Bird, Edward

Birth Name Bird, Edward
Gender male

Narrative

Births and Christening
Name: Edward Bird
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 04 Mar 1710
Baptism/Christening Place: DORKING, SURREY, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1710
Father's Name: John Bird
Mother's Name: Anne
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07407-2
System Origin: England-VR
Source Film Number: 804121. Ref No. 2:1Z6JGL0
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of Dorking, fanner (viUicus)
Explanation of these two words. fanner - 'to drive away the chaff of (grain) by means of a current of air' (viUicus - 'farmer or bailiff')
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Edward and Mary Hooker aged 22 and 21 were servants to Sarah Hall of Dorking.

Will of Sarah Hall of Dorking widow.
I give to my Servant Mary Hooker ten pounds and to my Servant Edward Bird five pounds
Proved 29 October 1731
PCC Prob11/647

In the same year as their employers death, in 1731, they were married, perhaps with the benefit of her will.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 23 February 1710 Dorking, Surrey, England    
Christening 4 March 1710 Dorking, Surrey, England    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Bird, John
Mother ?, Anne
    Brother     Bird, Daniel 12 March 1698
    Brother     Bird, George 20 April 1708
         Bird, Edward 23 February 1710
    Brother     Bird, Thomas 19 January 1713

Families

Family of Bird, Edward and Hooker, Mary

Married Wife Hooker, Mary ( * about 1711 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 17 February 1731 Headley, Surrey, England    
  Narrative

Eng. (Diocese) Commissary Court Surrey.
Allegations for marriage licences issued between 1673-1770

17 Feb., 1731. Edward Bird of Dorking, fanner (viUicus),
bachelor, 22, and Mary Hooker of Dorking, spinster, 21 ; at Hedly. (Headley)
Richard Preston of Dorking, carpenter, 2nd s. Both sign.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Bird, Edward
Bird, Mary
Bird, Anne
Bird, Mary
Bird, Thomas
Bird, John
Bird, Elizabeth5 October 1747
Bird, William22 February 1748about 1750
Bird, William16 February 1753
Bird, George
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
_UID EDF9917434DFD511B337709A55C10000EE7B
 

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 448
 
_UID ECF9917434DFD511B337709A55C10000ED6B