James BIRD (Abt 1786-Bef 1851)

Sarah (Abt 1778-)

Henry BIRD (Abt 1809-1886)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Mary Anne COOK Richard Henry BIRD+ Thirza BIRD+ George Wilder BIRD James BIRD Sarah Ann BIRD Walter BIRD Ellen Jane BIRD+ Henry BIRD 2 3 4 5 6 7 Born: Abt 1809, Fairstead, Essex 3 4 5 6 7 Christened: 9 May 1809, Fairstead, Essex 8 Marriage: Mary Anne COOK on 30 Sep 1833 in All Saints Church, Writtle, Essex 1 Died: 21 Feb 1886, Highwood, Writtle, Essex aged about 77 9 10    Cause of his death was Morbus Cordis, many years.9    Ancestral File Number: K697-ZV.   Events • On 6 Jun 1841 Henry appeared on the census in Rainsford End, Chelmsford, Essex as a 30-year-old brick maker but may have been between 30 and 35. 3 • On 30 Mar 1851 he appeared on the census in Broomfield, Essex as a 41-year-old brick maker and farm labourer. 4 • On 2 Oct 1854 his son Richard's marriage certificate said he was a labourer. 11 • On 7 Apr 1861 Henry appeared on the census at Chelmsford Road, Blackmore, Essex as a 51-year-old agricultural labourer. 5 • On 2 Apr 1871 he appeared on the census in Broomfield, Essex as a 61-year-old milkman. 6 • On 3 Apr 1881 Henry appeared on the census at 6 Hollow Lane, Broomfield, Essex as a 72-year-old farm labourer. 7 • His death was registered during the quarter ended Mar 1886 at the Chelmsford registration district, with GRO reference vol 4a, page 253 Age given as 76, which suggests his birth was in 1810. 10 Henry married Mary Anne COOK on 30 Sep 1833 in All Saints Church, Writtle, Essex.1 (Mary Anne COOK was born about 1812 in Halstead, Essex 3 4 5 6 7 and died about 1884 in Chelmsford, Essex 12.)

1 Wendy Hibbitt, Writtle Archives.

2 "International Genealogical Index," database,  (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Feb 2010), British Isles Region, entry for George Bird and Martha Billing, marriage 10 Feb 1880, Banstead, Surrey, England; , batch no. I021913.

3 1841 Census of England, Chelmsford, folio 8, page 9, Henry Bird; digital images(http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 14 Nov 2012); citing PRO HO 107/325/9.

4 1851 Census of England, Broomfield, folio 153, page 1, Henry Bird; digital images(www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 14 Nov 2012); citing PRO HO 107/1776.

5 1861 Census of England, Broomfield, folio 126, page 3, Henry Bird; digital images(www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 14 Nov 2012); citing PRO RG 9/1080.

6 1871 Census of England, Broomfield, folio 125, page 9, Henry Bird; digital images(www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 14 Nov 2012); citing PRO RG 10/1663.

7 1881 Census of England, Broomfield, folio 121, page 6, Henry Bird; digital images(www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 14 Nov 2012); citing PRO RG 11/1764.

8 "International Genealogical Index," database,  (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 30 May 2005), British Isles Region, entry for Henry Bird, christening 9 May 1809, Fairstead, Essex, England; citing FHL microfilm 0,962,701, item 4 (Transcript of Fairstead parish registers, 1538-1840 Strutt, Charles R), batch no. P020501.

9 Death Certificate - Henry Bird.

10 "FreeBMD Death records," database(http://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 28 May 2013), entry for Henry Bird aged 76, volume 4a, page 253, Mar quarter 1886, Chelmsford district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes.

11 England and Wales, marriage certificate for Richard Bird and Mary Ann Rolfe, married Oct 2nd 1854; citing 4a/245/70, Dec quarter 1854, Chelmsford registration district; General Register Office, Southport.

12 "FreeBMD Death records," database(http://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 28 May 2013), entry for Mary Ann Bird aged 72, volume 4a, page 223, Sep quarter 1884, Chelmsford district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes.