Birch - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: BIRCH family from Manchester ENG to Boston MA

lesbirch1947 — 2012-05-19 09:53:14Z

Hi my great grandfather was Ernest Birch brother of Arthur and Albert Birch I am looking for any information on the Birch family

Re: BIRCH expert

riordan_joan — 2012-05-17 16:12:29Z

I too am very interested in acquiring a copy of The Birch Chronicles. I emailed to the sight for John William Birch but after reading your post, I am very sorry to hear he died. Please let me know if you can assist me in my quest. This information and all of his hard work is to valuable to be lost.

Thank you for your assistance

Joann

Re: BIRCH expert

riordan_joan — 2012-05-17 15:48:06Z

I am very interested in acquiring a copy of The Birch Chronicles. I emailed to the sight for John William Birch but after reading your post, I am very sorry to hear he died. Please let me know if you can assist me in my quest.

Thank you for your assistance

Joann

lucy kathleen birch - rotherham - 1882-1947

simoncox385 — 2012-04-30 16:19:07Z

Lucy K Birch is my great grandmother, who married Alfred Preston (1885-1966)in approximately 1907, possibly in Chesterfield. I know this from family information, and my uncle claims to have a certificate - however, he will not let me see it.

I'm looking for a record to connect once and for all, the Alfred Preston who I believe is correct, and the Lucy who I'm sure is correct. Without the certificate of course, I cannot confirm anything 100%

They had a number of children including:

Florence Preston (1907-1948)
Alfred (1909-?)
Frank (1910-?)
my grandmother Rose (1916-2008)

If you have this connection, or can help me find it I would be grateful. If you are related to me through Lucy and Alfred and can confirm little details, that would be even better.

much obliged

BIRCH Daniel P - Vietnam Wall section 5E

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2012-04-29 21:43:01Z

BIRCH Daniel P - Vietnam Wall section 5E

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 227,289 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: BIRCH expert

linda_fitzgerald1 — 2012-04-18 05:17:50Z

Hi Tasmin,

I am also directly descended from Lucas and Tryphena Birch via Samuel Birch (Lord Mayor of London), Samuel Birch (egyptologist) and Walter de Gray Birch/Maria Carolina de Albuquerque.
The shopfront is no longer at the V & A Museum - it is now stored at the Battersby Power Station and is not on display.
An etching is available if you source Birch and Birch confectionary shop, 16 Cornhill Rd, London.

Maude Birch Pfeifer

Patricia Tharp — 2012-04-14 21:59:41Z

I am seeking additional information about Maude Sarah Birch, born January 1883 in New York state according to the 1900 census. She is enumerated twice in that 1900 census, once as a lodger in Perry, Wyoming County, NY, working in the woolen mill there as a trimmer and also as a boarder of Dr. and Mrs. William (Fanny) Boddy in North Java, Wyoming County, NY. She married Charles Pfeifer and later they moved to Batavia, Genesee County, NY and raised their family. Both Charles and Maude are buried at Wethersfield Springs, Wyoming County, New York. Maude's children were: Pearl E., Florence M., Esther J., Ruth M. and Carleton. Maude Birch Pfeifer died in September 1958. I am not related to Maude, but apparently she was kind of "adopted" by my Boddy family. Please email me at p_tharp@hotmail.com Thank you. Patricia Boddy Tharp

Re: Cornish ancestry

Cornishancestors — 2012-03-31 22:04:33Z

Please look at this site for St Erth, Cornwall, UK Parish Records 1567-1960 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sterth/
KIND REGARDS

Re: Birch families from North Staffordshire

MKThompson305 — 2012-03-14 12:07:53Z

Ancestor searching is sometimes very frustrating - I'm stuck somewhere in the early 1600's! Whereabouts in Staffordshire were Sydney and Frances born or married? There might be a link in my extended Birch files which I could go through. Let me know.

Best regards,

Keith Thompson.

Re: Birch families from North Staffordshire

mystonik — 2012-03-13 23:14:38Z

thank you my search always comes to a dead end but i keep trying :)

Re: Birch families from North Staffordshire

MKThompson305 — 2012-03-13 13:49:45Z

Hello,

My Birch family derives from the Leek,Ipstones area and as far as I can tell you I have neither a Sydney Birch or Frances Mills. I will, however, go through the complete list of the Birch names that are listed in my tree and will come back to you if I find anything, In the meantime, good luck with your search.

