Christopher Chapman Bird (abt. 1737 - 1810)

Born about 1737 in London, England

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1810 at about age 73 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Christopher Chapman Bird, Esq. was b. 1739, at London, England to Edward Chapman Bird and Hester Bird (born Mills) .

Christopher Chapman Bird of Reigate, Surrey, Esq. married Anne Mary Bird Webbe (daughter of Thomas Webbe, Esq) in 1765^[1]

(Anne was born on December 10 1748, in Reigate, Surrey, England)^[2]

^[3]Studied for the law; was appointed Surveyor-General for the forests of Quebec.

Children:

• Christopher Chapman Bird
• Hester Mary Bird
• Louisa Mary Anne Bird

He died 31 Oct 1810 (aged 73) ^[4]

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Ni4BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1081&lpg=PA1081&dq

Sources

1. ↑ Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Part 90, Volume 2, Harrison, 1863, https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Ni4BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1322&lpg=PA1322&dq
2. ↑ Family Heritage file
3. ↑ Comes from a document put together by my uncle [Jerry Fairbridge] in the early 2000s. He got the information from another document that was compiled by his great aunt [Brenda Troil Fairbridge] in the 1920s. From the personal files of Natalie Fairbridge, Sherwood Park, AB.
4. ↑ J.P. Coghlan, The Laity's Directory for the Church Service on Sundays and Holy Days for the Year of Our Lord , 1811, https://books.google.com.au/books?id=B_ANAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA7-PT1&lpg=RA7-PT1&dq