Family of James Bishop and Ann Vesey

Husband: James Bishop

  • Name:

  • James Bishop

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Note:

  • BISHOP James, 22 February 1875. The Will of James Bishop late of Spaxton in the County of Somerset Gentleman who died 22 January 1875 at Spaxton was proved at Taunton by William Bishop of Coultings in the Parish of Spaxton Farmer the Son and Ellen Bishop and Anne Bishop both of Spaxton Spinsters the Daughters three of the Executors. Effects under £14,000.

  • Birth:

  • 1793

  • Kingston, Somerset

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 47-48)

  • Yeoman, Tuxwell Farm, Spaxton, Somerset

  • Census (2):

  • btw 1851 and 1861 (age 57-68)

  • Farmer (500 acres), Tuckshill Farm, Spaxton, Somerset

  • Occupation:

  • 1864 (age 70-71)

  • Farmer (on son Thomas's marriage cert.)

  • Census (3):

  • 1871 (age 77-78)

  • Retired Farmer, Spaxton, Somerset (widower)

  • Death fact:

  • 1875 (age 81-82)

  • 1875 Mar Q, Bridgwater, 5c/341 (aged 82)

  • Death:

  • 22 Jan 1875 (age 81-82)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

Wife: Ann Vesey

  • Name:

  • Ann Vesey

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1792

  • Carhampton, Somerset

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Dec 1792 (age 0)

  • Carhampton, Somerset

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 68-69)

  • Wife in household

  • Death fact:

  • 1870 (age 77-78)

  • 1870 Mar Q, Bridgwater, 5c/340 (aged 77)

  • Death:

  • 26 Feb 1870 (age 77-78)

  • Bridgwater, Somerset

Additional Information

  • Baptism:

  • Parents: Richard Vesey & Rebecca

Child 1: Sarah Anne Bishop

Child 2: Eliza Bishop

Child 3: Mary Bishop

  • Name:

  • Mary Bishop

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Isaac Hook (c. 1811- )

  • Note:

  • HOOK Mary of Aisholt Somerset (wife of Isaac Hook) died 4 June 1895. Administration Taunton 15 July to Tom Hook farm bailiff. Effects £110.

  • Birth:

  • 1822

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Baptism:

  • 8 Feb 1822 (age 0)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 18-19)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 38-39)

  • Wife in household

  • Death:

  • 4 Jun 1895 (age 72-73)

  • Aisholt, Somerset

Child 4: James Bishop

  • Name:

  • James Bishop

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1825

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Baptism:

  • 14 May 1825 (age 0)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 15-16)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 25-26)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 35-36)

  • Unmarried, living with parents

  • Death fact:

  • 1864 (age 38-39)

  • GRO Reference: 1864 S Quarter in BRIDGEWATER Volume 05C Page 270 (aged 39)

  • Death:

  • 1864 (age 38-39)

  • Bridgwater, Somerset

Child 5: Ellen Bishop

  • Name:

  • Ellen Bishop

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Note:

  • BISHOP Ellen of 5 Linden Grove Taunton spinster died 21 April 1907. Probate Taunton 3 June to Metford Rowe grocer John Veysey Barnett accountant and Ernest Lancelot Henry Reed solicitor. Effects £3526 7s.

  • Birth:

  • 1826

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Baptism:

  • 3 Jul 1826 (age 0)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 14-15)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 24-25)

  • Visiting Charles Gibbs, farmer, Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 34-35)

  • Unmarried, living with parents

  • Census (4):

  • 1871 (age 44-45)

  • Unmarried, living with father

  • Census (5):

  • 1881 (age 54-55)

  • Income from land & interest, Fourforks, Spaxton, Somerset (unmarried)

  • Census (6):

  • 1891 (age 64-65)

  • Living on own means, 5 Linden Grove, Taunton (unmarried)

  • Census (7):

  • 1901 (age 74-75)

  • Living on own means, 5 Linden Grove, Taunton (unmarried)

  • Death:

  • 21 Apr 1907 (age 80-81)

  • Taunton, Somerset

Child 6: William Bishop

  • Name:

  • William Bishop

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Fanny Coles (1827- )

  • Note:

  • BISHOP William of Coultings Spaxton Somerset died 16 August 1895. Probate London 5 September to Alfred Pain physician. Effects £1529 14s. 8d.

