My Bird/Conway

Hi Lynne

I had a quick look on Roots Ireland but there doesn't seem to be any record in Mayo for children born to Thomas Bird and Ann Conway, nor is there any record of a marriage for that couple anywhere in Ireland. I checked the Tithes for that period and there are no Birds in Mayo but 76 recorded in Ireland overall during that period (1830s).

The Griffith's Valuation  (1855) has only 8 Birds listed in Co. Mayo, unusually all women, listed in the parishes of Ballinrobe and Ballishoole, see link 

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&Submit.x=54&Submit.y=10&Submit=Submit&familyname=Bird&firstname=First+Name&baronyname=&countyname=MAYO&unionname=&parishname=

It is a pity  I can't seem to come up with anything  as Bird is not a very comon name and as civil registration doesn't begin until 1864 there will be no State records of their births or marriages.  Assuming they didn't all emigrate I checked the 1901 Census and there are a few Bird's there who seem to be 1 family but again strangely listing 2 Heads of Household:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=1901&surname=Bird&firstname=&county=Mayo&townland=&ded=&age=&sex=&search=Search&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&birthplace=&language=&deafdumb=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving=

Best of luck

MrsDoyle

Thank you so much for having a look Mrs Doyle.

I will keep on plodding through the different places & hopefully come up with something before i fly over.

Regards Lynne