Scott Bird's Family Tree

Hugh le Bird (Falconer)

Carlton Hugo (sometimes Hugh) le Bird (Hughe l'Oise or Lois or Layse) was born between 1010-1020 in Normandy, France. He arrived in England with William the Conqueror in 1066 to fight at the Battle of Hastings. Later he lived in Canton.

Hugh was a skilled Falconer, hence the name Bird.

Hugh married Werburger, daughter of Roger Dombue. They had at least one child, born around 1030-1040, who died in England.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Harvey Greene and Carol Middleton.
http://members.aol.com/kgriffyjr/ByrdsSonners/heritage.htm

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Research

Locations

(View Larger Map) The individuals listed here spent a number of years in various parts of Queensland, Australia. In particular I'm researching these towns :

Maryborough (map)
Ayr (map)

There's a great deal of information on these locations in addition to the material displayed on this site - if you're after anything specific, let me know.

Currently

Currently I'm fleshing out the paternal BIRD line of my ancestry, particularly the lives of the following people :

If you come across any information on the individuals named above, please let me know. Much appreciated.

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NB : I'd love to find out more about these people, particularly those from the last 200-300 years.

If you can help flesh out their stories, please get in touch via my personal site, at scottandrewbird.com / contact . Thank-you.