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Bishop Family History
Bishop Genealogy & Family TreeBishop is an English name from Worcestershire, England, where the family held a seat since the 11th Century. It referred to someone who had an ecclesiastical occupation, a churchly bearing, or who portrayed a bishop in a play or festival. The family motto is Pro deo et ecclesia which means “For God and the church.”
Other spellings include “Bisshop,” “Bisshope,” “Bishope,” and “Bishoppe.” Notable people with the same surname include American entertainer Joey Bishop (member of the Rat Pack), American poet Elizabeth Bishop, American poet John Peale Bishop, and American actress Kelly Bishop (Gilmore Girls, Dirty Dancing, Wonder Boys). The first Bishop to come to America was Henry Bishop in Maryland in 1633.
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Bishop Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Rhoda Bishop -- --, 1748 December 0, 1749
- Sarah Bishop -- --, 1731 November 23, 1790 Connecticut
- Anna Bishop -- --, 1779 January 9, 1867 Nova Scotia
- George Bishop -- --, 1787 Pennsylvania
- Malcomb Edward Bishop -- --, 1876 June 30, 1936 Texas
Bishop Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Robert Nelson Bishop -- --, 1870 December 0, 1915 New Brunswick
- Camelle Bishop -- --, 1925 June 18, 2005 South Carolina
- John Bishop -- --, 1776
- Rebecca Bishop -- --, 1835 Virginia
- Milton Cowgill Bishop -- --, 1860 April 6, 1936 Ohio
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