Scott Bird's Family Tree

John Bird

Born 22 November 1936 in Nottingham, John Bird is a satirist, actor and comedian. As with many English satirists he was educated at Cambridge, becoming well-known shortly afterward in the 1960s' television series That Was The Week That Was.

In the 1970s he gained further notoriety as a satirist with the popular recording The Colleckerted [sic] Broadcasts of Idi Amin (based on Alan Coren's anti-Idi Punch columns).

Despite acting in several films - in both straight and comedic roles - he is now best known in the UK for his work alongside John Fortune and Rory Bremner; particular the award-winning Bremner, Bird and Fortune series.

In Australia he is currently seen alongside Stephen Fry in the 2002 series of Absolute Power.

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watching : Who Do You Think You Are?

I absolutely love this show.

Following well-known people as they trace their own family histories, Who Do You Think You Are? provides a perfect look at how fascinating this type of research can be. And more practically, it demonstrates precisely how to trace your own family tree.

Fantastic program.

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.

Thanks to

As you might expect, I do more than a little research. I love uncovering the stories of my ancestors.

Here are a few resources that I use regularly, to greatly simplify this process :

Research : Ancestry.com
Photo Storage : SmugMug
Photo Sharing : 27" Apple iMac

Fantastic. Whether you're just getting started or have been doing this for years, all of the above will make life a whole lot easier.

Also

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.