Thomas Edwin Bishop

[Morris Dancer]

Trying to find out more about Thomas Edwin Bishop whose parents were John Bishop (boatman at time of their marriage, full age living at Aston Road, Duddeston, Nechells, Birmingham) and Sarah Ann Godfery
(Godfrey?) Their fathers were Joseph Bishop Labourer and William Godfery Boatman
Can't find him on the 1851 or 1861 census, father a boatman so maybe moving around on the canal?
1871 census Cook Street, Linthorpe, Yorkshire, age 26, marr, born Arbon (sic) Staffordshire, Labourer in ironworks
1881 census Bearwood Road. Harbourne, Staffordshire,  Age 37, marr. born Harbourne Staffordshire, Labourer Forge(Iron) Dead by 1891.
Thomas Edwin Bishop married Lucy Rudge and they had 8 children, one of which was my Gt. Grandfather Walter Samuel Bishop.

[mosiefish]

Hi,

A very warm welcome to Rootschat.

I wonder if this is father John and son Thomas in the 1861 census. 

Boats on Canal, Tipton, Staffordshire

John Bishop, Head, Mar, 60?, Boatman, Stratford on Avon
Thos Bishop, 16, Boatman Assistant, Birmingham (yeh I know)
Willm Fletcher, 10, Boatman Assistant, Birmingham

RG9/2043 folio 70 page 49.

Regards,
Mo

[Morris Dancer]

Thanks Mo, he looks a likely candidate, he is the right age.