Scott Bird's Family Tree

Petri Hawkins-Byrd

Petri Hawkins-Byrd is perhaps best known - despite acting in several films - for a television role started in 1996; that of the Bailif on court show Judge Judy.

Hawkins-Byrd was born in Brooklyn, New York, and studied Criminal Justice at John Jay College. During college he worked in the Brooklyn Family Court system, moving to the Manhattan Family Court system following his degree.

In 1990 he relocated to San Mateo, California, becoming a Special Deputy US Marshall. Three years later he accepted an offer to work as a Student Counselor at Monte Vista High School.

In 1996 Hawkins-Byrd heard about the upcoming television series, and wrote to Ms Scheindlin to congratulate her - jokingly offering to work with her. His offer was accepted, and he soon found himself in the role that helped to launch his acting career.

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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.