THE BIRD OR BYRD FAMILIES of areas around Thornbury (GLS) and Great Malvern (WOR) The main page for the Bird family has address: http://www.prattens.co.uk/FAMILIES/BIRD/start.html You can find items in this list by using the FIND capability in the EDIT menu above These notes were collected in hurried visits to record offices and libraries, or acquired from other researchers or on-line sources. If you use information from these notes you are strongly recommended to check the information against original sources. Marsh Thurston and Bird families in 35192/c/4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 and 32835/5/AC/E9 Bristol Record Office. 1530 Thomas Byrde of Bretforton 25/7/1530 will at Worcester. 1537 Walter Berde of Cirencester 1537/101 will at Worcester. 1543 Richard Byrde of Overley 1543/200 will at Worcester. 1545 Richard Byrde of Overley 3/2/1545 will at Worcester. 1545 Richard Birde of Norton Kemsey 1545/31 will at Worcester. 1545 Roger Byrde of Wolverley 1/11/1545 1545/270 will at Worcester. 1549 Roger Bird of Oldbury 1549/7 will at Worcester. 1549 Roger Bird inventory at Worcester. 1557 Anne Byrd of Brasserton 1557/160 WI will at Worcester widow of William Byrd. 1557 Nicholas Byrd of Rowington 7/5/1557 1558/252 will at Worcester. 1558 Thomas Byrde of Oldbury 1558/376K will at Worcester. 1558 William Byrde husbandman of Coughton 1558/767 will at Worcester. 1558 William Byrde husbandman of Bretforton 1558/498 will at Worcester. 1559 John Burd of Roxsall 1559/907 WI will at Worcester. 1565 Johanna Birte married at Thornbury (Phillimore) to John Davis. 1567 William Berde of Cropthorne 1567/30 will at Worcester. 1568 William Birde of Wraxhall 1568/77b will at Worcester. 1568 William Birde of Wraxall 19/1/1568 administrator at Worcester. 1571 Elizabeth Bird married 23/6/1571 at Great Malvern to Robert Lewis. 1571 Elnor Bird married 19/7/1571 at Great Malvern to Philip Bootle. 1571 John Birde of All Saints Evesham 19/11/1571 will at Worcester. 1571 John Byrde of Coughton 1571/31 W will at Worcester. 1571 Simon Burde of Samborne 1571/24a inventory at Worcester. 1571 Thomas Byrde or Bierde yeoman of Studley 28/6/1571 1571/48b will at Worcester. 1574 Elizabeth Byrd widow married 8/11/1574 at Great Malvern to Thomas Fletcher. 1574 Richard Birde buried 24/2/1574 at Great Malvern. 1576 John Burde married at Alrechurch to Margaret Phillippes 1576/26e marriage bond with will records at Worcester. 1577 Mylborow Russells of Little Malverne 1575/57a I will at Worcester. 1580 Anne Berd married 10/9/1580 at Great Malvern to David Merideth of Mather. 1580 Elnore Burde married at St Nicholas Worcester to Harry Hill 1580/108d marriage bond with will records at Worcester. 1580 Richard Birde or Alwitch of Aussetin 1580/86 will at Worcester. 1581 Salathill Younge of Much Malverne 1581/85 WI will at Worcester. 1583 John Byrd senior of Rownton 1583/16 will at Worcester. 1584 Henry Bird of Coughton 12/7/1584 will at Worcester. 1584 Henry Bird husbandman of Somborne Colton 1584/54a WAI will at Worcester. 1584 John Byrd married at Rowington to Elizabeth Kirkland 1584/48a marriage bond with will records at Worcester. 1584 John Byrd married Margaret Beve 1584/108e marriage bond with will records at Worcester. 1584 Joyce Bird of Great Witley 1584/90h married William Giles of Great Witley marriage bond with wills at Worcester. 1585 John Bird husbandman of Woodcote Bromsgrove 1585/67 WI will at Worcester. 1588 Alice Bird of Ombersley 1588/115j married John Heming of Ombersley marriage bond with wills at Worcester. 1588 Henry Bird yeoman of Baforton married Margaret Hodges 1588/92d marriage bond with will records at Worcester. 1590 John Bird of Wolverley 1590/92 WI will at Worcester. 1591 John Bird of Inckbarrow 1591/130a administration at Worcester. 1593 William Birde yeoman of Haseley 1593/80 will? at Worcester. 1595 John Bird administration to Elizabeth at Worcester. 1595 John Bird of St Michael Bedwardine 1595/37a will to Elizabeth at Worcester. 1596 Katherine Byde married Thomas Abbot 1596/46a marriage bond with will records at Worcester. 1597 Ales Bird baptised 27/11/1597 at Great Malvern daughter of Thomas Bird by Joane daughter of John Hill. 1597 Joane Bird marriage bond 1597/1096 with will records at Worcester. 1597? John Bird boucher of St Michaels Bedwardine marriage bond with will records at Worcester. 1597 Thomas Bird of Ribsford married by licence 3/10/1597 at Great Malvern to Jane Hill. 1597 Thomas Bird boucher of Ribsford married Jane Hill 1597/99a marriage bond with will records at Worcester. 1601 Giles Bird married at Thornbury (Phillimore) to Jone Williams. 1604 Elizabeth Bird of St Michaels Worcester 1604/73 WI will at Worcester. 1604 Marie Birde alias Smith of Northwick administration to John her husband at Worcester. 1609 Thomas Bird of Norton inventory at Worcester. 1610 William Byrde yeoman of Samborne 1610/17 WI will at Worcester. 1612 Frances Bird of Hamesowen 1612/225a AI will at Worcester. 1614 Catherine Bird of Bretforton 1614/72 WI will at Worcester. 1614 Nathaniel Bird yeoman of Bretforton 1614/201 WI will at Worcester. 1614 Henry Byrd yeoman of Bretforton 1614/81 WI will at Worcester. 1615 John Birde buried 27/6/1615 at Great Malvern. 1615 John Birde of Much Malvern 1615/154 WI will at Worcester. 1616 William Bird buried 23/2/1616 at Great Malvern. 1617 John Bird yeoman of Rowington 1617/82 WI will at Worcester. 1618 Agnes Birde baptised 28/1/1617-8 at Great Malvern base born daughter of Agnes Birde. 1619 Roger Bird of Hatlow 1619/135 WI will at Worcester. 1620 John Byrd of Kings Norton 1620/75 WI will at Worcester. 1621 John Bird of Kings Norton 1621/225a administration at Worcester. 1623 Thomas Bird?? gentleman aged 51 of Coventry in Bernau Index 1626 Anne Birde widow of Evesham 1626/13 WIA will at Worcester. 1626 Philip Bird of Warwick 1626/18 AI administration at Worcester. 1626 William Bird of Evesham 1626/26 IA will at Worcester. 1627 Francis Bird?? carpenter aged 40 of West Bromsgrove in Bernau Index 1630 Richard Birde buried 2/8/1630 at Great Malvern. 1630 Samuel Bird husbandman of Haselow 1630/28 WI will at Worcester. 1631 Joane Birde married 15/1/1630-1 at Great Malvern to Richard Tipping. 1634 William Bird buried 23/8/1634 at Great Malvern. 1635 Agnes Bird married 6/4/1635 at Great Malvern to William Wheeler. 1635 John Bird widow (sic) buried at Great Malvern. 1635 John Bird of Madresfield 1635/35 CAI administration at Worcester. 1638 Joan Birde singlewoman of Madresfield 1638/24 WI will at Worcester. 1639 Elizabeth Birde married 10/6/1639 at Thornbury (Phillimore) to Edward Bartlet. 1639 William Byrd husbandman of Bretforton 1639/7 CWI will at Worcester. 1640 Ann Bird of Bretforton 1640/17 IA administration at Worcester. 1640 John Byrde tailor of St Swithins Worcester 1640/25 WI will at Worcester. 1640 William Bird of Bradforton died c1640 son of Henry Bird of Bradforton and descended from Birds of Lincolnshire in Visitation of Worcestershire. 1647 Mary Bird widow of Bretforton 1647/21 WIA will at Worcester. 1649 Thomas Bird of Bretforton 1649/11 IA will at Worcester. 1654 ? Bird widow buried at Great Malvern. 1662 Eliza Bird buried at Great Malvern. 1662 Thomas Bird of Bretforton 12/4/1662 administration and inventory at Worcester. 1662 Thomas Bird of Bretforton inventory at Worcester. 1664 Henry Bird of Horrigreen inventory at Worcester. 1665 William Bird of Severn Stoke inventory at Worcester. 1666 Michael Bird of Sambourne inventory at Worcester. 1667 Alice Bird of Warwick 10/5/1667 administration at Worcester. 1675 William Byrd gentleman aged 45 of Evesham in Bernau Index 1677 John Bird baptised 24/9/1677 at Great Malvern son of John and Hannah Bird. 1678 Adam Bird baptised 20/2/1677-8 at Great Malvern son of Charles and Margaret Bird. 1682 Margaret Bird of Newland buried 10/7/1682 at Great Malvern. 1685 Elizabeth Bird buried 13/12/1685 at Great Malvern. 1685 Susanna Bird baptised 1/2/1684-5 at Great Malvern daughter of Charles Bird. 1687 Thomas Bird baptised 14/8/1687 at Great Malvern son of Charles Bird. 1698 Margaret Bird buried 26/12/1685 at Great Malvern. 1712 Mary Beard married by banns 1/11/1712 at Great Malvern to William Rivers. 1715 John Bird married by banns 2/10/1715 or 10/7/1715 at Great Malvern to Mary Barber. 1719 Hannah Beard married by banns 4/4/1719 at Great Malvern to John Hemp. 1743 Anne Bird of Great Malvern married by banns 23/10/1743 at Great Malvern to John Clifton of Hanley Castle. 1822 John Beard aged 62 of Belle Vue Hotel Malvern died 22/9/1822. 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