Joseph Bishop
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2026 2:44 pm
Private 24388 Joseph Bishop
Abt 1880 - 24/3/1918 (37)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/bishop-joseph
Dob abt 1880 West Bromwich
Baptism -
Parents Joseph Bishop & Emma Allen
Parents Marriage (Look up reqested)
ALLEN Emma
BISHOP Nehemiah
1881 Dudley, St Thomas
Dudley Register Office 204/036/210
Census attribution was provided to Tipton Remembers by a family member.
1891 12 Ryder Street, Greets Green, West Bromwich, Staffs.
Joseph Bishop (30, Iron Puddler, born West Bromwich), his wife Emma (27, born West Bromwich), and their 5 children: Joseph (10, Scholar, born West Bromwich), William (8, Scholar, born West Bromwich), Eliza (6, Scholar, born West Bromwich), Gertrude (4, born West Bromwich), and Sarah (7 months, born West Bromwich).
1891 12 Ryder Street, Greets Green, West Bromwich, Staffs.
Joseph Bishop (30, Iron Puddler, born West Bromwich), his wife Emma (27, born West Bromwich), and their 5 children: Joseph (10, Scholar, born West Bromwich), William (8, Scholar, born West Bromwich), Eliza (6, Scholar, born West Bromwich), Gertrude (4, born West Bromwich), and Sarah (7 months, born West Bromwich).
1901 Tipton Remembers Cannot trace the Bishop family.
Marriage
25/12/1904 Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 407
Marriage date 25 Dec 1904
Groom forename Joseph
Groom surname BISHOP
Groom age 24
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boatman
Groom abode Aston St
Bride forename Caroline
Bride surname BUNCE
Bride age 19
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Aston St
Groom father forename Joseph
Groom father surname BISHOP
Groom father occupation Iron worker
Bride father forename David
Bride father surname BUNCE
Bride father occupation Iron worker
Witness1 W. ARDEN
Witness2 Mary Ann WELCH
Notes Witness 2 signs by mark
Tipton
1911 3 Grove Row, Toll End, Staffs.
Joseph Bishop (29, Canal Boatman, born West Bromwich), his wife Caroline (26, born Tipton), and their only child: Elizabeth (6, born Tipton).
WW1 Records
Private 24388 Joseph Bishop
Killed in Action on Sunday, 24th March 1918, age 37.
Commemorated on Bay 5 and 6 of Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France.
11th Bn., Cheshire Regiment. 75th Brigade of 25th Division.
Born: West Bromwich, Enlisted: Ellesmere Port, Resident: Unknown.
First landed France & Flanders, 26th September 1915.
Medal entitlement: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Relation to Soldier
Joseph Bishop
Caroline Bishop Widow 3/12/1886
Elizabeth Ann Bishop Child 14/3/1905
Toll End Tipton
Dod 24/3/1918 (37) KIA France
Burial Private 24388 Joseph Bishop has no known grave
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/741016/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124 ... eph-bishop
Commemorated on Bay 5 and 6 of Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France.
Commemorated on the Tipton Library Memorial.
Any other info
Abt 1880 - 24/3/1918 (37)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/bishop-joseph
Dob abt 1880 West Bromwich
Baptism -
Parents Joseph Bishop & Emma Allen
Parents Marriage (Look up reqested)
ALLEN Emma
BISHOP Nehemiah
1881 Dudley, St Thomas
Dudley Register Office 204/036/210
Census attribution was provided to Tipton Remembers by a family member.
1891 12 Ryder Street, Greets Green, West Bromwich, Staffs.
Joseph Bishop (30, Iron Puddler, born West Bromwich), his wife Emma (27, born West Bromwich), and their 5 children: Joseph (10, Scholar, born West Bromwich), William (8, Scholar, born West Bromwich), Eliza (6, Scholar, born West Bromwich), Gertrude (4, born West Bromwich), and Sarah (7 months, born West Bromwich).
1891 12 Ryder Street, Greets Green, West Bromwich, Staffs.
Joseph Bishop (30, Iron Puddler, born West Bromwich), his wife Emma (27, born West Bromwich), and their 5 children: Joseph (10, Scholar, born West Bromwich), William (8, Scholar, born West Bromwich), Eliza (6, Scholar, born West Bromwich), Gertrude (4, born West Bromwich), and Sarah (7 months, born West Bromwich).
1901 Tipton Remembers Cannot trace the Bishop family.
Marriage
25/12/1904 Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 407
Marriage date 25 Dec 1904
Groom forename Joseph
Groom surname BISHOP
Groom age 24
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boatman
Groom abode Aston St
Bride forename Caroline
Bride surname BUNCE
Bride age 19
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Aston St
Groom father forename Joseph
Groom father surname BISHOP
Groom father occupation Iron worker
Bride father forename David
Bride father surname BUNCE
Bride father occupation Iron worker
Witness1 W. ARDEN
Witness2 Mary Ann WELCH
Notes Witness 2 signs by mark
Tipton
1911 3 Grove Row, Toll End, Staffs.
Joseph Bishop (29, Canal Boatman, born West Bromwich), his wife Caroline (26, born Tipton), and their only child: Elizabeth (6, born Tipton).
WW1 Records
Private 24388 Joseph Bishop
Killed in Action on Sunday, 24th March 1918, age 37.
Commemorated on Bay 5 and 6 of Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France.
11th Bn., Cheshire Regiment. 75th Brigade of 25th Division.
Born: West Bromwich, Enlisted: Ellesmere Port, Resident: Unknown.
First landed France & Flanders, 26th September 1915.
Medal entitlement: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Relation to Soldier
Joseph Bishop
Caroline Bishop Widow 3/12/1886
Elizabeth Ann Bishop Child 14/3/1905
Toll End Tipton
Dod 24/3/1918 (37) KIA France
Burial Private 24388 Joseph Bishop has no known grave
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/741016/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124 ... eph-bishop
Commemorated on Bay 5 and 6 of Arras Memorial, Pas De Calais, France.
Commemorated on the Tipton Library Memorial.
Any other info