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Leslie William Bird 1895–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1895

Birth Location: Stapenhill, Derby, England

Death Date: 20 May 1973

Death Location: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: George Bird

Mother: Florence Lexter

Spouse(s): Margaret Medd, Nora Keely

Children(s): Lester Bird, Florence Bird, John Bird, Margaret Bird, Derek Bird

Leslie William Bird was born in 1895 in Stapenhill, Derby, England, the child of George Henry Bird And Florence Anne Lexter. In 1901, Leslie William Bird resided in Stapenhill, Staffordshire, England. Leslie William Bird married Margaret Julia Medd, Nora M Keely, and had children including Derek Bird, Florence Lily Bird, John Leslie Bird, Lester George Bennison Bird, Margaret Bird. Leslie William Bird passed away in 1973 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • Leslie William Bird was born in 1895 in Stapenhill, Derby, England, the child of George Henry Bird And Florence Anne Lexter.
  • In 1901, Leslie William Bird resided in Stapenhill, Staffordshire, England.
  • Leslie William Bird married Margaret Julia Medd, Nora M Keely, and had children including Derek Bird, Florence Lily Bird, John Leslie Bird, Lester George Bennison Bird, Margaret Bird.
  • Leslie William Bird passed away in 1973 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bird
1871–1951
Birth Location: Repton, Derbyshire, England
GB
Florence Lexter
1871–
Birth Location: Stapenhill, Derby, England
FL

Spouses(s)

Margaret Medd
1898–1943
Birth Location: Doncaster, Borough of Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
MM
Nora Keely
1905–1986
Birth Location: –
NK

Children(s)

Lester Bird
1919–1997
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Florence Bird
1915–1991
Birth Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
FB
John Bird
1917–2001
Birth Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
JB
Margaret Bird
1933–2011
Birth Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire
MB
Derek Bird
1927–2008
Birth Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire
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Leslie Bird's Ancestors

Self
Leslie Bird
1895–1973
Birth Place: Stapenhill, Derby, England
Parents
George Henry Bird
1871–1951
Repton, Derbyshire, England
Florence (Anne) Lexter
1871–
Stapenhill, Derby, England
Grandparents
Henry Bird
1825–1905
Repton, Derbyshire, England
Rebecca Yates
1829–1900
Branstone, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Yates
1798–1866
Happelinah Peace
1796–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Yates
1767–1846
Rebeckah Ford
1767–1834
Ann Peace
1776–

Leslie Bird's Descendants

1.
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Leslie (William) Bird (4 Mar 1895–20 May 1973) m. Margaret (Julia) Medd (10 Jun 1898–10 August 1943) m. Nora (M) Keely (5 Feb 1905–May 1986)
  1. 1. Lester (George Bennison) Bird 1919–1997 m. Joyce O'neill 1923–2014
    1. 1. John (Lester) Bird 1945–2014
  2. 2. Florence (Lily) Bird 1915–1991
  3. 3. John (Leslie) Bird 1917–2001 m. Lilian Ruddleston 1919–2005
    1. 1. Anthony (Bennison) Bird 1940–2001
  4. 4. Margaret Bird 1933–2011 m. David (Edward) Burrough 1934–2024
  5. 5. Derek Bird 1927–2008

Leslie Bird's Timeline

8 Records

1895
4 Mar 1895
Birth of Leslie William Bird in Stapenhill, Derby, England
Stapenhill, Derby, England
1895
31 Mar 1895
Leslie William Bird was baptized in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1901
1901
Age 6
Leslie William Bird resided here in Stapenhill, Staffordshire, England
Stapenhill, Staffordshire, England
1911
1911
Age 16
Leslie William Bird resided here in Balby with Hexthorpe, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
Balby with Hexthorpe, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
1915
April 1915
Age 20
Leslie William Bird was married in Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
1920
1920
Age 25
Leslie William Bird resided here in Don Valley, West Yorkshire, England
Don Valley, West Yorkshire, England
1939
1939
Age 44
Leslie William Bird resided here in Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1973
20 May 1973
Age 78
Death of Leslie William Bird in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Stapenhill, Derby, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8c; Page: 1226
    [3] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2647; Folio: 45; Page: 7
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [5] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1013494d
    [6] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1915
    Event Place: Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Stapenhill, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2647; Folio: 45; Page: 7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Balby with Hexthorpe, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Don Valley, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Yorkshire (West Riding), England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1013494d

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1973
    Event Place: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8c; Page: 1226
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