John Bird

1806 - 1855  (~ 49 years)

• Name	John Bird
  Born	Jan 1806	Solihull, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
  Christened	12 Jan 1806	Solihull, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1855	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Died	10 May 1855	Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States
  	John Bird Autobiography (1841-1932)--son of John Bird (1806-1855) "We arrived in New Orleans, sailing up the Mississippi River, and up the Missouri River to a little landing place that we called Atchinson. My father died of cholera here at Atchinson. He had worked in the lead works while in Birmingham, and perhaps due to the strain of the trip, the poison worked on him, causing his death."
  Buried	11 May 1855	Mormon Grove, Atchison, Kansas, United States
  Person ID	I58	Bird-Metcalf
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	John Bird,   b. 1771, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. Sep 1833, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Pittaway,   b. 1780, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 7 Nov 1860, All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom  (Age 80 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1799	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Russen,   b. 15 Apr 1808, Overbury, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 24 Mar 1871, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 62 years)
  Married	10 May 1830	St. Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
  Children	+ 1. Walter Bird,   b. 16 Oct 1832, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 8 Apr 1904, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States  (Age 71 years)   2. Eliza Bird,   b. 1 Dec 1834, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 3 Oct 1837, Yardley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom  (Age 2 years) + 3. Rebecca Bird,   b. 28 Oct 1838, Yardley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 10 Mar 1922, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  (Age 83 years) + 4. John Bird,   b. 7 Aug 1841, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 6 Jan 1932, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 90 years)   5. Ann Elizabeth Bird,   b. 23 Jun 1844, Yardley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 25 Jan 1922, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States  (Age 77 years)   6. William Henry Bird,   b. 21 Jul 1846, Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 1 Dec 1931  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jan 1806 - Solihull, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Christened - 12 Jan 1806 - Solihull, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Married - 10 May 1830 - St. Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Immigration - 1855 - New Orleans, Louisiana Died - 10 May 1855 - Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States Buried - 11 May 1855 - Mormon Grove, Atchison, Kansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		The Christening Record of John, son of John and Elizabeth Bird He was baptized on 12 January 1806. Source: John Bird in the Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Source: "England, Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1538-1900," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH6K-LVD : accessed 27 Nov 2014), John Bird in Entry for John Bird, 04 Aug 1771, Christening; citing Solihull, Warwickshire, England, Record Office, Warwick; FHL microfilm 234505.
  		Marriage of John Bird and Ann Russon Married the 10th of May, 1830 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England LDS Family History Library; Film # 919783, Page 560; Church of England; St. Martins Church (Birmingham, Warwick) Parish Registers 1555-1915; Marriages 1826-1830
  		1841 England Census of Elmdon, Warwickshire, England for John Bird John is 35 years old and was born in Warwickshire Ann, Walter, and Rebecca are also listed. Civil Parish: Elmdon Hundred: Hemlingford (Solihull Division) County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England
  		Records of Members of Birmingham Branch, 1847-1848 The names of Walter, John, and Rebecca Bird were baptized in 1849
  		1851 England Census for John and Ann Bird Location: John Bird 44 Ann Bird 43 John Bird 10 Ann Bird 6 William Bird 4 Caroline Hopkins 19 Lodger
  		Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company - Bird Binding 19 December 1854 John Bird 48 Ann Bird 47 Rebek Bird 16 John Bird 13 Ann Bird 10 William Bird 8
  		Emigration Fund for John Bird and Family Lists the ages of family members as well as the disbursement amounts given by the fund. darceyslaughter1949 originally shared this to Bird Slaughter Family Tree on Ancestry.com
  		The Promise to Pay Note from the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company's Office This shows Ann Bird's mark that promises to pay the $312.64 back to the Immigration Fund, dated October 30, 1855.
  		The Autobiography of John Bird, 1841-1932 As told to Mary Anona Bird on January 20, 1931 when John was eighty-nine years old. The life of John Bird who was born on August 7, 1841 in Birmingham, England. He is the son of John Bird and Ann Russen. This document references the Bird family and their journey by ship to America as well as their settling in Utah with the Mormon saints. He tells of his two wives and his nine children. He also verifies that his father, John, died from cholera at Atchinson, Kansas as they crossed the plains.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		John Bird and Mary Jane Whitehead Bird by Anona Bird Grandy A life sketch published in the book "History of Bear Lake Pioneers" History of Bear Lake Pioneers. Edith Parker Haddock and Dorothy Hardy Matthews. Paris, Idaho: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Bear Lake County, Idaho. 1968.
  		Liverpool to New Orleans on the Charles Buck John and Ann (Russen) Bird took their family on the Charles Buck from England to New Orleans in 1855 to join the LDS pioneers. (Millennial Star, Vol. XVII, pp. 73, 202, 267, 300, 315, 490; Deseret News of June 13, 1855.)
  		The Bird Family Emigration from England John and Ann (Russon) Bird emigrated from Liverpool, England on the 17th of January, 1855 on the "Charles Buck". Ann was the only one to make it to Utah as John died at "Mormon Grove" in Missouri.

  
  

• Notes

  England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 about John Bird Name: John Bird Gender: Male Baptism Date: 12 Jan 1806 Baptism Place: Solihull,Warwick,England Father: John Bird Mother: Elizh. FHL Film Number: 0234507-508, 234505