G'day Jan; There were plenty of yours and an interesting pair of mates in yours and Shirley Oaklands ancestors. Regards Ted Marriage: Joseph SCOTHORN and Alice BIRD both of Gedling 28 May 1793 Marriage: Andrew BIRD and Anne KNIGHT 6 July 1607 Marriage: Andrew BYRDE and Anne WESTBIE 15 July 1632 Marriage: Thomas BARRETT and Elizabeth BIRD both Gedling lic 10 May 1785 >From Page 173: The Gedling Cricket Club has been in existence for Many years. The cricket field, with Pavilion, adjoins "The Grange" (residence of F.C.Bird Esq.) . . . . The present captain (1908) , Esq.is F.C. Bird >From Page 145: List of Officers etc. of Gedling Parish Church (1908) Sidesmen:- (includes) F.G.Bird (From Ted: also as a sidesman was A.W.Oakland, a name that Shirley Oakland asked me to look up so your ancestors would have been mates !!) >From page 5 George BIRD: was levied 1s 41/2 for the making of roads. (cant find a key for halfpenny, this should read 1 shilling and fourpence halfpenny) Marriage: George BYRD of Gedling and Alice BOWSKILL, of Bridgeford 31 May 1651 (hoped for) Marriage: George BIRD, of Gedling, and Millicent OLDHAM of St Peter's Nottingham (Banns Only)There is no date but it is amongst the 1764 entries. Marriage: Benjamin DEABILL and Hannah BIRD, both of Gedling 28 Dec 1778 >From page 171: A verse of a song that was sung at a "Gedling Cricket Club concert held on April 28th 1879:- "Then there's Mr Godfrey, with whom lets have a word, And his opposite neighbor, who's Mr. James Bird, The one he sells milk, and the other sells coals, One it fattens the body, and t'other warms souls. Up and down Gedling, you can walk about free, And hear this new clock strike it's one, two, three." Marriage: John BIRD and Winnifred Parr 8 Nov 1701 Marriage: John BIRD and Anne GREENFIELD of Gedling 20 May 1735 Marriage: John BIRD and Mary SELBY both of Gedling 25 Dec 1759 Marriage: John BIRD and Mary SHELTON both of Gedling 25 Dec 1765 Marriage: Garvice Barnes and Mary BIRD both of Gedling 23 Sep 1722 Marriage: Francis PODGSON, of Halloughton, and Mary BIRD of Gedling lic. 24 June 1806 Marriage: William RUTHERFORD and Nanny BIRD both of Gedling 14 Oct 1788 Marriage: Edward Godfrey of Stoke and Winifred BIRD of Gedling 10 April 1716 Marriage: Henry Crosland of Morton and Mary Coulishaw 10 Nov 1812 Marriage: John CROSSLAND and Anne NEWHAM both of Gedling 10 April 1790 Marriage: Samuel BARKER and Mary CROSSLAND both of Gedling 4 Dec 1792

Wow Ted, thank you so much, these will give me a few days of sorting out. Hope Shirley is having fun sorting hers out. Jan xx On 16 Sep 2013, at 10:52, "Ted Stevenson" <tedstevenson@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

Hello Folks Many thanks to Ted for his very generous offer of look ups from the book A History of the Parish of Gedling, Notts 1908. As I have many ancestors from that parish I had wondered if the book was still available to buy. There was one site which offered it but it was very expensive. Searching around I found this link to a site that has digitalised the book on to a c.d. so have just ordered it at £17.75 http://www.parishchest.com/index.php My name interests in Gedling are, amongst many others Shelton Swinsco Flinders (from Hoveringham) = Shelton Bird Newham Foster Stones Waite Scothern Whitt Allcock Marriot(t) ................ June in Edinburgh