Best regards,

Keith Thompson.

Re: Birch families from North Staffordshire

mystonik — 2012-03-13 12:08:26Z

Hi i have been trying to research my family tree and my grandfather was sydney birch and my grandmother was frances mills do you have any names as such please , thank you

Birch families from North Staffordshire

MKThompson305 — 2012-03-03 17:03:24Z

All my Birch family roots are in this relatively small area of the County of Staffordshire. My 6x great grandfather was born near Leek in about 1670. If there is anyone with an interest in this branch of the Birch family, please let me know.

Keith Thompson

Birch and Larmer surnames

abirch190 — 2012-02-25 19:04:32Z

Looking for more information on the following:
Find parents, birth dates,birth place for:
William M Birch b 1878 grandfather birthplace Kentucky.
Nettie (Baker) Birch b 1881 grandmother birthplace Kentucky.
Gladys Larmer b 1897 grandmother Still looking for birthplace.
Husband not sure of first name/last name Larmer b 1884?

William and Nettie are the parents of my father Harold William b 1909 Parsons, Kansas.
Gladys and her husband are the parents of my mother Dorothy Irene b 1913.
I have more info on my mothers parents but I need to go digging for it. I will update this when I have it. Any information you can contribute will be greatly appreciated.

Re: BIRCH expert

caryn_birch — 2012-02-25 16:31:07Z

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for information about my Birch descendants. Unfortunately not much is known about the history, which is why I am checking out ancestry.ca. The details that we know are listed below. Please reply to this if you know more.

My grandfather Charles Dickens Birch was a descendant of George Birch (married to Anne Petrie d.1973). George and Anne were originally from England, immigrated to Canada, and finally immigrated to Australia (Perth area). We have Birch family in British Colombia Canada (where my family is from), and many in Australia (specifically Perth.

We know there was a lot of turmoil in the family, especially with regards to the relationship between George and his children. This is one of the biggest reasons why we do not have any clear answers about the history.

I would like to learn more about George and Anne, as well as where they lived in England, as aswell as in Australia.

Any help would be great!

looking for victor birch

rockettmaan — 2012-01-28 02:38:23Z

Looking for victor birch, Royal Canadian air force, world war 11, served in greenwood,nova scotia

Levi Amos Birch Jr., 79,born in Altoona,PA, son of the late Levi Amos Sr. and M. Altha (Weight) Birch.

KENNELLYMARKA — 2012-01-04 19:45:30Z

Levi Amos Birch Jr.
March 5, 1932 - Dec. 31, 2011
Levi Amos Birch Jr., 79, The Village at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg, formerly of Hollidaysburg, passed away late Saturday at the Village after a lengthy illness.
He was born in Altoona,PA,
son of the late Levi Amos Sr. and M. Altha (Weight) Birch. He was then raised by his mother and stepfather, Norman Stern, who also preceded him in death. He married Ruth B. Brumbaugh on Aug. 7, 1965, near Martinsburg.
Surviving are his wife of 46 years, who also resides at The Village at Morrisons Cove; and seven nieces and nephews and their families. He was preceded in death by a sister, A. June Wagner; and an infant brother.
Amos was a 1950 graduate of Hollidaysburg High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, serving from 1952-54, attaining the rank of corporal. He retired as a car repairman and welder from Conrail in 1984 after over 30 years of service.
Amos attended Clover Creek Church of the Brethren, rural Martinsburg, for almost 50 years. He was a former active member of the Lakemont Lions Club, where he received the Melvin Jones Fellow award. He enjoyed woodworking, crafts and needlepointing pictures.
Friends will be received from 12:30 until the 2 p.m. funeral service Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Clover Creek Church of the Brethren, Pastor David F. Banaszak officiating. Private interment will follow at Carson Valley Cemetery, rural Duncansville.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be given to the Clover Creek Church of the Brethren Memorial Fund.
Arrangements are by John C. Bolger Funeral Home Inc., Martinsburg.

