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Where did the English Bird family come from? What is the English Bird family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bird family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bird family history?
The ancient Anglo-Saxon culture once found in Britain is the soil from which the many generations of the Bird family have grown. The name Bird was given to a member of the family who was a person who worked as a bird catcher or someone who had birdlike characteristics.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Bird family name include Bird, Byrd, Byrde and others.First found in Cheshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bird research. Another 317 words(23 lines of text) covering the years 1543, 1558, 1623, 1709, 1772, 1776, and 1819 are included under the topic Early Bird History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 46 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bird Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Bird family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 164 words(12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Bird. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Bird surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Bird Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Richard Bird settled in Virginia in 1635
- Rich Bird, who landed in Virginia in 1635
- Richard Bird, who landed in Virginia in 1636
- Jathnell Bird, who landed in Ipswich, Mass in 1641
- Susan Bird who settled in Virginia in 1642
Bird Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Saml Bird, who landed in Virginia in 1749
- Samuel Bird, who arrived in Maryland in 1777
Bird Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Joseph Bird, who landed in New York in 1824
- John S Bird, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1827
- M Bird, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- B Bird, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- John Bird, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1851
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We offer a large range of products for you to enjoy with your Coat of Arms. From the coffee cup in the kitchen to the frame in the living room.
- George Bird (1850-1940), American baseball player
- Larry Bird (b. 1956), American basketball player, 12-time NBA All-Star
- Robert Montgomery Bird (1805-1854), American author
- Robert Byron Bird (b. 1924), American chemical engineer awarded the National Medal of Science in 1987
- Brigadier-General Whittier S. Bird (1898-1977), American Chief of Staff, 37th Division (1941)
- John Bird (b. 1936), English satirist, actor and comedian
- Sir Cyril Bird CBE (1887-1965), British cartoonist, made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1946
- Carmel Bird (b. 1940), Australian author
- Aaron Christopher Bird (b. 1983), Australian cricketer
- Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr. (1910-1999), first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The American Descendants of Robert Bird by Katherine Moore Cushman.
- Genealogical Sketch of the Bird Family, Having Its Origin in Hartford, Connecticut by Isaac Bird.
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Learn all about the different symbols of your Coat of Arms with our deluxe symbolism. This product will explain the full meaning of you Coat of Arms including motto translations.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Cruce spes mea
Motto Translation: My hope is in the cross.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
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The Bird Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bird Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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