665 documented Bishop ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English surname, either a nickname or an occupational name for a bishop's servant.
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 660 Bishop records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, Mary, William, Donald and James.
Of the 662 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Deacon Samuel Bishop, born 1698 in Connecticut.
Documented Bishop families on this page come from Biographical Record of Franklin County, Ohio and Biographical data and army record of old soldiers of O'Brien County, Iowa.
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Deceased Bishop ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English surname, either a nickname or an occupational name for a bishop's servant.
The documented line here reaches back to 1698. Most Bishop lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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