Notes

Note for: Daniel Corrie, 10 APR 1777 - 5 FEB 1837 Index

Occupation:
     Place:   Arcdeacon of Calcutta and First Bishop of Madras

Individual note:
Administrative/Biographical history: Rev Daniel Corrie (1777-1837) was nom inated a chaplain on the Bengal Establishment and went to India in 180 6. He was appointed Archdeacon of Calcutta in 1823 and in 1834, he was rec alled to England and in 1835 was consecrated Bishop of Madras. He return ed to India in the same year and died there in 1837. He was closely connec ted with the CMS and established a number of schools in connection with t he Society.
Reference: obituary published in The Madras Miscellany or Thursday Budge t, 9 February 1837, Vol. 1, No. 3 (CMS CI2/O14/15)

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Note for: John Ellerton, FEB 1768 - 17 SEP 1820 Index

Occupation:
     Place:   Indigo planter (in India)

Individual note:
John ELLERTON
Born - 1768? in Sherburn-in-Elmet, N.Yorkshire.
Christened - 21st February 1768, Sherburn-in-Elmet (per IGI).
Died - 1820? in Calcutta, India
Parents - George Ellerton (1739-1799) and Margaret Alderson
Married [1] - Miss Bewley (not shown on IGI)
Married [2] - Ms. Gunn (divorcee) on December 24th 1808 in India.
Married [3] - Ms. Myers (divorcee) in India.
Children - John Frederick Ellerton (1798-1833).
Occupation - Indigo planter (in India)
In his grandfather's will of 1772 his father George was bequethed Ł100 a nd "The East Dwelling house in Bellerby late in the possession of Thomas T hompson with the Turfhouse [?] Shop and other appertainces therewith occup ied (the West end with the appertainces now being in the possession of ... ... Scott) and also my share or allotment upon Bellerby Moor or Common con taining by .... four acres until his son John shall attain the age of 25 . ...".

Therefore by 1793 John would have presumably inherited his grandfather's e states. In 1795 John migrated to India where he owned an indigo plantati on (?).

According to the 1924 publication "Ellerton" (by his great-grandson Willi am Mouat-Keith Ellerton, of Palmers Green, London) John translated the N ew Testament into the Bengali language while in India. A printed copy of h is work is held in the library of the British and Foreign Bible Society, L ondon.

research by Bob Ellerton

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Note for: Emily Corrie, 28 NOV 1814 - 16 JUN 1815 Index

10. 10. Emily Corrie,\ daughter of the Reverend D Corrie, died the\ 16 th of June 1815, aged 6 months and 18 days.\\ >

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Note for: George James Walker, ABT 1811 - 1886 Index

Occupation:
Place: Returned to England to practise and encourage doctrines of Plymouth Brethren

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Note for: William Wilberforce Bird, 2 JUL 1758 - 19 APR 1836 Index

Occupation:
     Place:   MP for Coventry

Individual note:
M.P.Coventry. Related surnames by
marriage: BARLOW, RICHARDSON, COTTON.

Hello Nikki

I see that your family history researching has taken you into Bird/Wilberf orce territory. I also have some of this tree in my database and would lo ve to compare notes.

I can start by saying that John Bird (born abt 1718 at Barton on the Heat h, Warwickshire - died 18 Dec 1772) married Judith Wilberforce (chr. 17 O ct 1727 at St Mary's Lowgate, Hull, Yorkshire, England and died 22 Sep 18 06 and is buried in St Nicholas Churchyard, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, Engl and).

Judith was the 10th child of Alderman William Wilberforce of Beverley, Yor ks and Sarah Thornton. The 11th Child was Robert Wilberforce who married E lizabeth Bird (John’s sister) and the 3rd of their 4 children was Willi am Wilberforce the abolitionist.

John Bird and Judith Wilberforce had 5 children that I know of at presen t. The eldest, Hannah Bird married Robert Sumner, Vicar of Kenilworth, a nd this is the line I belong to. Another of Thomas Bird’s children Mary Bi rd (also John’s sister) married Abel Smith, the Banker, and can be follow ed down to the Queen Mother

Robert Bird (John’s brother) married Mary Merttins hence this rather unusu al middle name that comes up every now and then.

I know of 2 William Wilberforce Birds (father and son born in 1784 and 175 8) The William Wilberforce Bird of 1758 married Penelope Wheler but I don ’t have a marriage for the son. Could this be Hannah Brown? If so, could s he be a sister to Jane Brown (daughter of David Brown) who married Robe rt Merttins Bird in 1809?

I know of a Major Robert Wilberforce Bird, later of Barton on the Heath, w ho had a son Robert Wilberforce Merttins Bird (born 20 Mar 1845 in Benga l, India) but I can’t find Major RW Bird’s parents, could they be Willi am Wilberforce Bird and Hannah Brown? Major RW Bird married Elizabeth Mar ia ??.

I use the LDS program PAF 5.2 and can easily send you a *.ged file.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Best wishes

Ian