Martha Ann Bird^[1]

1843 - 1921  (77 years)

• Name	Martha Ann Bird
  Born	27 Dec 1843	Billington, Bedfordshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Census	1851	Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England   [2]
  	Census 1851, British England, Bedfordshire, Eaton Bray, Village of Felmersham, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Household Schedule 7, Piece 1856, Folio 557, page 2 Frederick Bird, head 41. Mary A., wife 37. Children: Ann, daughter 13; Sabina, daughter 10; Ezra, son 8; Martha, daughter 6; Sarah, daughter 5; Susannah, daughter 2; William son, 10 months. Frederick was a straw plaite dealer; Mary was a straw plaiter. He was born in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, England. Mary was born in Billington, Bedfordshire, England and the children were born in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
  	Age: 6
  Emigration	4 May 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Liverpool to New York, 4 May 1856-14 Jun 1856
  Immigration	16 Jun 1856	New York City, New York, New York, USA
  	Immigration to US 1856 Ship Manifest - Thornton, 16 Jun 1856; Port of Departure: Liverpool, England; Destination: Utah, United States of America; Place of Origin: Great Britain; Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: British (English); Ship Name: Thornton; Port of Arrival: New York; Line: 31; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_163; List Number: 490; Port Arrival State: New York; Port Arrival Country: United States; Final Destination Utah, USA Ship Manifest is difficult to read but presumes the following: Mary Ann Bird, 40, female; Ann, 20, female; Sabina, 17, female; Ezra, 14, male; Martha Ann, 12, female; Sarah, 10, female; Susannah, 7, female William, 6, male
  	Age: 12
  		Ship Manifest - Thornton, 16 Jun 1856
  Census	19 Sep 1860	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [4]
  	Census 1860 Utah, Utah, Provo, Provo Post Office, 19 Sep 1860, page 943, Dwelling 3069, Family 2399 Ezekiel Kellog, head, 58. Mary, wife, 43. Children: Martha, daughter 16; Sarah, daughter 14; Susanna, daughter 10; Wm. son, 8. He is a farmer; value of real estate $200; personal property $300. He is born in Utah. She and the children are born in England. All the children are attending school. Next door to Lucius N. and Alice Scovil. (Note: this is the 2nd marriage for Mary. Her maiden name is Fenn. Prior to her arrival in the US, she was married to Frederick Otto Bird who died the year before she immigrated to the US).
  	Age: 16
  Census	18 Aug 1870	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [5]
  	Census 1870 Utah, Utah, Provo, Ward 3, 18 Aug 1870, page 1, dwelling 60, family 55 Robert Dugdale, head 31. Martha, wife 26. Children: Robert, son 5; Martha, daughter 2. He is a laborer; she is keeping house. She can not read or write. Parents born in England; children in Utah. Next door to Sarah and William Ferguson.
  	Age: 26
  Census	14 Jun 1880	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Census 1880 Utah, Utah, Provo, 14 Jun 1880, ED 81, pages 45 and 46, dwelling 384, family 432 Robert Dugdale, head 40. Martha, wife 39. Children: Robert, son 15; Martha, daughter 13; Mary J., daughter 9; Sarah, daughter 6; Lydia 3, daughter; Susan, daughter 1 month (May 1880). Robert is a farmer; Robert the son works on the farm. Both Robert and wife were born in England; the children in Utah. Visiting with them are Elizabeth Bird, 26 and her children: William, son 6; Albert, son 4; Carrie, daughter 1. All were born in Utah; Elizabeth parents were born in England. Next door to William and Ingred Hoover.
  	Age: 39
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [7]
  	Census 1900 Utah, Utah, Provo, 13 Jun 1900, SD 273, ED 164, sheet 19A, dwelling 350, family 355 Robert J. Dugdale, head 62 (Nov 1837). Martha A., wife 56 (Oct 1843). They have been married for 35 years; 7 children born, 4 living. Living with them are their daughter, Annabell Harding, 20 (May 1880); their son-in-law, Wilfred, 27 (Oct 1872); granddaughter Marilla, 2 (Jan 1898); and grandson, Alvin W., 1 month (Apr 1900). Owns home free of mortgage. He works as an agent. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1860; Martha immigrated in 1856. Wilfred is employed as a day laborer; he immigrated to the U.S. in 1882. All were born in England except for Annabell, Marilla and Alvin.
  	Age: 56
  Census	27 Apr 1910	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [8]
  	Census 1910 Utah, Utah, Provo, Ward 4, 27 Apr 1910, SD 1, ED 195, sheet 21B, 372 4th North, 4th West, dwelling 337, family 424 Robert J. Dugdale, head 72. Martha A., wife 66. They have been married for 46 years; 7 seven children born, 3 living. Living with them are their granddaughter, Marilla Harding 12. He is a cleaner at the post office for wages. Owns home. Marilla is attending school. Robert and Marilla can read and write; Martha cannot. Both Robert and Martha and their parents were born in England. Marilla was born in Utah.
  	Age: 66
  Census	9 Jan 1920	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [9]
  	Census 1920 Utah, Utah, Provo, 9 Jan 1920, Ward 5, SD 2, ED 209, sheet 7A, 395 3rd West, dwelling 124, family 137 Earnest S. Harding, head 44. Lilly M., wife 42. Children: Marie, daughter 19; LaVon, daughter, 15. Also living with them are her mother, Martha Dugdale, 76, a widow; and Alvon W. Harding, a nephew 19. Earnest owns a home with a mortgage. He is employed as a butcher in a wholesale meat market for wages. Marie is a weaver in a woolen mills for wages. Alvon is a house plumber for wages. All can read and write. Earnest immigrated from England in 1880; Martha in 1856; naturalized in 1886 and 1864, respectively. All were born in Utah except for Earnest and Martha. Next door to George and Mary E. Poulson; David and Avis M. Van Wagenen.
  	Age: 73
  Died	23 May 1921	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Buried	25 May 1921	Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  		Headstone for Martha Ann Bird Dugdale, 1843-1921
  Death Certificate	23 Dec 1921	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [10]
  	State file number 1921002229
  	Age: 77
  	Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia
  		Death certificate for Martha Ann Bird Dugdale, 1921, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Wife of Robert J Dugdale
  Person ID	I756	clanSoren | FRS101, I103-Ferguson
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Frederick Otto Bird,   b. 15 Aug 1810, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. 26 Jul 1855, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England  (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Ann Fenn 2x ,   b. 02 Jun 1816, Billington, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. 22 Jul 1864, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	28 Nov 1833	Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England   [11]
  Documents		Fourth Hand-Cart Company-Capt J.G. Willie, Immigrant list for Mary A. Bird and family
  Family ID	F276	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Robert James Dugdale,   b. 11 Nov 1837, Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England ,   d. 24 Mar 1917, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1863	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Children	01. Robert Dugdale,   b. 17 Jan 1865, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1887, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 22 years) 02. Martha Dugdale,   b. 15 Feb 1868, Utah, USA ,   d. 4 Oct 1887, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 19 years) + 03. Mary Jane Dugdale,   b. 5 Aug 1871, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1942, Green River, Sweetwater, Wyoming, USA  (Age 70 years) 04. Sarah Elizabeth Dugdale,   b. 8 Apr 1874, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 28 Jan 1959, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 84 years) + 05. Lillie May Dugdale,   b. 25 Jul 1877, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1951, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 73 years) + 06. Annabell Susan Dugdale,   b. May 1880, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age ~ 29 years)   07. Lavina Dugdale,   b. 27 Jun 1887, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 14 Aug 1887, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F518	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents

