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William H. Bird 1510 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1586

Death Location: Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas LeBird

Mother: Margaret Dodd

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bodilly

Children(s): Elizabeth Bird, Richard Bird, Richard Bird, Joanne Bird, Thomas Bird, Prudence Bird

The story of William H. Bird began in 1510 in Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. William H. Bird married Elizabeth Bodilly, and had children including Elizabeth Bird, Richard William Bird, Richard William Bird, Joanne Bird, Thomas Bird, Prudence Bird. William H. Bird passed away in 1586 in Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William H. Bird began in 1510 in Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William H. Bird married Elizabeth Bodilly, and had children including Elizabeth Bird, Richard William Bird, Richard William Bird, Joanne Bird, Thomas Bird, Prudence Bird.
  • William H. Bird passed away in 1586 in Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas LeBird
1468 – 1558
Birth Location: Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Dodd
1486 – 1550
Birth Location: Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bodilly
1514 – 1586
Birth Location: Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bird
1530 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
EB
Richard Bird
1531 – 1587
Birth Location: Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Bird
1533 – 1622
Birth Location: Northam, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Joanne Bird
1534 –
Birth Location: Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Bird
1536 – 1587
Birth Location: Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Prudence Bird
1548 – 1609
Birth Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
PB

William Bird's Ancestors

Self
William Bird
1510 – 1586
Birth Place: Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas LeBird
1468 – 1558
Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Dodd
1486 – 1550
Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Le) Byrd
1430 – 1485
Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Cicely Dutton
1434 – 1483
Hatton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (William) Dodd
1440 – 1489
Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margery Crue
1438 –
Crewe, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Bird
1408 – 1477
Winifred Raley
1416 – 1477
William Dodd
1465 – 1530
John Crue
1420 –
John Crue
1420 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tomelyn Bird
1380 – 1440
Phillippa Bostock
1395 – 1430
Adam Raley
1400 –
Adam Raley
1402 –
Hugo Dodd
1425 – 1470
Anne Cloverley
1435 – 1500

