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Record #9600
Name :
: Edward John BIRD (1892 - 1917)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Jun 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 10 Jun 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 25 Jul 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: New England

Placement Family
: Andrew Timble
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesEdward Bird and his sisters, Lilian, Florence and Emily, were admitted to Lambeth Union Workhouse on July 16, 1897, and discharged to Norwood School on December 29, 1897. Their father Charles had deserted the family. He was later arrested and sentenced to one month's hard labour in November 1897, and, again, to one month on January 15, 1898. Their mother, Alice was residing in Princes Road Workhouse.

Their grandmother, Mrs. Seabrook, resided at 51 Merrow Street, Walworth, Camberwell, London, England. An aunt, Mrs. Paull, resided at 50 Riverhall Street, Wandsworth, London, England.

Sister Violet placed in service by MABYS on January 21, 1898, and was residing at Larkhall Lane, Clapham, London, England.

Florence Bird was sent to service on December 4, 1899, in care of Mrs. Hicks, 3 Hendham Road, Upper Tooting.

Lilian Bird was discharged to Barnardo's Home on August 1, 1900.

Edward Bird was discharged on May 28, 1902, to Barnardo's Home.

In 1902, Edward Bird, 11, arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in a large group of 395 Barnardo children en route to Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Edward Bird enlisted in the Army on March 21 1916 in Ottawa, Ontario. His next of kid was listed as his sister Florence who was now living in Canada.

Pte. J. Bird Dead, Pte, J Bird, who is officially reported died of wounds, is the brother of Mrs. W. Glibert, at 107 Perth Ave. At the time of his enlistment into an artillery unit at Ottawa, Pte. Bird was a former resident of Richmond, Ontario. He left Canada in June last, went straight to France, and in a recent letter received by his sister, he spoke of having just come out of the trenches. He said he was enjoying the best of health and anticipating an really termination of the war and hoped soon to be back in Canada. About the same time this letter was received Mrs. Gilbert read in the newspapers that her brother had been wounded, but although she instituted inquires at Ottawa, she could get no information till a week later, when on June 19 she received a notification that Pte Bird had died of his wounds and since then she has procured a copy of a telegram dated June 11, stating that he had been dangerously wounded. The latter telegram had not been delivered to her because it had been wrongly addressed by Ottawa. Mrs. Gilbert's husband is himself a South African veteran and has two brothers overseas, one a prisoner in Germany and the other in the trenches and one of his nephews was killed after he had been in the firing line four days. Toronto Star - June 21st 1917

Fainted at News: Mrs. George Gilbert, 107 Perth avenue fainted at the supper table when on glancing at a newspaper she noticed the name of her brother, Pte. Edward John Bird, among the wounded. No official report has been received. Pte Bird enlisted when an Ottawa battalion and reached France last July, being transferred to a trench mortar battery. His parents live in England where he was born 25 years ago, coming to Canada 16 years ago. Toronto Star- June 16th 1917

Burial Information:

Cemetery:
NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais,France 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-08-25 20:05:05 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-09-21 13:09:20 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
20604 BIRD, Albert Edward1894 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
25046 BIRD, Alice1900 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
20314 BIRD, C.1895ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22596 BIRD, Daisy L1896ENG,     May 1903 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
10499 BIRD, Edith May1907ENG, LDN, London Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
13254 BIRD, Edward1899ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9600 BIRD, Edward John1892ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
25275 BIRD, Eileen Anne1913ENG, MDX, Uxbridge Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12018 BIRD, Eliza1865ENG, WOR, Bromsgrove Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
8492 BIRD, Elizabeth1899ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9289 BIRD, Ernest1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
22505 BIRD, Eva1888ENG,     Sep 1898 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2760 BIRD, George1871ENG,     Sep 1882 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
12618 BIRD, George F1886ENG,     Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
17203 BIRD, Gertrude ENG,     Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
20764 BIRD, Henry1892 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
2761 BIRD, Horace1872ENG,     Sep 1882 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
8988 BIRD, James1900ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
14191 BIRD, James1887ENG,     Jun 1901 : Parisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
22124 BIRD, James1913ENG,     Apr 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
27464 BIRD, James1863 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
12019 BIRD, Jane1868ENG, WOR, Bromsgrove Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
6436 BIRD, John1897ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22131 BIRD, John Morris1897ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
22752 BIRD, John Thomas1904ENG,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
14047 BIRD, Mabel L1890ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
17204 BIRD, May1883ENG,     Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
25045 BIRD, Rose1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
25274 BIRD, Sydney1914ENG,     Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20763 BIRD, Thomas1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4223 BIRD, William1879ENG,     Jun 1892 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
6622 BIRD, William1896ENG,     Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
20103 BIRD, William1870ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
20260 BIRD, William ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
23408 BIRD, William1909ENG,     May 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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