Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
Sir William Bishop, The Elder
1570 - 1634 (63 years)
Generation: 1
1. Sir William Bishop, The Elder was born on 16 Jun 1570 in Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland (son of Sir Knight James BISHOP and Lady Mary Hudson); died in 1634 in Currie, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Currie, Midlothia, Scotland. William married Elizabeth Ramsay on 13 Sep 1598 in West Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir James George Ramsay of Cockpen and Elizabeth Ramsay) was born about 1570 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 19 Jun 1634 in Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Currie Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- John Bishop, Captain was born in 1590 in London, England; died on 23 Sep 1658 in Charles City Co., VA.
- James BISHOP was born in 1591 in Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland; died in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
- Elizabeth Bishop was born in 1593 in Scotland.
- Captain John Bishop was born in 1612 in Lothian, Scotland; died in Apr 1655 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.
2. Sir Knight James BISHOP was born in 1540 in Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1577 in West Lothian, Scotland (murdered by Thomas Henderson). Sir + Lady Mary Hudson. Lady was born in 1545 in Scotland; died on 14 May 1600 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Lady Mary Hudson was born in 1545 in Scotland; died on 14 May 1600 in Scotland. Children:
- 1. Sir William Bishop, The Elder was born on 16 Jun 1570 in Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland; died in 1634 in Currie, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Currie, Midlothia, Scotland.