Catherine Veronica Bird1

F, #142341, b. 1970
Last Edited=2 Feb 2011
     Catherine Veronica Bird was born in 1970.1 She is the daughter of Sir Richard Geoffrey Chapman Bird, 4th Bt. and Helen Patricia Beaumont.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Denise Helen Bird1

F, #142342, b. 1972
Last Edited=2 Feb 2011
     Denise Helen Bird was born in 1972.1 She is the daughter of Sir Richard Geoffrey Chapman Bird, 4th Bt. and Helen Patricia Beaumont.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir Donald Geoffrey Bird, 3rd Bt.1

M, #142343, b. 3 July 1906, d. 18 October 1963
Last Edited=2 Feb 2011
     Sir Donald Geoffrey Bird, 3rd Bt. was born on 3 July 1906.1 He was the son of Geoffrey Bird and Elsie Hilda Suckling.1 He married Anne Rowena Chapman, daughter of Charles Chapman, on 24 April 1930. He died on 18 October 1963 at age 57.1
     He was educated at Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland, EnglandG.1 He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Bird, of Solihull, co. Warwick [U.K., 1922] on 20 November 1960.1

Children of Sir Donald Geoffrey Bird, 3rd Bt. and Anne Rowena Chapman

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Geoffrey Bird1

M, #142344, b. 10 April 1878, d. 1 August 1937
Last Edited=2 Feb 2011
     Geoffrey Bird was born on 10 April 1878.1 He was the son of Sir Alfred Frederic Bird, 1st Bt. and Eleanor Frances Evans.1 He married Elsie Hilda Suckling, daughter of Edward Suckling, on 16 April 1902. He died on 1 August 1937 at age 59.1
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1931.1

Children of Geoffrey Bird and Elsie Hilda Suckling

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir Alfred Frederic Bird, 1st Bt.1

M, #142345, b. 27 July 1849, d. 7 February 1922
Last Edited=2 Feb 2011
     Sir Alfred Frederic Bird, 1st Bt. was born on 27 July 1849.1 He was the son of Alfred Bird and Elizabeth Lavinia Ragg.1 He married Eleanor Frances Evans, daughter of Robert Lloyd Evans, on 4 December 1875. He died on 7 February 1922 at age 72, accidentally killed.1
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Warwickshire.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Warwickshire.1 He was chairman of Alfred Bird & Sons, manufacturing chemists at Derltrend, Birmingham, Warwickshire, EnglandG.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative Union) for West Wolverhampton between 1910 and 1922.1 He was appointed Knight in 1920.1 He was created 1st Baronet Bird, of Solihull, co. Warwick [U.K.] on 27 January 1922.1

Children of Sir Alfred Frederic Bird, 1st Bt. and Eleanor Frances Evans

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]


Sir Robert Bland Bird, 2nd Bt.1

M, #142346, b. 20 September 1876, d. 20 November 1960
Last Edited=2 Feb 2011
     Sir Robert Bland Bird, 2nd Bt. was born on 20 September 1876.1 He was the son of Sir Alfred Frederic Bird, 1st Bt. and Eleanor Frances Evans.1 He married Edith Wilmhurst Challen, daughter of Stephen William Challen, on 23 July 1904.1 He died on 20 November 1960 at age 84.1
     He experimented with early types of automobiles and bicycles, as well early colour photography.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Wolverhampton between 1922 and 1929.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Bird, of Solihull, co. Warwick [U.K., 1922] on 7 February 1922.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Wolverhampton between 1931 and 1945.1 He was chairman of Alfred Bird & Sons, manufacturing chemists.1 He was appointed Chevalier, Legion of Honour in 1947.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of Leopold of Belgium in 1951.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1954.1

Child of Sir Robert Bland Bird, 2nd Bt. and Edith Wilmhurst Challen

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Alfred Bird1

M, #142347, b. 1811, d. 1878
Last Edited=7 Mar 2005
     Alfred Bird was born in 1811.1 He married Elizabeth Lavinia Ragg, daughter of Richard Ragg. He died in 1878.1
     He lived at Edgbaston, Warwickshire, EnglandG.1

Child of Alfred Bird and Elizabeth Lavinia Ragg

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Elizabeth Lavinia Ragg1

F, #142348
Last Edited=7 Mar 2005
     Elizabeth Lavinia Ragg is the daughter of Richard Ragg.1 She married Alfred Bird.
     Her married name became Bird.1

Child of Elizabeth Lavinia Ragg and Alfred Bird

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Richard Ragg1

M, #142349
Last Edited=7 Mar 2005
     Richard Ragg lived at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.1

Child of Richard Ragg

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Eleanor Frances Evans1

F, #142350, d. 27 November 1943
Last Edited=7 Mar 2005
     Eleanor Frances Evans was the daughter of Robert Lloyd Evans.1 She married Sir Alfred Frederic Bird, 1st Bt., son of Alfred Bird and Elizabeth Lavinia Ragg, on 4 December 1875. She died on 27 November 1943.1
     From 4 December 1875, her married name became Bird.1

Children of Eleanor Frances Evans and Sir Alfred Frederic Bird, 1st Bt.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 377. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]