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William BIRD

William was born in 1833 in Brettenham and his baptism took place there on September 29th, 1833. William's father was John BIRD and his mother was Lydia WHITTLE. His paternal grandparents were James BIRD and Alice GOULD. He had seven brothers and five sisters, named James, John, George, Robert, Thomas, Walter, Henry, Jane, Mary, Ann, Susannah and Sarah. He was the third oldest of the thirteen children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named James, Baby and Hannah.

Occupation Details
- William's occupation was Agricultural Labourer full time in agriculture.
  - Occupation Notes
    - The labouring work on the farm, as hay mowing, hedging, ditching, draining and the like, is performed by hired labourers upon day wages, or upon contracts by piecework. When hired for the whole year round, from half a guinea to 12 shillings a week. Upon the large farms there usually is one or two such labourers, having cottages, for which their wives have to shear. Such labourers may earn from £25 to £30 yearly, besides their harvest wages and food, and generally have extraordinary wages for mowing hay. The hours of labour during eight months are from six in the morning till six in the evening, with one hour for breakfast and one for dinner, at nine and one respectively. In the four winter months of November, December, January, and February, work continues during good light, when frost allows, and breakfast is taken before work begins.

Occupancy & Contact Details
- William lived in Brettenham from 1841.¹

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Edmund BIRD ^*
  - b.1677 in Kettlebaston d.Oct 1728 in Hitcham
  
  Samuel BIRD
  - b.1722 in Hitcham
  
  Sarah SEAGRAVE
  - b.1680 in Buxhall
  
  Edmund BIRD
  - b.1747 in Thorpe Morieux d.Jun 1822 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  John BOORE ^*
  - b.1691 in Preston St Mary
  
  Elizabeth BOORE
  - b.1718 in Preston St Mary d.Sep 1757 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  Elizabeth
  
  James BIRD
  - b.1772 in Thorpe Morieux d.Mar 1818 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  George BRAGG
  - b.1721 d.1755
  
  Mary BRAGG
  - b.1747 in Brettenham d.1823 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  George BUCKNUM ^*
  - b.1690 d.1731
  
  Mary BUCKNUM
  - b.1722 in Rattlesden
  
  Mary HAYWARD
  - b.1690 d.1736
  
  John BIRD
  - b.21 Dec 1800 in Thorpe Morieux d.22 Oct 1875 in Cosford Union Workhouse
  
  Samuel GOULD
  - b.1750
  
  Alice GOULD
  - b.07 Feb 1776 in Glemsford d.1851 in Brettenham
  
  Alice ARMSTRONG
  - d.28 Feb 1796 in Thorpe Morieux
  
  William BIRD
  - b.1833 in Brettenham
  
  Lydia WHITTLE
  - b.1805 in Maldon d.01 Jan 1874 in Semer Workhouse
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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¹ 1841 Census