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Susannah Bird

Susannah Bird[1]

Female 1847 - 1877  (29 years)

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  • Name Susannah Bird 
    Born 22 Jul 1847  Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1851  Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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: 2 
    Emigration 4 May 1856  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Liverpool to New York, 4 May 1856-14 Jun 1856  
    Age: 8 
    Immigration 16 Jun 1856  New York City, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    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: 7 
    Ship Manifest - Thornton, 16 Jun 1856
    Ship Manifest - Thornton, 16 Jun 1856
    Census 19 Sep 1860  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    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: 10 
    Census 1870  TBD Not known at this time Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 31 Mar 1877  Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Susannah Bird Richens (1847 - 1877) - Find A Grave
    Susannah Bird Richens (1847 - 1877) - Find A Grave
    Notes 
    • Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
      Bird, Susannah

      Birth Date: 22 July 1847
      Death Date: 31 Mar. 1877
      Gender: Female
      Age: 8
      Company: James G. Willie Company (1856)


      Sources:
      Ancestral File
      Journal History, 9 Nov. 1856, p. 19 [7]
    Person ID I757  clanSoren | I103-Ferguson, FRS101
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2015 

    Father Frederick Otto Bird,   b. 15 Aug 1810, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1855, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ancestors Mary Ann Fenn Married: 2x2x ,   b. 02 Jun 1816, Billington, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1864, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 28 Nov 1833  Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Documents
    Fourth Hand-Cart Company-Capt J.G. Willie, Immigrant list for Mary A. Bird and family
    Fourth Hand-Cart Company-Capt J.G. Willie, Immigrant list for Mary A. Bird and family
    Family ID F276  Group Sheet

    Family Enoch Richins Married: 3x3x ,   b. 15 May 1835, Sheepscomb, Gloucester, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1905, Maeser, Uintah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 15 Dec 1866  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +01. Mary Jane Richins,   b. 15 Oct 1866, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1949, Salt Lake County Hospital, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Married: 1x02. Sarah Ann Richins,   b. 5 Apr 1870, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1923, Bingham, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    +03. William Fredrick Richins,   b. 11 May 1872, Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1927, Grand View, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Married: 1x04. Joseph Henry Richins,   b. 26 May 1874, Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1899  (Age 25 years)
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2011 
    Family ID F1609  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S60] FamilySearch™ LDS, IGI Individual Record, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).

    2. [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).

    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).

    4. [S104] Immigration and Naturalization Records, National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry.com), 1856; Arrival: New York , United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_163; Line: 32; List number: 490 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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).

    6. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 94336600 (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2014.

    7. [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).

    8. [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).

    9. [S123] Rootsweb WorldConnect Project, (Rootsweb, Ancestry.com), Fenn Genealogy.