Charles & Amy Bishop (Gran's parents)

I found some interesting documents for Gran's parents on Ancestry.com.   This is part of my family research.

Charles Sydney Bishop

• 1873 - 1952
• Place of birth: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
• Father: James Bishop
• Sister: Charlotte Ellen Bishop (Aka "Lottie")

Amy Bishop

• 1882-1920
• Maiden name: Smith

Children

• David Bishop (Born 1916)
• Ellen Amy Dorothy  (Born 1920)

Relationship to me

• Great grandparents on my mother's side

Timeline

Charles Bishop

Documents

Marriage register

• Date of marriage: 24 August 1914
• Address: Saint Matthew, West Kensington: Sinclair Road, Hammersmith and Fulham, England
  
  

Charles Bishop 1901 Census

• Residence:  Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Charles Bishop Death Registry 1953

Tony and Dorothy Sorrell (Gran and Gramps)

On familysearch.org and ancestry.com , I also found some of Gran and Gramp's registries.  This is part of my family research.

Gramps

• Full name: Anthony George Sorrell 
• Lived: 1919 - 2003
• Born: 25 April 1919
• Place of birth: England
• Father: George Sorrell   (1887 - 1962)
• Mother: Winifred Mary Sorrell  (1891 - 1966)
• Married Ellen Amy Dorothy Bishop in 1941
• Occupation: Bank manager
• Passed away: 16 Sep 2003  (Aged 84)
• Place of death: Woodside Village Health Care, Rondebosch

Gran

• Full name: Ellen Amy Dorothy Bishop
• Lived: 1920 - 2002
• Date of birth: 25 January 1920
• Place of birth: England
• Father: Charles Sydney Bishop (1873 - 1952)
• Mother: Amy Bishop (1882 - 1920)
• Brother: David Bishop
• Passed away: 16 September 2002 (Aged 82)
• Place of death: Woodside Village Aged Care, Rondebosch

Children

• Jilly Lesley Donnelly  (Born 1941)  (My mum)
• Patricia Vanderbeck

Relationship to me

• Grandparents on my mother's side

Gramp's birth certificate: 1919

Gramp's birth register: 1919

Gran's birth certificate

Gran's baptism: 1920

Gran's death certificate: 2002

Gramps's death certificate: 2003

Gran's brother and his family

• Gran had a brother, David Bishop.  He was a successful civil servant and played a "secret role" during World War 2.
• David married Tidd later in life. She had been married before with a child.  She was older than him and he met her while boarding.
• David and Tidd had two children. Michael is a doctor and has travelled to far away places to do charity work. Jean is a piano teacher who teaches adults.
• Michael and Jean have 3 children. Charlotte is very musical and has twins. Lucy lives in Tasmania. Nicholas is a prosthetics engineer.

Related links

• Tribute to Gran
• Tribute to Gramps
• Gran and Gramps wedding (1941)
• Gran & Gramps 50th wedding anniversary (1991)
• Posts tagged as "Gran and Gramps"

Photos of Gran

Very special photos of a truly beautiful person, inside and out.  How privileged I am to have had her as my Gran.

Related

• Tribute to Gran
• Tribute to Gramps
• Posts tagged as "Gran and Gramps"