Clover Creek Church of the Brethren,"

Re: BIRCH expert

braybirch — 2011-11-30 20:59:46Z

Thank you so much to the kind person who sent me Bernie O'Neil's contact details.

He sent me a prompt reply. His book is out of print but he does have some copies available to purchase. There is also a copy available in the Eton College Library, UK.

However it can be accessed and read online here: http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH6...

Wonderful!

Regards,
Tamsin Birch

william birch

kissyface68 — 2011-11-28 04:29:54Z

im trying to find some info about my great- great-great-great granpa william birch, my granpa(pop) was vernon vitor birch victor or pete father was thomas monroe(roe) & all victor birchs family has is william birch name & his son name,i really want to know my family history. thanks

william birch

kissyface68 — 2011-11-28 04:29:47Z

Re: BIRCH expert

braybirch — 2011-11-16 23:33:06Z

Thank you so much for the information on this thread and in your published family trees (especially barbbirch). I have only been using Ancestry.co.uk for a week but thanks to your information have been able to push my husband's family tree all the way back, whilst the family had been stuck at Hannah and John Birch.

My husband's family is descended from Lucas and Tryphena. From the portrait of Samuel Birch as Lord Mayor we can see a strong physical resemblance to the current generation of Birches, including my young children, and I wondered if anyone else has noticed this.

Does anyone know if there is a connection to the Wyrley Birch family who we from Staffs (now Birmingham) and later Norfolk and Middlesex? We have anecdotal evidence of a link but I cannot find it in the family tree.

Also, does anyone know anything about the Birch, Birch & Co. shop front donation to the V&A Museum? Supposedly it was donated by Lord Kenyon and I am assuming this is due to the De Gray connection by marriage, but if anyone knows for certain that would be much appreciated.

Finally, if anyone does know how to get hold of the O'Neill book, I would be most grateful.

regards,
Tamsin Birch

Re: BIRCH expert

1_jakrabit — 2011-11-09 13:52:00Z

My name is Susie Birch Colvin. My father was Thomas Erskine Birch IV. My brother was Thomas Erskine Birch V. I've been trying to contact Bernie O'neil for awhile. I met him and his wife Nancy several years ago when they were researching the book. They came to Glasgow, MO 3-4 times and we became friendly and wrote back and forth for a time. Do you have any contact information for Bernie?

Winifred Link

99roshy99 — 2011-10-31 19:21:24Z

Hoping to find contact for relatives of Winifred Link, married to Ralph, who was born Winifred Rosher in suffolk, England. She had 6 children before Ralph died 1939.
Winifred then married Simpson and she died 1978. She was my aunt. I have a lot of Rosher history from England

Winifred Link

99roshy99 — 2011-10-31 19:20:22Z

Re: Isabelle Birch Miller of District of Columbia

bojerry — 2011-10-27 12:20:38Z

My grandparents, Platt Hodges Birch and his wife Mabel Victoria Davidson, are also buried at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery in Bladensburg, MD.

Re: Isabelle Birch Miller of District of Columbia

bojerry — 2011-10-25 23:23:58Z

My grandfather was Platt Hodges Birch. He was married to Mabel Victoria Davidson who passed away July, 1962. They lived in Wash. DC and had 3 children, Merritt A. Birch (deceased)
Mildred D. Dagenhart (deceased) and my mother Mabel B. O'Branovich. She was b.4/1919 and is now 92 years old. Unfortunately she has severe dementia and isn't able to give me any information. My older brother, Richard, and I have both been looking into our family history. I'd be happy to share what we know.

Re: Birch/PenDutch/Blackfoot indian

1_juliawelch — 2011-10-19 21:47:51Z

I am trying to find out the exact same thing . Have you had any luck? I dont even know where to start.

Re: Birch/PenDutch/Blackfoot indian

1_juliawelch — 2011-10-19 21:47:49Z

I am trying to find out the exact same thing . Have you had any luck? I dont even know where to start.

Re: Birch/PenDutch/Blackfoot indian

1_juliawelch — 2011-10-19 21:47:45Z

I am trying to find out the exact same thing . Have you had any luck? I dont even know where to start.

