Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

John Bishop

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1847 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁴ ^,65 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Fisherman, 1889, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: George Bishop ⁶⁴ ^,168 ^,2058 Mother:

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Joseph Bishop Sr.

Sex: M
AKA: Joseph Bishop ⁶⁴ ^,168
Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1823 - Lower Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴³⁸ Christening: Death: After 1889 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁴ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1820, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The place and date of birth are purely conjecture on the part of Everett Bishop and needs to be verified.
• Occupation: Planter, 6 Aug 1868, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Property: Purchase of small piece of land and 1/3 share of fishing stage, 6 Aug 1868, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: After 6 Aug 1868, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Fisherman, Between 1871 and 1889, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Joseph Bishop ⁶⁴ ^,2060 Mother:

Spouses and Children

1. *Hannah ¹⁶⁸ ^,657 Marriage: Children: 1. Joseph Bishop Jr. 2. Jacob Bishop 3. Corbett Bishop 4. Naomi Bishop 5. Lydia Bishop

Notes
General:

231103:

The 1889 Voters List for Hearts Delight found on the Nfld. Genweb site gives Joseph Bishop as the name of the father of three voters - Jacob, aged 35 (Mom's grandfather), William, aged 57 and Corbet, aged 33. Unless there is an error on the site or on the voters lists, it is highly unlikely that William is the brother of Corbet and Jacob due to the age difference. More likely he is their uncle and their father, Joseph, and William were also the son's of another man named Joseph Bishop. I am using this as a working hypothesis for now.

On the same voters list there are three other fishermen named Bishop: George, aged 55; John aged 42; and William aged 61; all listed as sons of a George Bishop. Because of their ages, my guess is that the father, George, is the brother of the older Joseph Bishop and I am slotting him in as such for now.

080608: The following notes were taken from Jennifer Bishop's website but are probably actually notations provided by others including Dave Short and others:

Joseph BISHOP was born about 1796 in possibly, Lower Island Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. He died about 1868 in Heart's Delight, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Joseph married Hannah. Joseph resided about 1845 in Heart's Delight, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.

NOTES:

1. Everett Bishop says: (e-mail Jan 28, 2001) "I have no idea where he came from. Oral tradition in Lower Island Cove says he came from there but I have not been able to substantiate that. It seems that he had a brother William with him and his father's name was also Joseph". (e-mail Feb 15, 2001) "The reason I have sought for my Bishop connection in Lower Island Cove is that when my Grandfather died in 1939, my grandmother, Annie, when asked where he was from, for purposes of completion of the death certificate, replied "Island Cove near Harbour Grace". Grand mother was illiterate and I'm sure did not know what the person was writing. The person completed the form with the place of birth showing as "Harbour Grace", which I know is not entirely correct. Also in Lower Island Cove for many years around the mid-1800's the name Joseph Bishop is continued generation after generation. But, then, Joseph Bishop is a very common name, especially in the South of England."

Island Cove, Harbour Grace, Conception Bay has a large number of Bishops listed in the early census data for the area. Many of these individuals appear in (Lori-Ann) Larc's research (larc@buckeye-express.com / http://www.dreamwater.com/larc/Genealogy/Genealogy.html), so perhaps Joseph is a descedant of John Bishop 1764 from Dorset. On GenForum she mentions that John has a brother Joseph and that she has his descendant line. Larc has taken down her Bishop charts for updating. I have her old charts on file.

Seary's family names book also lists a "Henry, of (Upper) Island Cove, 1785 (Co 199-18)" that might be related.

2. Found on a Dorset queries page:

"BARRETT namegame@ca.on.ogs.families 1998-02 published - BARRETT-BISHOP-SMITH: These fam nms from pa's side prob from Dorsetshire or West Country/o Eng in late 17th early 18th century. Settled east prt/o Newfoundland esp Conception Bay in Avalon Peninsula. Came from pl like Upper Island Cove, Bishops Cove Harbour Grace Spaniards Bay Seal Cove Bay Roberts Coleys Point Several families moved to Owen Sound ON between 1888 & 1902. worked shipyards or on Great Lakes boats Info to John Barrett Dreve du Bonheur 2 B-1150 Brussels Belgium"

3. Per NGB queries page:

BISHOP Researcher: Everett Bishop - everetb@thezone.net Address: Phone: Description: Seeking the origins of Joseph Bishop ( b.ca. 1796 possibly in Conception Bay, d. ca.1868 at Heart's Delight?). Had sons Joseph (b. 1848), my ggf, Jacob (b. 1853), and Corbett (b. 1858). Area of research: Conception Bay Extent of research: Moderate [Jan/98][Jan/99]

Hannah 1 married Joseph BISHOP.

They had the following children:

M i Joseph BISHOP M ii Jacob BISHOP M iii Corbet BISHOP F iv Lydia BISHOP

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I personally think she (Jennifer Bishop) has made a mistake and that the Joseph Bishop born in 1796 is actually the grandfather of this family, not the father. More than likely he would have been born about 1820-25. Note my information above on the Voter's list for 1889, long after this man was supposedly dead.

