Poor little Phoebe was born in 1874 and died in 1882. Both in Aylsham rd, Norfolk.
Her one chance to appear on the census was in 1881. There she is shown as aged 15, daughter of John Bird, living in Wood Norton.
I am fairly sure this is her, despite the huge age disparity, because with her is Frederick Bird, aged 13.
The 1891 has Frederick, aged 13, grandson of John Bird.
The census enumerators have not done well by this family. The ages of the children n the household in 1881 vary hugely from earlier and later censuses. Birthplaces are equally suspect, though all local.
John's wife appears as Mary, Elizabeth and Leah on censuses 1861 - 1891, but her dob is constant and her pob is given as Elmham on thre censuses, so I think this is the same woman.
Phoebe could be the daughter of
Her one chance to appear on the census was in 1881. There she is shown as aged 15, daughter of John Bird, living in Wood Norton.
I am fairly sure this is her, despite the huge age disparity, because with her is Frederick Bird, aged 13.
The 1891 has Frederick, aged 13, grandson of John Bird.
The census enumerators have not done well by this family. The ages of the children n the household in 1881 vary hugely from earlier and later censuses. Birthplaces are equally suspect, though all local.
John's wife appears as Mary, Elizabeth and Leah on censuses 1861 - 1891, but her dob is constant and her pob is given as Elmham on thre censuses, so I think this is the same woman.
Phoebe could be the daughter of
- Mary/Elizabeth/Leah and John Bird
- Martha Bird
- George Bird (and possibly Matilda Alison)
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