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Ernest Charles James Woodford Birch 1857 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1857

Birth Location: Trincomalee, Celon

Death Date: 17 Dec 1929

Death Location: Bexhill, Sussex, England

Father: James Birch

Mother: Emily Kelley

Spouse(s): Margaret Niven

Children(s): Agnes Birch

The story of Ernest Charles James Woodford Birch CMG (Sir) began in 1857 in Trincomalee, Celon. Ernest Charles James Woodford Birch CMG (Sir) married Margaret Jane Niven, and had children including Agnes Winifred Birch. Ernest Charles James Woodford Birch CMG (Sir) passed away in 1929 in Bexhill, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Charles James Woodford Birch CMG (Sir) began in 1857 in Trincomalee, Celon.
  • Ernest Charles James Woodford Birch CMG (Sir) married Margaret Jane Niven, and had children including Agnes Winifred Birch.
  • Ernest Charles James Woodford Birch CMG (Sir) passed away in 1929 in Bexhill, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Birch
1826 – 1875
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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Emily Kelley
1833 – 1870
Birth Location: Castlerae, Co Roscommon, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Niven
1856 –
Birth Location: Singapore
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Children(s)

Agnes Birch
1890 – 1963
Birth Location: Malay Settlements, Singapore
AB

Ernest Birch's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Birch
1857 – 1929
Birth Place: Trincomalee, Celon
Parents
James Wheeler Woodford Birch
1826 – 1875
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Emily (Maria Cambell) Kelley
1833 – 1870
Castlerae, Co Roscommon, Ireland
Grandparents
Luke Kelley
1804 – 1842
Kilkevin, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
Mary (Emily) Shuttleworth
1811 – 1905
Barking, St Margaret, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Shuttleworth
1761 – 1825
Sarah Bradley
1771 – 1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shuttleworth
1734 –
Sarah Napper
1734 – 1772

Ernest Birch's Descendants

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Ernest (Charles James Woodford) Birch (29 Apr 1857 – 17 Dec 1929) m. Margaret (Jane) Niven (2 Sep 1856 – )
  1. 1. Agnes (Winifred) Birch (27 May 1890 – 3 Dec 1963) m. Ronald (Jasper) Cargill (27 Apr 1881 – 16 Dec 1937)
    1. 1. Margaret (Winifred Joan) Cargill (21 Sep 1911 – 9 Sep 2010) m. Raymond (Clive) Jackman (13 Aug 1910 – 10 Nov 1995)
      1. 1. Bruce (Clive) Jackman (03 Oct 1940 – ) m. Carol (Ray) Mainprise-King (20 Apr 1945 – )
        1. 1. Toby (Clive M) Jackman (Apr 1970 – ) m. Karen (Jane) Lilly

Ernest Birch's Timeline

2 Records

1857
29 Apr 1857
Birth of Ernest Charles James Woodford Birch CMG (Sir) in Trincomalee, Celon
Trincomalee, Celon
1929
17 Dec 1929
Age 72
Death of Ernest Charles James Woodford Birch CMG (Sir) in Bexhill, Sussex, England
Bexhill, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1857
    Event Place: Trincomalee, Celon

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1929
    Event Place: Bexhill, Sussex, England
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