Marks/Inscriptions: B. 454 Bishop , James. (1826 -1910) was the son of James Bishop and his wif Mary Lan ford and was born at Peckham . He married Rebecca Tanner also of Peck ham in 22.11.47 . His father James had two brothers Robert and william, It was the in brea table custom of the Bishop family to call the first thee sons James, Robert and William . Any further sons could be named according Ho individual tastes. So James B (126-1910) also had two brothers Robert and William and his first thee sons were named James, Robert + William. He and his wife Rebecca and their four boys left England by the Maori 23.5.58 and arrived at Lylt. July 58. After a few days in the barracks they came round from Lylt. in the Planet and the Heathcote. James's bachelor br other Robert had already ben en Canty. for some years . Robert was away at the time but he had arranged for a man called Walker to pick them up at the Heathcote wharf with a dray and bing to Hon Hay Wo where Robert had built himself a siall howo with Cow cot walls form ft high and a high pitched roof. The fore boy were born in Eng. but Rebecca ca Sarah the first girl was born in this cop house cottage in '59. In this year the thee Bishop brothers bought land just off the fam. inf.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 454 James Bishop Harewood Rd. near Papanui. An accommodation road led to if- heavily overgrown with faye, toi. toi A very big drainage ditch ran alongside - known as the cutting. - and along this drain mother and the family and all the goods and chattel s were floated on a aft made of faye . A goat was also on of the pass enters. Thir was known for manny years as Bishops Road and remained s0 until the council. to the justifiable indignation of the whole Bishop fam ly, changed it to Greens Road. James and William built hou ses as soon as possible. James's house had a huge chin ney where the Kittle, pols and camp over hung. The boys and Robert slept Roberts in the attic. Janes s section Cay between James's and Williams . They were not fenced separately , Finally James and William divided the land between them , James having tee acres and William eight. James worked in the buck yard at Papanui and planted fruit trees in his section. Their father James in Eng sent out seeds, pips, fit stones and various tree Seeds. when they wanted a stock to graft their fruit rees on they got from Richard Harman a tiny cr ting of Cambridge Pippin. It grew so vigorously it soon gave them all the stock they wanted. The Bishops and; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 454 the Stanley s , further along the Harewood Road , used to ea chaneys stakes When James + Ret icc 's fourth son was born tay she took the matter in to har own hands and rained him Frederick Alfred. The men had to go out working for years till their land was producing and Rebecca took in sewing . They hept some cows . Their first wheat crop was hosted. The terse brothers were serious, Strongly relig wus , hard working, independent. Their father had been a Caliistic Baptist , but they did not follow him. They Wee pebodos the nearest church and Sunday school to them were Wesleyan ind the Bishops used both but did not form ally join the congregation . Mis Bishop had been member of the Congregation alist church but was dawn towards th C. of They did not use the Papanui C. of E. Church because they thought it was too murch of a lass church. Rebecca wife of James was the dean of John + . Tanner who were religious people . John Tanner had been caught by the press are in a bakers shop and had served six years in the nay and had then ben taken prisoner of war and had spent he years in a prison camp.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 454 , James Bishop 4 Hs doo early His heath was affected and he died early . Rabid was they og0un gest of his thee daus. 4 grandsons carried his coffin. James d. at Bishops Rd. 1.11.10 aged 84 Rebecca d. 7.12.13 aged 88. Between there time in the cot cottage and settling at Harewood ther spent some time in the wo wind mill Rd. family James b. 6.10.48 marr Ann Bundle qv. Robert b. 10.7.5 11 Annie Laura coombes - no family q.v. William b. 5. 1.524. d. 11.9.84 of tip phoe in married. Frederick Alfred b. 27.2.57 marr. Eliz. Grant. Rebecca Sarah d. 15.8.195 1 aged 91 LT. 1.8.11.10.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer