John Bishop (1842 - 1869)

Born 31 Jan 1842 in At Sea, on board the Timandra, en route to New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Esther (Billing) Bishop — married 17 Dec 1865 (to 18 Dec 1869) in St Marys Church, New Plymouth

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1869 at age 27 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Biography

John was born on the 31 January 1842. At sea, on board the Timandra, en route to New Zealand, he is the son of Daniel Bishop and Louisa Caroline (Coombes) Bishop Birth Recorded in ship's log - "Mrs Daniel Bishop delivered of a son".

He married Mary Esther (Billing) Bishop on the 17 December 1865 at St Mary’s Church, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.^[1] They had two sons.

1. John Bishop, b 1866 - 1945
2. William Henry Bishop. b 1868 - 1956

Sadly John passed away on the 18 December 1969 in New Plymouth, age 26. He was buried at the Te Henui Cemetery, in the New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand.^[2]

Research Note

Death Newspaper clip, Taranaki Herald "On the 18th December, on the Henui, John Bishop aged 27 years"

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-GYDZ : 4 October 2016), John Bishop and Mary Billing, 1865; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1865/5789, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198793582/john-bishop : accessed 06 October 2021), memorial page for John Bishop (1842–18 Dec 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198793582, citing Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand.