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Family of William Norvell Wilberforce BIRD and Ruth BLAKE

Husband: William Norvell Wilberforce BIRD (1875-1967)
Wife: Ruth BLAKE (c. 1889-1963)
Children: Mary Lorraine Wilberforce BIRD (1907- )
Wiliam Gerald Wilberforce BIRD (1908-1985)
Walter Douglas Wilberforce BIRD (c. 1916-1944)
Marriage 1906 Iquique, Chile
Consulate

Husband: William Norvell Wilberforce BIRD

Name: William Norvell Wilberforce BIRD
Sex: Male
Father: Henry Wilberforce BIRD (1840-1911)
Mother: Mary Lorraine HAY (1840-1929)
Birth Nov 1875 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
12 Royal Parade
Father Captain Late 6th Madras Cavalry
Baptism 3 Nov 1875 (age 0) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Christ Church
Census 1881 (age 5-6) St Helier, Jersey
No 2, Highbury
Living with parents
Travel 30 Mar 1919 (age 43) London
Travelled on SS Turrialba from Cristobal Canal Zone, Panama to New York and on to London with wife Ruth and children Walter, Mary and William. Last permament residence was Iquique, Chile and nearest relative there was H W BIRD at Antofagustar. Arrived in Liverpool on 26 June 1919 and on t 5 Moscow Mansions, Cromwell Road London.
Occupation Manager - Nitrate Industry
Travel 25 Oct 1923 (age 47) Iquique, Chile
Travelled on SS OROYA with his wife Ruth and son Walter from Liverpool. Last UK address was White House Hotel, Earls Court Square, London
Death 24 Jun 1967 (age 91) Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands
7 Grouville Park

Wife: Ruth BLAKE

Name: Ruth BLAKE
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth c. 1889 Iquique, Chile
Death 3 Jul 1963 (age 73-74) Jersey, Channel Islands
7 Grouville Park

Child 1: Mary Lorraine Wilberforce BIRD

Name: Mary Lorraine Wilberforce BIRD
Sex: Female
Spouse: Jan Herbert Farquharson KENT (1900- )
Birth 4 Apr 1907 Antofagasta, Chile
Census 1939 (age 31-32) Basingstoke Hampshire
Hatchetts, Worting Road
Living with husband Jan and 1 redacted record plus Suzanne Katrine HAIGH-LUMLEY (BIRD) b. 5 Nov 1902, a Journalist. She married Mary's brother William.
Travel 1 Apr 1939 (age 31) Basingstoke Hampshire
Hatchetts, Worting Road
Travelled from Iquque, Chile on SS ORBITA with husband Ian arriving at Plymouth
Occupation Auxillary Nurse

Child 2: Wiliam Gerald Wilberforce BIRD

Name: Wiliam Gerald Wilberforce BIRD
Sex: Male
Spouse: Suzanne Katrine ZEELANDER (1902-1994)
Birth 19 Sep 1908 Iquique, Chile
Occupation Company Secretary - Auto Tyre Industry
Census 1939 (age 30-31) Basingstoke Hampshire
369 Worting Road
Single. Boarding in home of Ellen E RUDDLE
Death 30 Jul 1985 (age 76) Alton Hampshire
Brambles, Powntley Copse

Child 3: Walter Douglas Wilberforce BIRD

Name: Walter Douglas Wilberforce BIRD
Sex: Male
Birth c. 1916 Iquique, Chile
Occupation Royal Air Force - Squadron Leader
Death 25 Aug 1944 (age 27-28) on War Service
692 Squadron
Burial Aug 1944 Basingstoke Hampshire
Worting Road Cemetery