishop and David Bishop
Husband of
Margaret (Taylor) Bishop
— married
11 Jun 1847 in Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
William Bishop, Robert Bishop, Mary Ann Bishop, Margaret Bishop, James Grant Bishop, James Bishop, Agnes Bishop, Jane Bishop and James Alexander Bishop
Died
at age 93
in Baringhup, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Feb 2017
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Biography
Robert was born in March 1818 in Linthlithgow, Scotland (1851 census says born Enborne, Linlithgow). Birth information has not yet been confirmed. He married Margaret Taylor in June 1847 in Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland and 4 of their 9 children were born in Muiravonside before they emigrated to Victoria, Australia. They soon purchased land in the Barinhup region of Victoria and 5 more children were born. Robert died at his residence "Meadowbank" in Baringhup in Dec 1911 at the age of 92 years and 9 months.
Sources
- Scotland BDM
- Scotland baptisms
- 1851 Scotland census
- Victoria BDM
- Victoria Wills and Probate
- Obituary: Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917), Friday 22 December 1911, page 2
- Family Information
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
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edited by Carolyn Polson