  Wedding Announcement Estella Ferguson and William Clayton, 14 June 1895

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch) (Reliability: 3). Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Bird, Martha Ann Birth Date: 20 Oct. 1843 Death Date: 23 May 1921 Gender: Female Age: 13 Company: James G. Willie Company (1856) Pioneer Information: Her birth and death dates are confirmed by her death certificate. Sources: Ancestral File Journal History, 9 Nov. 1856, p. 19 Utah State Death Certificate, Utah State Archives. [S317] 1851 England Census, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. , (Ancestry.com), Class: HO107; Piece: 1756; Folio: 557; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87685-87686. (Reliability: 3). [S365] British Mission Emigration Register, (Mormon Migration On-line, BYU Educational Library), page 129; 1856 - Willies H.C. Co. (European Emigration Card Index, EECI) (Reliability: 3). [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 943; (Reliability: 3). [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1612; Page: 287A; Image: 570; Family History Library Film: 553111. (Reliability: 3). [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: 1338; Family History Film: 1255338; Page: 141B; Enumeration District: 81 (Reliability: 3). [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: 1687; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0164; FHL microfilm: 1241687. (Reliability: 3), 2 Mar 2013. [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Provo Ward 4, Utah, Utah; Roll: T624_1610; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 1375623. (Reliability: 3), 2 Mar 2013. [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Provo Ward 5, Utah, Utah; Roll: T625_1868; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 209; Image: 757 (Reliability: 3), 3 Mar 2013. [S118] Utah Death Certificates (Series 81448), 1904 to 1965, Utah State Archives, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, (historyresearch.utah.gov), State file number 1921002229 (Reliability: 3). [S273] FamilySearch™ England Marriages, 1538–1973, (FamilySearch.org), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NVS1-3Y3 : accessed 29 Nov 2014), Frederick Bird and Mary Ann Fenn, 28 Nov 1833; citing Eaton Bray,Bedford,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1279093. (Reliability: 3).