- Parents
- Simpson Bishop 1818-?
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Grandparents
- John Bishop 1795-?
- Elizabeth Simpson
- unknown Taylor
James Simpson Bishop
1842-1901
James Simpson Bishop was the second oldest known child of Simpson Bishop (1818-?) and his wife Elizabeth Taylor of Soham, Cambridgeshire.
James married Ann Bowers (1845-1889) of Wicken, Cambridgeshire at Wicken Church on 14th May 1860 and the couple went on to have at least seventeen children between 1861 and 1887. In 1889 his wife Ann tragically died from Pneumonia, leaving James with his large young family. Ann's childless sister and her husband Sarah and George Farby of Little Thetford, stepped in to help look after the children - earning themselves the name "Granny and Grandad Farby".
James worked as an Agricultural Labourer up until his death. His married daughter, Ann Canham, was with him when he died at High Fen, Wicken. The death certificate notes that he died from "Influenza - seven days, Pleursory of diaphragmatic pleura and Peritonitis - four days".
Further Details
Born:
27th March 1842, Soham, Cambridgeshire.
Married:
- Ann Bowers (1843-1889) on 14th May 1860 at Wicken church, Cambridgeshire.
Children
- Ann Elizabeth Bishop (1861-?) married William Jarman (1860-?)
- Henry Bishop (1863-?)
- Emily Bishop (1864-?)
- Louisa Bishop (1865-?)
- James Simson Bishop (1866)
- James Simpson Bishop (1868-?)
- Ann Bishop (1870-?) married John Canham (1870-?)
- Eliza Bishop (1871-?)
- Kezia Bishop (1869-1965) married Howarth Ellis (1868-1947)
- Harriet Bishop (1874-1900) married Horace Gateson (1873-?)
- Sarah Ann Bishop (1875-?)
- Mary Ann Bishop (1876-?)
- Adelaide Bishop (1877-1965) married James Yarrow (1875-1946)
- William Joseph Bishop (1879-?)
- Robert Maurice Bishop (1880-1971) married Dorcas Hawes (1882-1949)
- George Bishop (1885)
- George Jabal Bishop (1887-?)
Died:
15th March 1901 at High Fen, Wicken in Cambridgeshire, aged 59 years and in the company of his daughter, Ann Canham.
Buried:
March 1901 in Wicken cemetery, Cambridgeshire.