That was very interesting, Gordon, I enjoy reading about old buildings and the families connected with them. Marian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Evans" <gordon.w.evans@btinternet.com> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 9:14 AM Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Bird's House, Wallasey > Several people on this list may be interested to know that the oldest > house > in Wallasey is coming up for auction later this month - see > http://url.ie/8274 > > According to the newspaper article the property is known locally as Bird's > House after the builder, William BIRD. However, my youngest brother, who > has > researched the origins of this dwelling thoroughly over a period of many > years, has a rather different theory. > > In 1682 a Thomas SHERLOCK bequeathed his messuage and tenement in > Poulton-cum-Secum to his kinsman, William BIRD the elder. > > In the 1663 subsidy roll a Thomas SHERLOCK declared two hearths at > Poulton-cum-Secum, which my brother firmly believes to have been in the > dwelling now known as Bird's House. > > On 30 June 1628 a Thomas SHERLOCK married Margaret BIRD in St Hilary's > church in Wallasey. > > My brother is convinced that Bird's House in Wallasey was in fact built in > 1627 by the above Thomas' father - also a Thomas SHERLOCK - who married > Alicia EVANSON on 20 June 1598 in St Nicholas church in Burton, ownership > of > the property passing into the hands of the BIRD family in 1682 only by > marriage and the absence of any SHERLOCK progeny. > > Don't suppose we'll ever know for sure. :-( > > Best regards > Gordon > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email > > ______________________________________________ This email has been scanned by Netintelligence http://www.netintelligence.com/email