  • Birth:

  • 1828

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Aug 1828 (age 0)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Census (1):

  • 1871 (age 42-43)

  • Miller, Ashford Mill, Currypoole, Spaxton, Somerset (unmarried)

  • Census (2):

  • 1881 (age 52-53)

  • Farmer, Coultings Farm, Fiddington, Somerset

  • Death:

  • 16 Aug 1895 (age 66-67)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

Child 7: Thomas Bishop

  • Name:

  • Thomas Bishop

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Augusta Ball (1842-1909)

  • Children:

  • James Ferdinand Bishop (1865-1867)

  •  

  • William Wellington Bishop (1867-1901)

  •  

  • Ferdinand Sherriff Bishop (1868-1947)

  •  

  • Francis James Bishop (1870-1949)

  •  

  • Julia Vesey Bishop (1873-1965)

  • Note 1:

  • BISHOP, Thomas b.Somerset 1831 C4382 Liverpool 1857

    vol.2 1858-1873; vol.16 1874-1875

    Index to the Captains Registers of Lloyd’s of London (Guildhall Library Ms 18567)

  • Note 2:

  • BISHOP Thomas, 8 March 1876. The Will of Thomas Bishop late of Rollestone Villa Shanklin in the Isle of Wight in the County of Southampton Master Mariner who died 31 January 1876 at Rollestone Villa was proved at the Principal Registry by Augusta Bishop of Rollestone Villa Widow the Relict the Executrix. Effects under £7,000.

  • Birth:

  • 1831

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Baptism:

  • 25 Apr 1831 (age 0)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 9-10)

  • Living with parents

  • Occupation:

  • 1864 (age 32-33)

  • Master mariner, Hampstead (on marriage cert.)

  • Census (2):

  • 1871 (age 39-40)

  • Master mariner, visiting Ferdinand & Julia Ball in Hampstead

  • Death:

  • 31 Jan 1876 (age 44-45)

  • Rollestone Villa, Shanklin, Isle of Wight

  • Probate:

  • 9 Mar 1876

  • Probate, PR, to Augusta Bishop, widow (effects under £7, 000)

Child 8: Anne Vesey Bishop

  • Name:

  • Anne Vesey Bishop

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1833

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Nov 1833 (age 0)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Death:

  • 1834 (age 0-1)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Burial:

  • 26 Mar 1834

  • Spaxton, Somerset

Child 9: Ann Bishop

  • Name:

  • Ann Bishop

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1835

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jan 1835 (age 0)

  • Spaxton, Somerset

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 5-6)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 15-16)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 25-26)

  • Unmarried, living with parents

  • Census (4):

  • 1871 (age 35-36)

  • Unmarried, living with father

  • Census (5):

  • 1881 (age 45-46)

  • Annuitant, visitor, 31 Fore Street, Taunton St Mary, Somerset (unmarried)

  • Census (6):

  • 1891 (age 55-56)

  • Living with sister Ellen (unmarried)

  • Census (7):

  • 1901 (age 65-66)

  • Living with sister Ellen (unmarried)

Note on Husband: James Bishop

BISHOP James, 22 February 1875. The Will of James Bishop late of Spaxton in the County of Somerset Gentleman who died 22 January 1875 at Spaxton was proved at Taunton by William Bishop of Coultings in the Parish of Spaxton Farmer the Son and Ellen Bishop and Anne Bishop both of Spaxton Spinsters the Daughters three of the Executors. Effects under £14,000.

Note on Child 3: Mary Bishop

HOOK Mary of Aisholt Somerset (wife of Isaac Hook) died 4 June 1895. Administration Taunton 15 July to Tom Hook farm bailiff. Effects £110.

Note on Child 5: Ellen Bishop

BISHOP Ellen of 5 Linden Grove Taunton spinster died 21 April 1907. Probate Taunton 3 June to Metford Rowe grocer John Veysey Barnett accountant and Ernest Lancelot Henry Reed solicitor. Effects £3526 7s.

Note on Child 6: William Bishop

BISHOP William of Coultings Spaxton Somerset died 16 August 1895. Probate London 5 September to Alfred Pain physician. Effects £1529 14s. 8d.

Note on Child 7: Thomas Bishop (1)

BISHOP, Thomas b.Somerset 1831 C4382 Liverpool 1857

vol.2 1858-1873; vol.16 1874-1875

Index to the Captains Registers of Lloyd’s of London (Guildhall Library Ms 18567)

Note on Child 7: Thomas Bishop (2)

BISHOP Thomas, 8 March 1876. The Will of Thomas Bishop late of Rollestone Villa Shanklin in the Isle of Wight in the County of Southampton Master Mariner who died 31 January 1876 at Rollestone Villa was proved at the Principal Registry by Augusta Bishop of Rollestone Villa Widow the Relict the Executrix. Effects under £7,000.