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Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 23 Jul 2017 06:13

Saw below...

Chris :)

13 March 1925 - Chelmsford Chronicle - Chelmsford, Essex, England

ROMFORD

A number of cases of housebreaking took place in Romford during the weekend...

(at the house of Mr. A. Hesford, ...(camera, white linen, serviettes, cigars, and other articles. Later some of the things were found at "Caithness," Mawney Road, the house of Mr. Ernest Henry Church, plumber and gas fitter, where the burglars also entered. A bicycle was taken from the house, but this was subsequently found abandoned at Grove Road, Chadwell Heath)

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jul 2017 23:53

Josepha
Last name Bishop
Age at death 45
Birth year 1801
Burial year 1846
Burial date ? ? 1846
Denomination Anglican
Residence Rotherhithe Street
Residence county Surrey
Parish Rotherhithe, St Mary
County Surrey
Source South London Burials Index 1545-1905
Record set Greater London Burial Index
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from England, Great Britain
Cliff Webb

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jul 2017 23:51

This looks a possible for Alfred's death BUT it doesn't say he's deceased on Ina's birth registration.

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First name(s) ALFRED JOHN
Last name BISHOP
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1834
Age 44
Death quarter 4
Death year 1878
District West Ham
County Essex
Volume 4A
Page 55
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
© Findmypast

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jul 2017 23:46


First name(s) Alfred John
Last name Bishop
Gender Male
Birth year 1834
Birth place -
Baptism year 1834
Baptism date 27 Apr 1834
Place Rotherhithe
County London
Country England
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Bishop
Mother's first name(s) Josepha
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 22 Jul 2017 23:44

BISHOP, ROSINA MARGARET mmn BAIN
GRO Reference: 1870 J Quarter in SAINT OLAVE SOUTHWARK Volume 01D Page 259

Margaret Bain the wife of Alfred John Bishop


Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 No Image
Text-only collection

Name: Josepha Bishop
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1866
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1866
Registration Place: Queensland, Australia
Father: Alfred John Bishop
Mother: Margaret Bain
Page Number: 1161
Registration Number: B005985

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jul 2017 23:29

Looks like Ina Margaret was named for a sister that died


First name(s) ROSINA MARGARET
Last name BISHOP
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1871
Age 1
Death quarter 1
Death year 1872
District St. Olave Southwark
County London
Volume 1D
Page 168
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
© Findmypast

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 22 Jul 2017 23:28

?????

New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

Name: Alfred Bishop
Estimated birth year: abt 1834
Age: 33
Port of Departure: Brisbane
Port of Arrival: Sydney, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date: 16 Sep 1867
Vessel Name: Lady Bowen
Origin Location: British

He's a Steward

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jul 2017 23:10

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Blue Anchor Road, Bermondsey, St Olave Southwark, London, England

Alfred John Bishop Head - Male 35 1836 - Surrey, England
Margaret Bishop Wife - Female 29 1842 - Scotland
Josepha Bishop Daughter - Female 5 1866 - Australia
Rosena Bishop Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Surrey, England

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 22 Jul 2017 23:07

1871 census

Name: Alfred John Bishop
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Margaret Bishop
Gender: Male
Where born: Bermondsey, Surrey, England*********
Civil Parish: Bermondsey
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Registration district: St Olave Southwark
Sub-registration district: St James Bermondsey
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household schedule number: 1
Piece: 637
Folio: 35
Page Number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred John Bishop 35
Margaret Bishop 29*********Caithness Scotland
Josepha Bishop 5*******born Queensland
Rosena Bishop 10 Months Surrey Rotherhyde
Lenoard Hodder 32
Elizabeth M A Hodder 29


Address 23 Blue Anchor Road.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jul 2017 23:06

Alfred John
Last name Bishop
Registration year 1865
Registration number 1865/B001540
Marriage date 11 Dec 1865
Spouse's first name(s) Margaret
Spouse's last name Bain
State Queensland
Country Australia
Record set Queensland Marriages 1829-1939
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Australasia
© Findmypast 2015

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 22 Jul 2017 23:00

Had a look at the birth certificate and it gives the father as Alfred John Bishop, master stationer. Mother Margaret ( can't make out her m.s.). They were married 1865 Queensland.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 22 Jul 2017 22:59


England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish

Name: George Alfred L Church
Birth: 28 Nov 1909
Death: Jul 1993 - Southampton, Hampshire, England

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 22 Jul 2017 22:59

There's

Rosina Margaret Church 3

Ernest Frederick 2

George Alfred Luke Church 1

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 22 Jul 2017 22:54

NO there is three children on the 1911 and it says 3 born 3 alive, no mention of the first born when she was 22.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 22 Jul 2017 22:47

Ah, here they are on the 1911 census......

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
106 W Vale, Hammersmith, London, England

Ernest Henry Church Head Married Male Gasfitter 27 1884 London City
Transcription
Ina Margaret Church Wife Married Female - 30 1881 Caithness Wick
Transcription
Rosina Margaret Church Daughter - Female - 3 1908 London Shepherds Bush
Transcription
Ernest Frederick Church Son - Male - 2 1909 London Shepherds Bush
Transcription
George Alfred Luke Church Son - Male - 1 1910 London Shepherds Bush

3 children born and living

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 22 Jul 2017 22:44

CHURCH, ROSINA MARGARET MMN BISHOP
GRO Reference: 1907 S Quarter in FULHAM Volume 01A Page 203

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 22 Jul 2017 22:41

Just spotted that you have her born Scotland in your opening post.

So that must be her on the 1901 census.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 22 Jul 2017 22:38

On the 1911 census that Mel posted.......

3 children born, 1 living, 2 had died.

fuzzyducky82

fuzzyducky82 Report 22 Jul 2017 22:33

Prickly i have just looked and found a baptism record for Ina and Henry

Name Henry John Bishop
Record Type Baptism
Baptism Date 22 Mar 1901
Father's Name
Mother's Name Ina Margaret Bishop
Parish or Poor Law Union Regent Square
Borough Camden
Register Type Parish Registers

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 22 Jul 2017 22:33

I can find where she is in 1901 as posted above.

Can't find a Alfred Bishop with the right occupation either.