I am therefore taking what I can from her information on the Joseph born in 1796 and transposing it to the grandfather and leaving the information on the father as I have it so far. I will check with her and others to see if they agree with this.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

260921:

It is to be noted that Jennifer Bishop is extremely opinionated about her research results and has challenged me in no uncertain terms about where my great grandfather, Jacob Bishop was born. She accepts the ONLY piece of information in support of Heart's Delight, which was the Vital Record transcript of his marriage. On that form it also states he was a fisherman, as it does for ALL the men on the forms from that church. Jacob Bishop was known to be a carpenter and shipright, an unsuccesful farmer at Highland Hill, and a government inspector of wharves and bridges later in life. There is no evidence that he ever caught a fish in his life! So accepting the information on that form as gospel is foolhardy. But that is evidently the evidence she has used to challenge my contention that he was born in Shoal Bay/Harbour (later Cavendish).

Joseph Bishop Jr.

Sex: M
AKA: Joseph Bishop ¹⁶⁸ ^,437 ^,2089
Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1848 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴³⁷ ^,2089 Christening: Death: Cir 1887 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 39) ²⁰⁸⁹ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Fisherman, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Joseph Bishop Sr. ⁶⁵⁸ Mother: Hannah ¹⁶⁸ ^,657

Spouses and Children

1. *Selina Harnum ⁴³⁷ ^,2040 Marriage: 24 Nov 1883 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴³⁷ ^,2040 ^,2090
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: C. Ernest Smith (Rector), 24 Nov 1883, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Joseph Wiltshire and Drusilla Harnum, 24 Nov 1883, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Children: 1. Eleazer Bishop 2. Samuel Bishop

Notes
General:

Nov 24th 1883, Joseph Bishop, 35, Widower, Fisherman, Heart's Delight, Selina Harnum, Spinster, Heart's Delight, C. Ernest Smith, Joseph Wiltshire and Drusilla Harnum witnesses, Vol. 61

090608 from Jennifer Bishop's website: Joseph BISHOP [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 about 1847 in Heart's Delight, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He died 6 about 1887. Joseph married Jane COZYNOOK.

Other marriages:

HARNUM, Selina

NOTES:

1. In her Bishop family file, Joyce (Bishop) Dobbie has a Joe Bishop and Jane Cozynook or Cozynoot - no children. I can't really decipher her writing, so the last name may be very wrong, also I'm not sure what relationship Jane is to Joseph/Joe, nor which Joseph/Joe she is referring to. The reference is placed just above this Joseph (it might be his father and mother).

MARRIAGE:

1. Per Everett Bishop (Wiltshire file):

"November 24, 1883 - Joseph Bishop, son of Joseph Bishop, of Heart's Delight, widower, marries Selina Harnum, spinster, of Heart's Delight. Witnesses: Joseph Wiltshire and Drusilla Harnum"

2. Per Dave Short's Bishops of Heart's Delight file:

"Joseph marr.12/24/1883 to Selina Harnum at Hearts Delight. Witnesses: Joseph Wiltshire & Duisilla Harnum. He, widower, age 35. She age 28. Both from Heart's Delight." Source VS Vol 61

Jane COZYNOOK 1 died 2 before 1883. She married Joseph BISHOP.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I personally doubt his first wife's name was Cozynook or anything like it. It was probably Chislett or Crocker, two local names that begin with C.

Joseph Bishop

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1799 - New Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁹¹ Christening: Death: Cir 1868 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 69) ²⁰⁹² Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: 1796, Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: William Bishop ¹⁶⁸ ^,582 Mother: Mary Hillier ²⁰⁵⁹

Spouses and Children

Children: 1. Joseph Bishop Sr. 2. William Bishop 3. George Bishop

Notes
General:

040909: I am now assuming Joseph was born in New Harbour on the evidence of the marriage between William Bishop and Mary Hillier in Trinity, which shows them hailing from New Harbour and also the fact that two of their sons' births were also registerd in Trinity showing New Harbour as their place of birth. Not sure why Upper Island Cove was previously assumed by Jennifer Bishop.

Joseph Allan Bishop

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Jun 1908 - Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰ Christening: Death: 1970 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 62) ²⁰¹⁹ ^,2093 Burial: 1970 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁹⁴ Cause of Death: Cancer ²⁰¹⁹
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1908, Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 25 Mar 1920, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: 1921, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Eleazer Bishop ¹⁹⁰ Mother: Sarah Chislett ¹⁹⁰

Spouses and Children

1. *Greta Legge ²⁰ ^,2018 ^,2019 Marriage: 1945
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: Cir 1940, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living 6. Living 7. Living 8. Living 9. Leslie Newman Bishop 10. Rickie Albert Bishop

Notes
General:

240810:

I do not believe that any of the children bearing the surname Bishop in this blended family were born in Winterton. I think only the step children of Eleazor, the children of his second wife, Annie, whose husband's name was Downey, were born in Winterton. I suspect either the census taker got confused or the person doing the transcription for NGB. I think all the Bishop children were born in Heart's Delight.

