Hi, have you any idea when he emigrated to Canada ? if it is pre- 1841 then he won`t be in the census but if it was in the 1850s the most popular decade for emigration then he may be in the 1851 census. Do you know when and where he married and who ? if that was post 1837 and in the UK ,then there may be a marriage certificate which will give his father`s name . life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gini Leonard" <leonard.gini@gmail.com> To: <NORFOLK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 4:02 PM Subject: [NFK] BIRD FAMILY >I am doing research on my Bird/Burd/Byrd line in Norfolk. My GG > grandfather, according to his death certificate, etc. here in Canada, was > born in Norfolk. For several reasons I think he was born in Attleborough. > There is the given name of Barnabas in several generations here in Canada. > However, there are 2 or maybe 3 William Birds born about the time of his > birth (1821) in Attleborough. > William born about March 1822 with a brother Barnabas and son of John and > Maria Bird > William born about February 1821 and also with a brother Barnabas, son of > William and Ann Bird. > Does anyone have information about where either of these 2 ended up. I > need to know if they stayed in England or might have disappeared from > Norfolk and possibly came to Canada. > If anyone has information about either of these 2 that could narrow down > my > search that would be great. > Thanking all of you in advance. > > Gini Leonard > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

William Bird He was married in May 1840 here in Canada so he would have emigrated before then. Family lore says that he came to Canada when he was 15, so between 1836 and 1840. He married Maria Batterby here in Ontario Canada on May 11th 1840. In the census here he shows that he was born in Norfolk, nothing else and the marriage certificate doesn't show parents So as you can see he falls between the cracks. Does anyone know if there are any records that might show the emigration of one of these Williams to Canada? Gini Leonard On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 11:11 AM, elizabeth howard <elizgh@btinternet.com>wrote: > Hi, have you any idea when he emigrated to Canada ? if it > is pre- 1841 then he won`t be in the census but if it was in the 1850s the > most popular decade for emigration then he may be in the 1851 census. Do > you know when and where he married and who ? if that was post 1837 and in > the UK ,then there may be a marriage certificate which will give his > father`s name . > > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gini Leonard" <leonard.gini@gmail.com> > To: <NORFOLK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 4:02 PM > Subject: [NFK] BIRD FAMILY > > > >I am doing research on my Bird/Burd/Byrd line in Norfolk. My GG > > grandfather, according to his death certificate, etc. here in Canada, was > > born in Norfolk. For several reasons I think he was born in > Attleborough. > > There is the given name of Barnabas in several generations here in > Canada. > > However, there are 2 or maybe 3 William Birds born about the time of his > > birth (1821) in Attleborough. > > William born about March 1822 with a brother Barnabas and son of John and > > Maria Bird > > William born about February 1821 and also with a brother Barnabas, son of > > William and Ann Bird. > > Does anyone have information about where either of these 2 ended up. I > > need to know if they stayed in England or might have disappeared from > > Norfolk and possibly came to Canada. > > If anyone has information about either of these 2 that could narrow down > > my > > search that would be great. > > Thanking all of you in advance. > > > > Gini Leonard > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >