Born in Keynsham, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Frederick Bird
— married
1929 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 73
in Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Feb 2023
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Biography
Blanche (Brain) Bird was born in Somerset, England.
Blanche (Brain) Bird was born on 25 Aug 1901 in Keynsham, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. [1], daughter of Joseph Brain (1877 - 1919) and Sarah Ann Caines/Kaines) Brain (1878 - )
Her Siblings were:
- Gilbert Joseph Brain (1905 - 1992)
- Doris Brain (1908 - )
- Joseph Brain (1911 - )
In the 1911 census Blanche (age 9), School, was the daughter of Joseph Brain in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.[2]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Brain | Head | Married | M | 34 | Boot Maker Rounder | Bitton Parish, Gloucestershire |
| Sarah Ann Brain | Wife | Married | F | 33 | St Georges Bristol | |
| Blanche Brain | Daughter | F | 9 | School | Bitton Parish, Gloucestershire | |
| Gilbert Joseph Brain | Son | M | 5 | School | Bitton Parish, Gloucestershire | |
| Doris Brain | Daughter | F | 2 | St Georges Parish Bristol | ||
| Joseph Brain | Son | M | 2 | St Georges Parish Bristol |
In the 1921 census Blanche (age 20) was the daughter of Sarah Ann Brain in Kingswood, Keynsham, Somerset
| Name | Relation | Sex | Status | Age | Birth Place | Occupation | Employer |
| Sarah Ann Brain | Head | F | 43 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | |||
| Blanche Brain | Daughter | F | 20 | Keynsham, Somerset, England | |||
| Gilbert Brain | Son | M | 16 | Keynsham, Somerset, England | |||
| Doris Brain | Daughter | F | 13 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | |||
| Joseph Brain | Son | M | 10 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
Blanche (~27) married George Frederick Bird (~29) (1899 - 1943) in 1929 in Bristol, England. [3]
Their daughter was Joy Catharine (Bird) Dunn (1932 - living)
Blanche died in 1975 in Somerset aged ~73. [4]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FCL-2FT : 1 October 2014), Blanche Brain, 1901; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Keynsham, Somerset, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑
1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: X71N-P3N (accessed 21 February 2023)
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Blanche Brain (9) daughter, School, in household of Joseph Brain (34) in Bristol registration district in Gloucestershire, England. Born in Bitton Parish, Gloucestershire. - ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8M-Y7DT : 8 October 2014), Blanche Brain and null, 1929; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1929, quarter 3, vol. 6A, p. 139, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCY-Z92V : 1 November 2021), Blanche Bird, 1975.
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