William Bird's Descendants

1.
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William (H.) Bird (1510 – 1586) m. Elizabeth Bodilly (1514 – 18 JUN 1586)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bird (1530 – )
  2. 2. Richard (William) Bird (1531 – 2 FEB 1587) m. Joanne Mitchell (1 JUL 1554 – 1566)
    1. 1. Robert Bird (1555 – 18 JUL 1622) m. Amy Hill (1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy Hill (1547 – 19 APR 1625) m. Alice Collicet (1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy Hill (25 MAY 1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy Hill (1564 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy (Hill) Cleaver (ABT 1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy Hill (25 MAY 1565 – 19 APR 1625)
    2. 2. Robert Bird (1555 – 18 JUL 1622) m. Amy Hill (1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Alice Collicet (1565 – 19 APR 1625)
      1. 1. Miss Bird (ABT 1598 – ) m. William Mason (ABT 1594 – ) m. Richard Green (ABT 1594 – 2 APR 1621)
      2. 2. Olive Bird (1584 – 27 NOV 1631) m. John (Creel) Crow (16 AUG 1561 – 23 MAR 1631) m. John Crow (16 AUG 1561 – 23 MAR 1611)
      3. 3. George Bird (ABT 1587 – )
      4. 4. Dorothy Bird (25 MAY 1588 – 2 AUG 1676) m. Thomas (J.) Lord (1585 – 1678)
    3. 3. Robert Bird (ABT 1555 – 18 JUL 1622) m. Alice Collicet (1565 – 19 APR 1625)
      1. 1. Ferris (( Parris)) Bird (1585 – 2 AUG 1676) m. George Tight (ABT 1583 – ) m. George (or Thomas) Tight (ABT 1583 – BEF 1622)
      2. 2. Perris(Parris) Bird (1585 – 2 AUG 1676) m. George (or Thomas) Tight (ABT 1583 – BEF 1622)
      3. 3. Perry Bird (ABT 1587 – ) m. George (Fight Or) Fite (ABT 1583 – )
      4. 4. Dorothy Bulkeley (25 MAY 1588 – 2 AUG 1676) m. Thomas (J.) Lord (29 APR 1585 – 17 MAY 1678)
        1. 1. Richard Lord (5 JAN 1611 – 10 MAY 1662) m. Sarah Graves (1615 – 1 SEP 1676)
        2. 2. Ann Lord (18 SEP 1614 – 4 SEP 1688) m. Thomas Stanton (30 JUL 1616 – 2 DEC 1677)
        3. 3. Anna Lord (18 SEP 1614 – 4 SEP 1688)
        4. 4. Louisa Lord (9 FEB 1615 – 9 FEB 1686)
        5. 5. Thomas Lord (NOV 1616 – 28 OCT 1661) m. Hannah Thurston (ABT 1610 – 28 OCT 1688)
        6. 6. Rachael Lord (ABT 1617 – 9 FEB 1685) m. William Barnes (1610 – 14 MAR 1696) m. William Barnes (1615 – 14 MAR 1697)
        7. 7. Robert Lord (1620 – 1678)
        8. 8. John Lord (21 JAN 1624 – 1692) m. Adrean Baysey (ABT 1627 – ABT 1670)
        9. 9. Irene Lord (30 NOV 1626 – 8 JAN 1690)
        10. 10. Aymie Lord (30 NOV 1626 – 8 JAN 1691) m. John Gilbert (9 JAN 1620 – 29 DEC 1690)
        11. 11. Dorothy Lord (1629 – 3 JAN 1657) m. John Ingersoll (SEP 1626 – 2 SEP 1684) m. John Ingersoll (1615 – 1684)
        12. 12. Annie Lord (1629 – 1702)
        13. 13. William Lord ( – 17 MAY 1678) m. Harriet Nickerson (1626 – 3 JUN 1664) m. Lydia Buckland (1632 – 24 SEP 1700)
      5. 5. Robert Bird (ABT 1590 – )
      6. 6. Annis Bird (ABT 1592 – ) m. Nicholas Holte (ABT 1598 – )
      7. 7. Katherine Bird (1594 – 1650) m. Anthony Lord (ABT 1585 – )
      8. 8. Miss Bird (ABT 1598 – )
      9. 9. Ursula Bird (1600 – )
      10. 10. Thomas Bird (16 JAN 1600 – 8 APR 1667) m. Ann Adams (24 AUG 1608 – 21 AUG 1673) m. Mary Bird (ABT 1602 – ) m. Frances Bird (1599 – )
      11. 11. Alice Bird (ABT 1602 – )
      12. 12. William Bird (1604 – )
      13. 13. Child Bird (1608 – ) m. Isabel Spreckley (ABT 1549 – ) m. <Living>
    4. 4. Robert Bird (25 MAY 1555 – 18 JUL 1622) m. Amy Hill (1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy Hill (1547 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy (Hill) Cleaver (ABT 1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy Hill (25 MAY 1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Alice Collicet (1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy Hill (1564 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy Hill (25 MAY 1565 – 19 APR 1625)
  3. 3. Richard (William) Bird (1533 – 18 JUL 1622) m. Alice Collicet (ABT 1535 – 19 APR 1625)
    1. 1. Hugh Bird (10 JUN 1559 – )
    2. 2. Robert Bird (26 DEC 1561 – 18 JUL 1622) m. Amy Hill (25 MAY 1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Amy Hill (1565 – 19 APR 1625) m. Robert Bird (ABT 1568 – ) m. Amy Hill (25 MAY 1565 – 19 APR 1625)
    3. 3. John Bird (25 JAN 1562 – 26 DEC 1560)
    4. 4. Alice Bird (20 APR 1563 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Bird (1566 – ) m. Thomas Berrett (1570 – )
    6. 6. Margaret Bird (19 APR 1566 – )
    7. 7. Jeane (or Joan) Bird (10 JUN 1569 – 22 SEP 1610) m. Richard Lord (5 FEB 1555 – 30 MAY 1610)
      1. 1. William Lord (1581 – 1641)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Lord (1583 – 1667) m. Robert Marriot (ABT 1579 – ABT 1667) m. Richard Morris (1590 – )
      3. 3. Richard Lord (ABT 1583 – )
      4. 4. Thomas (J.) Lord (29 APR 1585 – 17 MAY 1678) m. Dorothy Bulkeley (25 MAY 1588 – 2 AUG 1676)
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Ellen) Lord (ABT 1587 – 1588)
      6. 6. Ellen Lord (ABT 1587 – 1610) m. Robert Marriot (ABT 1579 – ABT 1667) m. Richard Morris (1590 – )
      7. 7. Alice Lord (1591 – 20 MAY 1611) m. Robert Marriot (ABT 1579 – ABT 1667) m. Richard Morris (1590 – ) m. Richard Betts (1558 – 1613)
    8. 8. Richard Bird (26 SEP 1569 – )
  4. 4. Joanne Bird (1534 – )
  5. 5. Thomas Bird (1536 – 1587) m. Thomas Bird (ABT 1536 – )
  6. 6. Prudence Bird (ABT 1548 – 22 DEC 1609) m. John Merrill (1545 – 1 FEB 1600) m. John Merrill (1574 – )

William Bird's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of William H. Bird in Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1586
1586
Age 76
Death of William H. Bird in Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Freeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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