Percy Hyde Bird^[1]

1883 - 1939

• Born	6 May 1883	Fairlight, Cadington Road, Surbiton   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1901	Living at Chestham House with Eliza   [1]
  Possessions	1911	56 Brunswick Place   [1]
  Occupation	1913	Poultry farmer   [1]
  Possessions	1917	42 Golders Green Crescent, Golders Green   [1]
  Possessions	1926	6 Willifield Way, Golders Green, Hendon   [1]
  Occupation	1939	Hotel Proprietor   [1]
  Died	4 Feb 1939	Washington Hotel, St Pauls Road, Portsmouth South   [1]
  	Cause: Carsonova of liver & primary growth on stomach
  Probate	15 Mar 1939	£2, 803 9s 10d administration to Marjorie Bird & Anthony Bird
  _MDCL	Informant : G.C.O'Connor (present at death) - 48 Henley Road, Southsea  [1]
  Person ID	I0423	The Bird Tree
  Last Modified	10 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Henry Ross Bird,   b. 18 Jan 1854, Chessington, Surrey ,   d. 27 Mar 1926, Kenmore, 36 Upper Avenue, Eastbourne
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Louisa Maria Pim Wareham,   b. 25 Jun 1858, 12 Macelsfield Street, St Anne Soho, Westminster ,   d. 30 Jun 1931, Kenmore, 36 Upper Avenue, Eastbourne
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	9 Oct 1879	St Paul's Church, Hook, Surrey
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Benson,   b. 14 Apr 1884, St George's Terrace, Kensington, Middlesex ,   d. 9 Oct 1961, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
  Married	27 Jun 1911	St Patrick's Church, Hove, Sussex   [1]
  Children	1. Derek Gordon Ross Bird,   b. 12 Jun 1913, Horton Hall, Beeding, Steyning West ,   d. 14 Jan 1989, Royal Star & Garter Home, Kingston, Surrey   2. Anthony Cole Bird,   b. 26 Apr 1917, 42 Golders Green Crescent, Golders Green, Hendon ,   d. 28 Oct 1974, Basingstoke, Hampshire   3. Living
  Family ID	F031	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Ceylon - George Bird George Bird, the Ceylon coffee plantation owner.
  		Clearing land for coffee plantations.jpg
  		Ceylon - George Bird plaque A plaque in Kandy celebrating pioneers of coffee plantations including George Bird the father of coffee plantations in Ceylon.
  		Ceylon Coffee Drawing showing the clearing of land for coffee plantations
  		Bird - Major Percy Bird My grandfather in his uniform
  		Percy Hyde Bird Literally, Percy's dying wishes put in writing.
  		38 Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath Where Percy Bird and his mother were living in 1891 with George Wareham.
  		Percy Ross Bird A mysterious letter giving details of an alias for Percy.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Chestham Park The manor house at Chestham Park was purchased by John Coveney around 1874 and then left to his nephew, Henry Ross, whose widow, Eliza Bird, lived there until her death in 1904.
  		Henry Ross Bird (1854 - 1926) This is the story of my great grandfather. There are more questions than answers at the moment but all will become clear one day !
  		Nina Bird (nee St Paul) (about 1855 - 1935) Nina was married to George Coveney Bird (1851 - 1930). Remembering they had no children, this is an extract from her Will dated 5th September 1933.
  		Nina Mabel Foley Bird (nee St Paul) (about 1855 - 1935) Nina’s Will throws up some interesting questions relating to the ownership of The Rhodrons, why Leslie and not Percy benefited from her estate and the Everdon connection which comes up again, coincidentally this time, I think.
  		The Ceylon Connection ? My Mother told me, on more than one occasion, that Percy Hyde BIRD, my grandfather, owned a tea plantation in Ceylon, although on another occasion he was described as a tea planter. I have therefore been intrigued to find out if the family had some connection to George BIRD, the father of coffee plantations in Ceylon and responsible for the earliest known use of Tamil labour on the island.
  		Percy Hyde Bird Percy, my grandfather, was born on 6th May 1883 at 'Fairlight', Cadogan Road, Kingston, Surrey. He liked to be referred to as “The Major”.

  
  

• Sources

  [S02340] sues family.FTW. Date of Import: 25 May 2007