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Name | Walter Bird | |
Born | 16 Oct 1832 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Immigration | 1851 | |
Died | 8 Apr 1904 | Springville, Utah, Utah, United States ![]() |
Buried | 10 Apr 1904 | Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States ![]() |
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Person ID | i19 | Bird-Metcalf |
Last Modified | 8 Nov 2014 |
Father | John Bird, b. Jan 1806, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Ann Russen, b. 15 Apr 1808, Overbury, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom ![]() ![]() | |
Married | 10 May 1830 | St. Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ![]() |
Family ID | F17 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Walter Bird, b. 16 Oct 1832, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | 28 Oct 1855 | Springville, Utah, Utah, United States ![]() |
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Last Modified | 11 Feb 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family ID | F4 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos | ![]() | Walter Bird Born 1832 in England, migrated to Utah in 1851, died in Utah 1904. |
![]() | The Sons of Walter Bird Back left to right: Arch Hailey, William Arthur, and Wallace Bird Front left to right: Walter Freeman, might be Walter, and John Oliver Bird |
Documents | ![]() | 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 | |
![]() | Passenger List of the British Ship "Ellen" in 1850 Walter Bird is listed as 18 years old, male and occupation as mechanic. Ship left Liverpool bound for New Orleans. | |
![]() | Promissory Note of Walter Bird dated 30 September 1853 I promise to pay to Brigham Young as President of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for bringing out my Father, Mother and family from Liverpool England to Great Salt Lake City by said Fund in the year 1854 in grain or cattle. As witness my hand this day 30 day of Sept. 1853. Walter Bird. Laborer, Springville. Source: Devin Bird | |
![]() | 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 Naturalization Papers of Walter Bird Walter was naturalized five years after he came to the United States and one year after arriving in Utah. | |
![]() | 1860 U.S. Census - Walter Bird Name: Walter Bird Age in 1860: 27 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: England Home in 1860: Springville, Utah, Utah Territory Gender: Male Post Office: Springville Walter Bird 27 Arabella Bird 22 Arabella Bird 3 John Bird 2 | |
![]() | Military Record of Walter Bird in the Blackhawk War Enlisted May 10, 1866 and discharged October 28, 1866 | |
![]() | 1870 U.S. Census - Walter Bird Name: Walter Bird Age in 1870: 37 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: England Home in 1870: Springville, Utah, Utah Territory Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Springville Walter Bird 37 Arabella Bird 32 Arabella Bird 13 John O Bird 11 Tamar A Bird 9 Helen Bird 5 Rhoda Bird 3 Walter J Bird 1 | |
![]() | 1880 U.S. Census - Walter Bird Name: Walter Bird Age: 47 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: England Home in 1880: Springville, Utah, Utah Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Arabella Bird Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Occupation: Farmer Walter Bird 47 Arabella Bird 42 Arabella Bird 23 John O. Bird 21 Tamer Ann Bird 19 Helen Bird 15 Rhoda Bird 13 Walter F. Bird 11 Kate A. Bird 8 Wallace Bird 6 Wm Arthur Bird 3 H Arch Bird 1 | |
![]() | The Salt Lake Herald, 1891--Two Murders Walter Bird testified in defense of a Mr. Brown, saying that he had known him for seven years and he "never say any act that would indicate his insanity." The Salt Lake Herald. (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, October 23, 1891, Page 3, Image 3. | |
![]() | The Salt Lake City Herald, 1898-- WaterMaster After a spirited contest, Walter Bird was chosen as watermaster in 1898. The Salt Lake City Herald, (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, January 11, 1898, Page 7, Image 7. | |
![]() | 1900 U.S. Census - Walter Bird Name: Walter Bird Age: 67 Birth Date: Oct 1832 Birthplace: England Home in 1900: Springville, Utah, Utah Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1850 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Aribella Bird Marriage Year: 1855 Years Married: 45 Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Walter Bird 67 Aribella Bird 62 Archie Bird 21 Zella Bird 16 | |
![]() | The Salt Lake Herald, 1898--Three Days' Racing Walter Bird entered a horse, Fallen Leaf, in the pacing races at Calder's Park. The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, October 23, 1891, Page 8, Image 8 | |
![]() | A Warranty Deed from Walter to his wife Arabella Bird "Walte Bird, Grantor, of Springville, in the County of Utah, State of Utah, hereby convey and warrant to Arabella Bird my true and lawfull wife Grantee, of Springville, Utah County, State of Utah, for the sum of one dollar and kindness and affection rendered as wife, the following described tract of land in Springville, Utah..." Signed on March 29, 1904 | |
![]() | Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966 for Walter Bird Died April 6, 1904 in Springville, Utah | |
![]() | 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. |
Headstones | ![]() | The Headstone of Walter Bird and Arabella (Hailey) Bird Burial: Evergreen Cemetery Springville Utah County Utah, USA Find A Grave Memorial# 41914324 Plot: Plot: Sec A Lot 3 Pos 6 |
Histories | ![]() | 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. |