Mary Ann was born in 1852 to John Bird and Anne Essex in Victoria, Monmouthshire, Wales. [1][2] She died of senility and Bronchitis. on 24 DEC 1937 in Henfield, Gloucestershire, England. [3]
William Henry Clark and Mary Ann Bird were married on 26 JUL 1868 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. [4]
She was counted in the following census:
Whilst working on the Wales Categorisation Project we came across this profile. It fascinated us because there is no such place as Victoria either in Monmouthshire or in Monmouth town. In doing research we obviously found the same census references as you did. More intriguing!!
Then we checked in the GRO and the following record was found. BIRD, MARY ANN, Mothers Maiden Name HICKS, GRO Reference: 1851 D Quarter in ABERGAVENNY Volume 26 Page 35. Clearly this is your Mary Ann. Further delving finds a Victoria Street in Abergavenny, as well as there being a Victoria Inn in Hereford Road. Please can you add a =Research Note= to the record. We will be deleting the place name Victoria Monmouthshire in a week or so. If we haven't heard from you by then we will add the Research Note ourselves, You are always as Profile Manager at liberty to remove it if you so wish.
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Whilst working on the Wales Categorisation Project we came across this profile. It fascinated us because there is no such place as Victoria either in Monmouthshire or in Monmouth town. In doing research we obviously found the same census references as you did. More intriguing!! Then we checked in the GRO and the following record was found. BIRD, MARY ANN, Mothers Maiden Name HICKS, GRO Reference: 1851 D Quarter in ABERGAVENNY Volume 26 Page 35. Clearly this is your Mary Ann. Further delving finds a Victoria Street in Abergavenny, as well as there being a Victoria Inn in Hereford Road. Please can you add a =Research Note= to the record. We will be deleting the place name Victoria Monmouthshire in a week or so. If we haven't heard from you by then we will add the Research Note ourselves, You are always as Profile Manager at liberty to remove it if you so wish.