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Record #16183
Name :
: Arthur Tom BISHOP (1874 - 1938)
  aka : Arthur Thomas Bishop


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Date of Birth
: 23 Apr 1874

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 20 Feb 1938
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Somerset, Compton Bishop
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Peterborough
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Jun 1886
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Lake Superior

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Arthur Tom Bishop: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1874; District: Axbridge; County: Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 605. Father: William George Bishop.

In 1886, Arthur T. Bishop, 12, arrived at Montreal, Quebec, via Portland, Maine, USA, in a group of 192 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On October 21, 1901, at Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Arthur Thomas Bishop, 26, laborer, born in England, to William George Bishop and Annie Goodland; and Magdalene Margaret Brownlee, 26, born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, to James Brownlee and Matilda Ramsay.

At least 5 children were born: Matilda Gladys Bishop, born May 28, 1902 and died December 27, 1909, acute Poliomyelitis and heart failure, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; Arthur Ernest Bishop, born May 28, 1902, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; George James Bishop, born July 19, 1911, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; Douglas James Bishop, born August 1, 1927, and died November 18, 1989, in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada; and Bessie Violet Bishop, born January 31, 1904, at Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

On January 24, 1932, Arthur Bishop, 57, returned to the United Kingdom on the ship Melita. He declared that his proposed address in the United Kingdom was 126, Hildaville Dr., West-Cliff-on-Sea; that he was a gardner; and that he intended to reside outside of the United Kingdom.

Arthur Bishop returned from England on March 19, 1932, on the ship Montclare. He declared that he was born in Axbridge, England; that his nationality was Canada; that he had resided in Peterborough, Ontario between 1876 and January 15, 1932; that his destination was to his wife, Margaret Bishop, who resided at RR 9, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Arthur Thomas Bishop, 63, farmer, died on February 20, 1938. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-04-09 09:29:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-08-25 17:41:49 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16183 BISHOP, Arthur Tom1874ENG, SOM, Compton Bishop Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
11964 BISHOP, Marian Melita1877ENG,    , Compton Bishop Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos