William Bishop
about 16 January 1854–
Sheringham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
The Life of William
When William Bishop was born about 16 January 1854, in Sheringham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Bishop, was 40 and his mother, Ann Cooper, was 40.
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Family Time Line
Robert Bishop
1814–1883
Ann Cooper
1813–1871
John Bishop
1838–
James William Bishop
1839–
George Thomas Bishop
1843–
Mary Bishop
1845–
William Bishop
1854–
Elizabeth Esther Bishop
1840–
Ann Bishop
1842–
Robert Bishop
1849–
John Bishop
1851–
Joseph Henry Bishop
1857–
Sarah Ann Bishop
1860–
Parents and Siblings
Robert Bishop
1814–1883Male
Ann Cooper
1813–1871Female
siblings
(11)
John Bishop
1838–Male
James William Bishop
1839–Male
Elizabeth Esther Bishop
1840–Female
Ann Bishop
1842–Female
George Thomas Bishop
1843–Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 0
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1884
Age 30
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 50
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English biscop, Old English bisc(e)op ‘bishop’, which comes via Latin from Greek episkopos ‘overseer’. The Greek word was adopted early in the Christian era as a title for an overseer of a local community of Christians, and has yielded cognates in every European language: French évêque, Italian vescovo, Spanish obispo, Russian yepiskop, German Bischof, etc. The English surname has probably absorbed at least some of these continental European cognates. The word came to be applied as a surname for a variety of reasons, among them service in the household of a bishop, supposed resemblance in bearing or appearance to a bishop, and selection as the ‘boy bishop’ on St. Nicholas's Day.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- William Bishop in household of Robert Bishop, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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