G'day Cobbers, Interested in hearing from any descendants from this BIRCH lineage, as below: Descendants of Margaret SPOUSE & John BIRCH John BIRCH b. circa 1786, m. 16 Feb 1806, in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, UK, Margaret SPOUSE (maybe SPOWERS ?), b. Circa 1788. I. John BIRCH 18 Jan 1813, Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, m. 16 April 1833, in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England, Annie REEVES, b. circa 1809, Hull, Yorkshire, UK. A. George Spowers BIRCH b. circa 1833, Hull, Yorkshire, England, m. Mehetabel. 1. Thomas Goodrick BIRCH 5 Aug 1857, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. 2. Mehetabel Reeves BIRCH b. circa 1859, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England, 14 Oct 1858, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. 3. George Henry BIRCH 16 May 1862, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. 4. Gilbert Fitzroy BIRCH 30 March 1864, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. 5. Arthur Dudley BIRCH 13 Nov 1867, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. 6. Walter Stafford BIRCH 9 Mar 1870, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. 7. Edith Lousia BIRCH 3 Jan 1872, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. 8. John Charles BIRCH 10 Aug 1880, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England. B. Elizabeth Ann BIRCH b. circa 1835, Hull, Yorkshire, England, m. 11 July 1861, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Aaron WAKEFIELD. Elizabeth died 8 June 1917. 1. Ann Eliza WAKEFIELD b. 28 June 1862, d. 22 Sep 1888. 2. James Charles WAKEFIELD b. 30 Nov 1863, d. 16 Jan 1865. 3. George Thomas WAKEFIELD b. 29 Oct 1865. 4. Amy Matilda WAKEFIELD b. 27 June 1867. 5. James Charles WAKEFIELD b. 27 Feb 1869. 6. Gilbert Fitzroy WAKEFIELD b. 16 Oct 1875, d. 17 May 1900. C. Margaret BIRCH 22 Sept 1837, Hull, Holy Trinity, York, England, m. 29 March 1861, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Hiram WAKEFIELD, (son of James WAKEFIELD and Hannah (Anna) SANIGAR) d. 25 June 1905. Margaret died 1898. 1. Mehetabel WAKEFIELD b. 18 Apr 1862, m. 11 Aug 1887, David McKREGOW. 2. Annie Reeves WAKEFIELD b. 25 Dec 1864. 3. William Albert WAKEFIELD b. 11 June 1865, m. 19 Mar 1887, Mary Elizabeth BARKER. William died 21 Feb 1916. 4. Ernest Charles WAKEFIELD b. 6 Aug 1866. 5. Herbert Edwin WAKEFIELD b. 5 July 1868, d. 7 Aug 1869. 6. Florence Mabel WAKEFIELD b. 25 July 1873. 7. Ellen Ida WAKEFIELD b. 24 Oct 1875. 8. Alfred Edwin WAKEFIELD b. 26 Oct 1877. D. Thomas BIRCH b. 1839, Hull, Yorkshire, England., m. 17 Jan 1862, in Ipswitch, Qld, Aus, Isabella McINTOSH, b. 1838, Ross Shire, Scotland, (daughter of David McINTOSH and Isabella CAMERON) d. 19 March 1878. Thomas died 8 Nov 1873, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. 1. Ann Reeves BIRCH b. 31 March 1863, Ipswitch, Queensland, Australia, m. 29 Dec 1881, Joseph Dalziel RUDD, b. 1861, (son of Joseph Bewsher RUDD and Elizabeth Ann DALZIEL) d. 1930, WA. Ann died 25 Sept 1893, Croydon, Qld, Australia, buried: 26 Sept 1893, Croydon Cemetery. 2. David BIRCH b. 23 Aug 1866, Wivenstone, Ipswich, Queensland, Austral, m. 8 Dec 1888, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Isabella Oliver McLEAVY, b. 29 March 1868, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland, (daughter of Hugh McLEAVY and Agnes OLIVER) d. 5 May 1950. David died 26 Feb 1922, Cairns, Qld, Australia, buried: 27 Feb 1922, Martyn St Cemetery. E. John BIRCH b. circa 1844/45, Hull, Yorkshire, England, m. 9 Feb 1871, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Harriet SOUTHERN, b. 1854, Dolly, Queensland, Australia, (daughter of Thomas SOUTHERN and Mary Ann PATERICK). John died 17 April 1903, Queensland, Australia. 1. Ann Louisa BIRCH b. 1 Jan 1872. 2. Margaret BIRCH b. 10 Dec 1873. 3. Harriet BIRCH b. 9 Aug 1875. 4. Lucy Sarah BIRCH b. 5 Dec 1878. 5. George William BIRCH b. 10 Feb 1880. 6. Florence Elizabeth BIRCH b. 26 May 1882, d. 31 Oct 1900. 7. Mehetabel BIRCH b. 21 Feb 1884, d. 27 Sept 1885. 8. Mehatabel BIRCH b. 20 April 1886, d. 4 Dec 1905. 9. Elsie May BIRCH b. 6 July 1888, d. 2 June 1926. F. Charles Reeves BIRCH b. 1846, Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England, m. 1 Nov 1873, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Elizabeth EDGAR, b. 1853, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, UK, (daughter of James EDGAR and Elizabeth BALL) d. 23 Feb 1887, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Charles died 24 Nov 1935, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 1. Thomas BIRCH b. 6 Dec 1874, d. 21 May 1908. 2. Charles Edgar BIRCH b. 20 May 1876. 3. Alice Maud BIRCH b. 21 May 1878, d. 21 Nov 1882. 4. Annie Elizabeth BIRCH b. 25 June 1880, d. 22 Sept 1928. 5. Florence BIRCH b. 20 Sept 1882. 6. Maida BIRCH b. 12 Dec 1884. 7. Frederick BIRCH b. 17 Dec 1887. 8. Alfred Reeves BIRCH b. 19 Feb 1891. 9. Elizabeth Edgar BIRCH (?) d. 5 Jan 1907. II. Thomas Spowers BIRCH 11 Oct 1815, Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England. III. Samuel Spours BIRCH 6 Jan 1819, Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England.. IV. William Spours BIRCH 12 Oct 1819, Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England.. V. Ann BIRCH 11 Mar 1822, Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England.. VI. Margaret BIRCH 30 May 1826, Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England.. Have a wealth of info on Aussie branch of this lineage. Regards Greg Baldwin AIGS 9842 CFHS 8731 A&NESFHS 9933 Researching Surnames: ALLEN - Cornwall, UK. BALDWIN - Kent, UK>New Zealand> Qld, AUS BENTON - Warwick, UK BIRCH - Yorkshire, UK> Qld, Australia BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen Scotland EDWARDS - Cornwall, UK. FRANCES - Australia GRANT - Parish of Rhynie, Aberdeen, Scotland INCH - Cornwall, UK>New Zealand LEYLAND - Warwick, UK. LUMSDEN - New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT. MASSEY - Ireland>Qld, Australia McFADDEN - Ireland McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, Australia McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, Australia McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, Scotland>Qld, Australia McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Roxburgh, Scotland REEVES - Yorkshire (?), UK REYNOLDS - Cornwall, UK. RUDD - Qld, Australia SMITH - Scotland SPENCER - Scotland SPRENGER - Qld, Australia WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, UK. WILSON - Scotland>New Zealand email to: kennethb@melbpc.org.au Australian Genealogy: http://opax.swin.edu.au/andrew/aust_genealogy.html