The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Leonard (Leonard) Bishop 
Birthca 1883, Kent, England
Death10 Jan 1962, Auckland, New Zealand
Burial13 Jan 1962, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, NZ
OccupationCarpenter
Misc. Notes
Name from birth search of daughter on the New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
1922/28941. Bishop, Gwendolin Gladys. Mother: Gwendolin. Father: Leonard
Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
1915/7396. Bride: Gwendolin Murdoch. Groom: Leonard Bishop
Full date of marriage of 25 November 1915 from further searching in December 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
New first given name of “William”, occupation, from the New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Supplementary Roll 1931, found in December 2023:
Bishop, William Leonard, 54 Bright Street, carpenter
Bishop, Gwendolin, 54 Bright Street, married
Year and country of death, estimated year of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
1962/31053. Bishop, William Leonard. Died age 79Y [Therefore born circa 1883]
Full date of death of 10 January 1962 from further searching in December 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Date of death confirmed, date of cremation and ashes scattered, from the Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland Cremations records, page 683 found in December 2023:
24343 BISHOP, William Leonard, Retired Carpenter, 8 Hulse Avenue, New Lynn, 79 years, died 10.1.1962, cremated 12.1.1962, scattered 13.1.1962
Place of birth and death, photo, from Find a Grave website found in December 2023:
Name: William Leonard Bishop
Birth Year: 1883
Birth Place: Kent, England
Death Date: 10 January 1962
Death Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Cemetery: Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium
Burial or Cremation Place: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse: Gwendoline Bishop
Occupation: Carpenter
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201241087/william-leonard-bishop
1922/28941. Bishop, Gwendolin Gladys. Mother: Gwendolin. Father: Leonard
Year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
1915/7396. Bride: Gwendolin Murdoch. Groom: Leonard Bishop
Full date of marriage of 25 November 1915 from further searching in December 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
New first given name of “William”, occupation, from the New Zealand Electoral Roll - Auckland Central Supplementary Roll 1931, found in December 2023:
Bishop, William Leonard, 54 Bright Street, carpenter
Bishop, Gwendolin, 54 Bright Street, married
Year and country of death, estimated year of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
1962/31053. Bishop, William Leonard. Died age 79Y [Therefore born circa 1883]
Full date of death of 10 January 1962 from further searching in December 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Date of death confirmed, date of cremation and ashes scattered, from the Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland Cremations records, page 683 found in December 2023:
24343 BISHOP, William Leonard, Retired Carpenter, 8 Hulse Avenue, New Lynn, 79 years, died 10.1.1962, cremated 12.1.1962, scattered 13.1.1962
Place of birth and death, photo, from Find a Grave website found in December 2023:
Name: William Leonard Bishop
Birth Year: 1883
Birth Place: Kent, England
Death Date: 10 January 1962
Death Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Cemetery: Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium
Burial or Cremation Place: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse: Gwendoline Bishop
Occupation: Carpenter
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201241087/william-leonard-bishop