The Bishop Family
![`John Bishop’s Nova Scotia Garden home.` [1]](/media/exh_spc/images/000000/Picture19.jpg)
`John Bishop’s Nova Scotia Garden home.` [1]
The protagonist of this story, John Bishop (Bishop) had an extraordinary life. He was the son of a carrier at Highgate; his father (Mr Bishop), though a ‘plain plodding man’ by his industry had been able to accumulate a vast property portfolio as the result of running a successful carting business. Mr Bishop had been married three times and had several children (five) living with his former wives. His third wife (Mrs Bishop), also being his last at the time of the events of this story was 40 years old.
The protagonist of this story, John Bishop (Bishop) had an extraordinary life. He was the son of a carrier at Highgate; his father (Mr Bishop), though a ‘plain plodding man’ by his industry had been able to accumulate a vast property portfolio as the result of running a successful carting business. Mr Bishop had been married three times and had several children (five) living with his former wives. His third wife (Mrs Bishop), also being his last at the time of the events of this story was 40 years old.
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`John Bishop’s Nova Scotia Garden Home.` [2]
Upon the death of Mr Bishop, it was found by his will that he had divided his property between his last wife, his children and other relatives with Mrs Bishop securing 15s per week for life. It was six months after the death of Mr Bishop that his son, John married his father’s widow and have lived together ever since. In the case of Thomas Williams, by trade he was a carpenter turned glassblower and was married to Mr Bishop’s daughter, Rhoda Bishop. In a remarkable turn of events Bishop was the husband and son-in-law of Mrs Bishop and the brother and father-in-law of Mrs Williams.[3]
[1] Execution of John Bishop and Joseph Williams, https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/crime-broadsides/catalog/46-990029379360203941 [Accessed July 2022].
[2] Wellcome Collection Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
[3] Cork Constitution, Thursday 01 December 1831.