250917:
Everett Bishop's family tree on MyHeritage seems to imply there were at least six more children of Joseph Allan Bishop who may not have been the children of Greta or vice versa. They are not identified by Christian name online but show up in the family tree as blank boxes with one of them apparently a female shown as having the surname Smith (née Bishop). I have these six shown as children of the couple but they may have been illegitimate.

Joseph James Bishop

Sex: M
AKA: James Joseph Bishop ¹⁴⁶, James Joseph Bishop, Jose Bishop
Individual Information

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1887 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁶⁰ ^,2072 ^,2095 ^,2096 ^,2097 ^,2098 Christening: 9 Oct 1887 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴⁶ ^,2099 Death: 26 Jul 1964 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 76) ²⁰⁷² ^,2097 ^,2100 ^,2101 Burial: After 26 Jul 1964 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁹² ^,2072 ^,2097 ^,2100 ^,2101 Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrest/Pulmonary Embolism ²¹⁰¹
Events
• Alt. Birth: Sep 1887, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: C. E. Smith Minister, 9 Oct 1887, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: Sep 1888, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 1890.
• Residence: 109 Cabot St., 13 Sep 1895, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
• Census: 64 Quidi Vidi Rd., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Carpenter, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 64 Quidi Vidi Rd.,, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: Household of Jane Bishop (widow) and son Joseph, 62 Quidi Vidi Rd., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Labourer, General, but only gave $40 as his income (for whole Year?), 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: 62 Quidi Vidi "Terrace" household of Jane Bishop, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Contractor, building, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 62 Quidi Vidi Terrace Living with son and daughter in law Jose and Vickie Bishop, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 62 Quidi Vidi Rd., Bef 26 Jul 1964, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Will: Deed Poll With Wife Vickie As Executrix, 12 Oct 1964, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Jacob Bishop ¹⁴⁶ ^,168 ^,437 Mother: Jane Chislett ¹⁴⁶ ^,168 ^,437

Spouses and Children

1. *Victoria M. D. Hamlyn ²¹⁰² Marriage: Between 1935 and 1945 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²¹⁰³ Marriage Notes

050821:

All that I can say based on the limited documentation available is that they were not married on the 1935 census but were on the 1945 census.

Notes
General:

260310: 1945 Census of St. John's East - Quidi Vidi Terrace SurnameGiven Name RelationshipSexMSAge Birth PlacePlace of Residence in 1935 BISHOPJane FW86Trinity BSt. John's BISHOPJoseph JSonMM57Trinity BSt. John's BISHOPVictoria MDaughter-in-lawFM43St. John'sSt. John's

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Leslie Newman Bishop

Sex: M
AKA: Leslie N. Bishop ²¹⁰⁴
Individual Information

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1947 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰¹⁹ Christening: Death: 10 Aug 2000 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 53) ²¹⁰⁵ Burial: 13 Aug 2000 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰¹⁹ ^,2106 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1947, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: 10 Aug 2000, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England.

Parents

Father: Joseph Allan Bishop ²⁰¹⁸ Mother: Greta Legge ²⁰ ^,2018 ^,2019

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living

Notes
General:

080608 -- From Jennifer Bishop's website: "OBITUARY: 1. From the August 12, 2000 issue of The Telegram: "BISHOP, Leslie N. - Passed away suddenly at the Health Sciences Complex on Thursday, August 10, 2000, Leslie Bishop of Heart`s Delight, age 53 years. Predeceased by father Joseph, 1970. Left with fond and loving memories: Wife Helen (nee Smith); two sons: Robbie, girlfriend Melanie, granddaughter Zoe; Joedie, girlfriend Nicole; loving mother, Greta Bishop; six brothers and three sisters: Fred (Julie), B.C.; Ernest (Stella), St. John`s; Eunice Ryan (Frank), St. John`s; Everett (Lisa), Grand Falls-Windsor; Cynthia Smith (Larry), Long Cove; Don (Donna), Old Shop; Terry (Dorothy), Southeast Placentia; Hazel (Gary Ivany), Gander; Rick, Maryland, U.S.A. Also lovingly remembered by special aunts: Florence Worthman, Marjorie Welsh; one uncle, Jake Chislett; a number of brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. Resting at the S.U.F. Lodge, Heart`s Delight. The funeral service will be held from St. Matthew`s Anglican Church, Heart`s Delight, on Sunday, August 13, at 2 p.m. Interment to follow Bethel United Church Cemetery, Heart`s Delight. Flowers gratefully declined. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Warren`s Funeral Home, Dildo."

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