Sir William Bishop, The Elder^{[1, 2]}

1570 - 1634  (63 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

Sir Knight James BISHOP

1540 - 1577  (37 years)

Birth	1540	Midlothian, Scotland
Died	1577	West Lothian, Scotland (murdered by Thomas Henderson)
	Age: 36-37
Family	Lady Mary Hudson,   b. 1545, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Sir William Bishop, The Elder,   b. 16 Jun 1570, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland

Lady Mary Hudson

1545 - 1600  (55 years)

Birth	1545	Scotland
Died	14 May 1600	Scotland
	Age: 54-55
Family	Sir Knight James BISHOP,   b. 1540, Midlothian, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Sir William Bishop, The Elder,   b. 16 Jun 1570, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Ramsay

Abt 1570 - 1634  (64 years)

Birth	Abt 1570	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Died	19 Jun 1634	Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
	Age: 63-64
Buried	Currie Edinburgh, Midlothia, Scotland
Father	Sir James George Ramsay of Cockpen,   b. Abt 1543, Dalhousie, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, Europe
Mother	Elizabeth Ramsay,   b. Abt 1552, Clatto. St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland
Family	Sir William Bishop, The Elder,   b. 16 Jun 1570, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Married	13 Sep 1598	West Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland
Children	+ 1. John Bishop, Captain,   b. 1590, London, England   2. James BISHOP,   b. 1591, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland   3. Elizabeth Bishop,   b. 1593, Scotland   4. Captain John Bishop,   b. 1612, Lothian, Scotland

John Bishop, Captain

1590 - 1658  (68 years)

Birth	1590	London, England
Died	23 Sep 1658	Charles City Co., VA
Father	Sir William Bishop, The Elder,   b. 16 Jun 1570, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Ramsay,   b. Abt 1570, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Married	13 Sep 1598	West Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland
Family	Elizabeth Booker,   b. Abt 1602, Surrey, England
Married	Abt 1632
Children	1. John Bishop, Jr.,   b. Abt 1635   2. William Bishop,   b. Abt 1638   3. Ann Bishop,   b. 1638, James City, Virginia, United States   4. Elizabeth Bishop,   b. Abt 1639 + 5. Mary Bishop,   b. Abt 1642, Charles City Co., VA   6. Edmond Bishop,   b. Abt 1646

James BISHOP

1591 -

Birth	1591	Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Died	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Father	Sir William Bishop, The Elder,   b. 16 Jun 1570, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Ramsay,   b. Abt 1570, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Married	13 Sep 1598	West Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Bishop

1593 -

Birth	1593	Scotland
Father	Sir William Bishop, The Elder,   b. 16 Jun 1570, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Ramsay,   b. Abt 1570, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Married	13 Sep 1598	West Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland

Captain John Bishop

1612 - 1655  (43 years)

Birth	1612	Lothian, Scotland
Died	Apr 1655	Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
	Age: 42-43
Father	Sir William Bishop, The Elder,   b. 16 Jun 1570, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth Ramsay,   b. Abt 1570, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Married	13 Sep 1598	West Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland

• Name	William Bishop
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	The Elder
  Birth	16 Jun 1570	Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1634	Currie, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Age: 63-64
  Burial	Currie, Midlothia, Scotland
  Person ID	I500604	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir Knight James BISHOP,   b. 1540, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1577, West Lothian, Scotland (murdered by Thomas Henderson) (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Lady Mary Hudson,   b. 1545, Scotland d. 14 May 1600, Scotland (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F501101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ramsay,   b. Abt 1570, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 19 Jun 1634, Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1598	West Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland
  Children	+ 1. John Bishop, Captain,   b. 1590, London, England d. 23 Sep 1658, Charles City Co., VA (Age 68 years)   2. James BISHOP,   b. 1591, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland d. Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   3. Elizabeth Bishop,   b. 1593, Scotland   4. Captain John Bishop,   b. 1612, Lothian, Scotland d. Apr 1655, Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F500602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S500012] SheNewt, Newton Web Site, 31 Mar 2016, William Sir Knight of West Lothian, Scotland Bishop (Reliability: 3). Added via an Instant Discovery™ [S500024] Jimmy Shelton, Shelton Web Site, 7 Jun 2016, Sir William Bishop, The Elder (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match