Scott Bird's Family Tree

Smith Bird

Ann Reynolds and a cousin are trying to find details on a Smith Bird, father of Fergus Bird who was born in Banbury, Oxford in 1849 or 1850. The information they hold so far :

plenty of information on Fergus from the 1871 census onwards (he lived in Willenhall at all times after 1871)
Fergus' marriage cert (1872) which states his father was Smith (deceased)

Unfortunately they are unable to find anything on Fergus previous to 1871 and nothing at all can be found on Smith. Does anyone have any information to add?

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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.

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
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Photo Sharing : 27" Apple iMac

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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.