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William John Bird 1682–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1682

Birth Location: Cookham, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 1773

Death Location: Thatcham, Berkshire, England

Father: William Bird

Mother: Eleanor Hobbs

Spouse(s): Ann Gibbons

Children(s): Thomas Bird, John Bird, Ann Bird, William Bird, John Bird

The story of William John Bird began in 1682 in Cookham, Berkshire, England. In 1729, William John Bird resided in Cookham, Berkshire, England. William John Bird married Ann Gibbons, and had children including Ann Bird, John Bird, Thomas Bird, William Bird. William John Bird passed away in 1773 in Thatcham, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William John Bird began in 1682 in Cookham, Berkshire, England.
  • In 1729, William John Bird resided in Cookham, Berkshire, England.
  • William John Bird married Ann Gibbons, and had children including Ann Bird, John Bird, Thomas Bird, William Bird.
  • William John Bird passed away in 1773 in Thatcham, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bird
1655–1712
Birth Location: Compton Near Newbury,Berkshire,England
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Eleanor Hobbs
1655–1726
Birth Location: Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Gibbons
1686–1753
Birth Location: Cookham, Berkshire
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Children(s)

Thomas Bird
1721–1796
Birth Location: Cookham, Berkshire, England
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John Bird
1726–1765
Birth Location: Cookham, Berkshire, England
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Ann Bird
1722–1769
Birth Location: Cookham, Berkshire, England
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William Bird
1716–
Birth Location: Cookham, Berkshire, England
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John Bird
1724–1724
Birth Location: Cookham, Berkshire, England
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William Bird's Ancestors

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William Bird
1682–1773
Birth Place: Cookham, Berkshire, England
Parents
William Bird
1655–1712
Compton Near Newbury,Berkshire,England
Eleanor Hobbs
1655–1726
Berkshire, England
Grandparents
William ((Edward)) Bird
1627–1701
Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Mary (Anne) Garrett
1628–1683
Ugborough, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bird's Descendants

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William (John) Bird (1682–1773) m. Ann Gibbons (25 Feb 1686–Abt 1753)
  1. 1. Thomas Bird 1721–1796 m. Anne Tanner 1721–1771
    1. 1. William Bird 1744–1788 m. Elizabeth Knight 1744–1815
      1. 1. Stephen (Knight) Bird 1780–1865 m. Alice (Ann) Herbert 1797–1876 m. Mary Freeman 1781–1812 m. Charlotte Bassett 1793–1818
        1. 1. William Bird 1825–1897 m. Louisa Kirby 1827–1882
        2. 2. Augustus Bird 1826–1900 m. Mary (Treadgold) Harris 1832–1892
        3. 3. Maria Bird 1823–1860
        4. 4. Alice Bird 1828–1866 m. George Wells 1828–1878
        5. 5. Stephen Bird 1822–1850 m. Mary (Ann) Worsencroft 1827–1892
        6. 6. Eliza Bird 1821–1912 m. Joseph Stanley 1820–1870
        7. 7. Henry Bird 1808–1874 m. Caroline Bird 1820–1892
        8. 8. William Bird 1805–1864 m. Eliza Bird 1800–1832 m. Frances Robinson 1807–1870
        9. 9. George Bird 1804–1878 m. Mary (Ann) Stanley 1810–1889
        10. 10. Mary (Charlotte) Bird 1806–1868 m. Thomas (Allen) Hockly 1805–1873
        11. 11. Elizabeth Bird 1809–1809
        12. 12. Charlotte Bird 1811–1897 m. James Bird 1807–1868
        13. 13. Rachel Bird 1816–1871 m. Edward Bird 1817–1899
      2. 2. Thomas Bird 1783–1790
      3. 3. Elizabeth Bird 1771–
      4. 4. George Bird 1774–1851 m. Mary Wright 1785–1857
        1. 1. John Bird 1816–1881 m. Ellen (Mary) Landon 1833–1892
        2. 2. Mary Bird 1825–1907
        3. 3. Edward Bird 1817–1899 m. Rachel Bird 1816–1871
        4. 4. Alfred Bird 1821–1884 m. Ellen Heard 1822–1888
        5. 5. James Bird 1807–1868 m. Charlotte Bird 1811–1897
        6. 6. Frederick Bird 1810–1871
        7. 7. Caroline Bird 1820–1892 m. Henry Bird 1808–1874
      5. 5. William Bird 1776–1844 m. Rachel Bassett 1771–1853
        1. 1. Eliza Bird 1800–1832 m. William Bird 1805–1864
      6. 6. Richard (Henry) Bird 1787–1787
      7. 7. Sarah Bird 1779–1836 m. Robert Glover 1785–1820
        1. 1. George (Elliot) Glover 1810–1866
        2. 2. Robert Glover 1816–
        3. 3. Martha Glover 1805–1868
        4. 4. William Glover 1808–
        5. 5. Eliza Glover 1811–
      8. 8. Ann (Sophia) Bird 1766–
    2. 2. Gibbons Bird 1753–
    3. 3. Anthony Bird 1761–1799
    4. 4. Anne Bird 1754–
    5. 5. Thomas Bird 1764–
    6. 6. Mary Bird 1758–
    7. 7. George Bird 1757–
    8. 8. Sarah Bird 1748–1776
    9. 9. Richard Bird 1751–
    10. 10. Thomas Bird 1750–1764
  2. 2. John Bird 1726–1765 m. Sarah Sawyer 1726–
    1. 1. Christopher Bird 1759–
  3. 3. Ann Bird 1722–1769
  4. 4. William Bird 1716–
  5. 5. John Bird 1724–1724

William Bird's Timeline

3 Records

1682
1682
Birth of William John Bird in Cookham, Berkshire, England
Cookham, Berkshire, England
1729
10 Sep 1729
Age 47
William John Bird resided here in Cookham, Berkshire, England
Cookham, Berkshire, England
1773
1773
Age 91
Death of William John Bird in Thatcham, Berkshire, England
Thatcham, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Cookham, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1729
    Event Place: Cookham, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books: Series IR 1; Class: IR 1; Piece: 49

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Thatcham, Berkshire, England
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