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Thanks for your message....copy of Samuel Bird details most welcome regards Marco

Hi Anthony....The trouble is the name "Bird" is very common....almost as bad as Smith or Jones....I assume you have tried research in Guernsey.  If not try <priaulx.library@gov.gg>   The staff are very helpful and their charges very reasonable.  Sorry I have no connection to Mary Bird.....regards Marco

Hello MT...thanks for your reply....My Mother's ancestors came from Brixham, Devon..mostly families connected to the fishing industry going back to the 16th. Cent...but when in the 19 th. Cent. fish stocks were running low (sounds familiar), they moved whole families up to Hull where new fishing grounds were being exploited...the Bird family joined this large migration and mostly settled in the Myton,Sculcoates area.  One Example is John W. Bird (born in Ramsgate) who married Emma Squires from Hull in February 19, 1876.  Also John's sister Phillipa who married Alfred Dean from Hull in 12 Feb. 1869. If you have any ancestors in that area there might be a connection....regards Marco.

Hi Anthony....Sorry to say that my Mother's family moved to Guernsey in the 1830's, so unlikely to be part of Mary Bird family...Better luck next time Mike