rector of Singleton and vicar of East Dean
Publications
Renewal of Singleton Church Tower Joists and Floor in 1973 and Brief of 1632, by John H. Bishop, published 1974 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 112, shorter notice, p.164) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5960] & The Keep [LIB/500317] & S.A.S. library
Journal of William Rowsell, by John H. Bishop, published June 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 5, article, pp.117-120) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:William Rowsell, ninth child and sixth son of Samuel and Sarah Rowsell was born in 1812 and was almost twenty years old when he began this journal.
Some Points from Selham Parish Registers, 1565-1837, by John H. Bishop, published July 1977 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 8, article, p.18) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/8] & The Keep [LIB/500479]
The 'Heaven-Born' of West Dean, by J. H. Bishop, published September 1978 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 11, article, p.13) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/11] & The Keep [LIB/500479]
The Dedication of Singleton Church, by Michael Hare and John Bishop, published 1980 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 118, historical note, pp.385-387) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7805] & The Keep [LIB/500305] & S.A.S. library
A Sussex Prep School in the First World War, by John H. Bishop, published September 1980 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 5, article, pp.150-153) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:The author's reminiscences of his time at Eastfield House, Ditchling
Parsons & Pluralities: Some Points from Selham Registers, 1565-1837, by John H. Bishop, published December 1980 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 6, article, pp.190-191) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
A Farmer's Grandson during the Great War, by John Bishop, published June 1981 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 8, article, pp.253-254) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:My grandfather, James Stacey, who bought Swanborough Manor in 1901, never had a car. He would go to Lewes or elsewhere in his trap . . .
The Strange Case of Thomas Lillywhite - Was He a Smuggler?, by John Bishop, published September 1981 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 9, article, pp.282-286) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:In the burial register of Rogate Church on the Sussex-Hampshire border under the date of 16 September, 1748, is written: 'William Galley a customs house officer of Southampton supposed to be murdered by a party of smugglers and found buried in Rogate Common received Christian burial'.
The Subdeanery Parish of Chichester, by J. H. Bishop, published 1982 (pamphlet, Chichester Diocesan Fund & Board of Finance) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8383] & West Sussex Libraries
The Fighting Blacksmith of East Dean: William Peachey, Roundhead Trooper & Sword-maker, by John Bishop, published September 1982 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 3, article, pp.91-94) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
William Peachey's Swords, by John Bishop, published December 1982 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 4, article, pp.112-115) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
A History of Summersdale [Chichester], by Rev John H Bishop, published 1984 (booklet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8907][Lib 8969] & West Sussex Libraries
A Sussex Pot-Pourri, by John H. Bishop, published 1986 (published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9699] & West Sussex Libraries
Contains the following articles:
- The Subdeanery Parish of Chichester
- The History of Summersdale
- Parish Registers, Singleton Church
- The Civil War Swordmaker
Tudor Parham, by John H. Bishop, published May 1986 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 34, article, p.1) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/34] & The Keep [LIB/500481]
Archdeaconry of Chichester: Court Detention Lists, by J. H. Bishop, published December 1986 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 7 no. 3, article, pp.85-86) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10461] & The Keep [LIB/501259] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Chichester Archdeaconry Detection Lists, by John H. Bishop, published January 1987 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 36, article, p.1) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/36] & The Keep [LIB/500482]
Burpham Parish: Setting of the Bounds 1705 and 1711, by The Rev. J. H. Bishop, published June 1987 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 7 no. 5, article, pp.202-203) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10461] & The Keep [LIB/501259] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Vagabonds at Slinfold, by John Bishop, published March 1988 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 1, article, p.13) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Singleton Church Tower, by John H. Bishop, published 1989 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 127, note, pp.70-71) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10604] & The Keep [LIB/500302] & S.A.S. library
Bride Knights, by John H. Bishop, published September 1989 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 44, article, p.1) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/44] & The Keep [LIB/500482]
17th Century Problems at Fittleworth, by John H. Bishop, published September 1989 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 44, article, p.32) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/44] & The Keep [LIB/500482]
Chichester Archdeaconry Court Detection Lists, 1606-1609, by John H. Bishop, published October 1993 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 52, article, p.5) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/52] & The Keep [LIB/500483]
Some lighter moments in Chichester Archdeaconry Court, by John H. Bishop, published April 1995 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 55, article, p.20) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/55] & The Keep [LIB/500483]