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Edward Bird 1511 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1511

Birth Location: Melbourn, Cambridgeshre, England

Death Date: February 1587

Death Location: Freeby, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England

Father: Thomas Bird

Mother: Margaret Dodd

Spouse(s): Susannah Ellis

Children(s): Richard Penrett

Edward Bird was born in 1511 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshre, England, the child of Thomas Bird and Margaret Hannah Dodd. Edward Bird married Susannah Ellis, and had children including Richard John Byrd of Penrett. Edward Bird passed away in 1587 in Freeby, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Bird was born in 1511 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshre, England, the child of Thomas Bird and Margaret Hannah Dodd.
  • Edward Bird married Susannah Ellis, and had children including Richard John Byrd of Penrett.
  • Edward Bird passed away in 1587 in Freeby, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bird
1480 – 1558
Birth Location: Broxton, Utkinton, Cheshire, England
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Margaret Dodd
1486 – 1550
Birth Location: Kent England
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Ellis
1514 – 1586
Birth Location: Melton, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

Richard Penrett
1531 – 1587
Birth Location: Freeby, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England
RP

Edward Bird's Ancestors

Self
Edward Bird
1511 – 1587
Birth Place: Melbourn, Cambridgeshre, England
Parents
Thomas Bird
1480 – 1558
Broxton, Utkinton, Cheshire, England
Margaret (Hannah) Dodd
1486 – 1550
Kent England
Grandparents
John Dodd
1475 – 1559
Francis Holten
1476 – 1560
Westminster Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Bird's Descendants

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Edward Bird (1511 – February 1587) m. Susannah Ellis (1514 – 1586)
  1. 1. Richard (John Byrd of) Penrett (1531 – 1587) m. Elizabeth Holland (1549 – 1581)
    1. 1. Thomas Beard (Nov 1578 – Apr 1623) m. Mary Ferchall (1575 – 03 March 1663)
      1. 1. William (Thomas Bird) (England) (1598 – 10 Aug 1662) m. Mary (Belden) (England) (1600 – 03 Mar 1664)
        1. 1. Hannah (Grendon) Jennings (Mar 1630 – 1690) m. William Butler (1615 – 1663)

Edward Bird's Timeline

2 Records

1511
1511
Birth of Edward Bird in Melbourn, Cambridgeshre, England
Melbourn, Cambridgeshre, England
1587
February 1587
Age 76
Death of Edward Bird in Freeby, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England
Freeby, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Melbourn, Cambridgeshre, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1587
    Event Place: Freeby, Melton Borough, Leicestershire, England
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