Joseph Bird was born in 1853 in Newbold, Derbyshire, the son of Joseph Bird and Elizabeth (Thompson) Bird[1]
Residences
1861 Census: Orwin Place, Dunston and Newbold, Derbyshire; aged 7 years (b. Chesterfield, Derbyshire), with his parents and siblings[2]
1871 Census: Newbold, Derbyshire; aged 17 years (b. Chesterfield, Derbyshire),a Painter's Apprentice, with his parents and siblings[3]
1881 Census: Foundry St., Whittington, Derbyshire; aged 27 years (b. Newbold, Derbyshire), a Railway Wagon Builder, with his parents and siblings[4]
1891 Census: Sheffield Rd., Dnston and Newbold, Derbyshire; aged 38 years (b. Newbold, Derbyshire), a Railway Wagon Builder, with his parents and siblings[5]
Marriage
Joseph Bird married Kate Creed in 1896 in Chesterfield RD, Derbyshire[6]
Children
Joseph Leslie Bird, born in 1899 in Whittington, Derbyshire[7]
Clifford Bird, born in 1900 in Whittington, Derbyshire[8]
Bessie Bird, born in 1903 in Whittington, Derbyshire[9]; Bessie sadly died in infancy[10]
Residences
1901 Census: Whittington, Derbyshire; aged 47 years (b. Newbold, Derbyshire), a Railway Wagon Builder, with his wife Kate and their sons Joseph and Clifford[11]
1911 Census: Whittington, Derbyshire; aged 57 years (b. Newbold, Derbyshire), a Railway Wagon Builder, with his wife Kate and their sons Joseph and Clifford[12]
Death
Joseph Bird died in 1924 in Chesterfield RD, Derbyshire[13]
Research Notes
Parents: Joseph Bird christened on 4 April 1813 at St. James' Church, Papplewick, Nottinghamshire[14] and Elizabeth Thompson who were married on 1 June 1845 in North Wingfield, Derbyshire[15]. Joseph had previously married Elizabeth Harbey (or Harvey) on 25 October 1836 at St. Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, Derbyshire[16][Baker-19742; 22 October 2020]
Sources
↑ GRO (Birth) Reference: 1853, S Quarter, Chesterfield, 7B/445; Mother's Maiden Name: THOMPSON
↑ England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7FG-QH2 : 1 August 2020), Joseph Bird in household of Joseph Bird, Dunston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
↑ England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q272-M4PF : 13 December 2017), Joseph Bird in household of Joseph Bird, Whittington, Derbyshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 63, Piece/Folio 3437/99, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,002
↑ England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4XWX-GT2 : 5 May 2019), Joseph Bird in household of Joseph Bird, Dunston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Derbyshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
↑ GRO (Marriage) Reference: 1896, D Quarter, Chesterfield, 7B/1374
↑ GRO (Birth) Reference: 1899, S Quarter, Chesterfield, 7B/463; Mother's Maiden Name: CREED
↑ GRO (Birth) Reference: 1900, D Quarter, Chesterfield, 7B/652; Mother's Maiden Name: CREED
↑ GRO (Birth) Reference: 1903, D Quarter, Chesterfield, 7B/778; Mother's Maiden Name: CREED
↑ GRO (Death) Reference: 1903, D Quarter, Chesterfield, 7B/436; 0 years
↑ England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSJ1-F26 : 21 May 2019), Joseph Bird, Whittington, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Chesterfield subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
↑ England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TT-6SD : 15 July 2019), Joseph Bird, Whittington, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
↑ GRO (Death) Reference: 1924, M Quarter, Chesterfield, 7B/1044; 70 years
↑ England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNTR-GHL : 30 November 2017), Joseph Bird and Elizabeth Thompson, 01 Jun 1845; citing 01 Jun 1845; citing Marriage, North Wingfield, North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, Derbyshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,095
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