My grandmother Sarah Ellen Birch.

jimmyb52 — 2011-10-10 11:15:40Z

I am trying to find out anything about my grandmother b.1884 ? Bolton,lancashire. on her marriage certificate 12.4.1916,her name was Vickers, Father Peter Baxendale ? became widow 31.5.1916,also had previous name of Rigby ? 1922 married again to James Bleakley. my grandfather was Peter Birch killed at sea during WW1. woman of mystery. died in 1935 in Bolton ? They lived in the Tonge with Hough area.
jimmyb.

BIRCH John K.

Lace_Lynch — 2011-10-06 12:43:50Z

STOVERTOWN: John K. Birch, 87, loving husband of the late June Shattuck of Stovertown, Ohio, died on October 4, 2011 at his daughter's home in Connecticut.

Mr. Birch, son of Ernest Noah and Pauline Kaley Birch and brother of the late Robert Birch, was born on April 5, 1924 in Elyria, Ohio, where his British-born father was manager of the Elyria Lace Factory for many years.

From an early age, John was a skilled technical designer. John earned his Bachelor's degree from Ohio State University. While in the Navy, he was an electronics technician's mate in Guam and the Phillipines between 1944-1946, experiences that ensured that he would never lose his mastery of Morse Code.

John married June Shattuck in the St. John's Lutheran Church in Stovertown in May of 1945. The couple, who had met at dance class at OSU, lived in several places during their life together, including San Antonio, Texas, where two daughters, Nancy Anne and Carol Sue, were born; and Quincy, Illinois, where a son, John Douglas, was born. They also returned frequently to the farm that was the ancestral home of June's parents, Nina and Wallace Shattuck.

Mr. Birch's interest in electronics engineering served both him and his country well. At the age of 16, he was one of the youngest citizens ever to hold a ham radio operator's license (call letters: W3JB), a passion that he continued into his 80s as a resident of Leisure World's active ham radio club in Silver Spring, Maryland. In the 1960s, the Voice of America recruited John Birch to its broadcast division, where he designed the VOA's entire communications control panel, following his installation of the sound system at Rockefeller Plaza in NYC. John's work for the VOA took him to 45 countries and 6 continents where he oversaw the design of satellites and installation of satellite-tracking systems that were integral to U. S. communications during the Cold War era. Mr. Birch was also the author of numerous patents and a collector of antique radio memorabilia, as well as modern gadgetry.

During his long life, John Birch became famous for his wit, his talent as a wordsmith, his love of good books (in later years, he was never without his tiny MP3 player), and his enjoyment of James Thurber and of music -- both classical and modern jazz. He was also a passionate sailor whose boat (a Nonesuch) named the "Puffin" sailed in 2000 from the Chesapeake in Maryland to the New York harbor with son John Douglas as first mate for nearly 3 weeks.

He will be greatly missed by family and friends.

Services will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 8 at St. John's Lutheran Church on route 555 in Stovertown, with burial at the church cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the National Audubon Society or the American Cancer Society

Muskingum

Re: BIRCH expert

rebeccamyers624 — 2011-09-15 20:00:25Z

i am currently researching the birch surname as well. im trying to find out my degree of indian blood. im in michigan usa.

Re: BIRCH expert

Janette4439 — 2011-08-24 16:34:52Z

Hello Barb,
Julius Guthlac Birch was my great-uncle (brother of my grandfather, Eustace Birch). I'd be very interested in any Birch family history documents written by Julius Guthlac Birch. Do you have a title or information on how one would obtain a copy?

thank you,
Anthony Durnford De Gray Birch

Re: BIRCH expert

BarbBirch2855 — 2011-08-24 01:06:43Z

Hi Unfortunately it is not a public document.It comes primarily from the family bible that walter de Gray Birch owned and is now im the possession of George Birch ,Walter's Great grandson.I have seen something also called the chronicles Of Birch or something similar..however I am unsure.
Sicerely
Barb

Re: BIRCH expert

mkenney166 — 2011-08-23 16:12:39Z

Do you know the title of his research?

BIRCH Joel R - Vietnam Wall section 1W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-08-22 01:12:51Z

BIRCH Joel R - Vietnam Wall section 1W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 222,443 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: BIRCH expert

BarbBirch2855 — 2011-08-21 03:42:11Z

Hello I am pleased to tell you that there is was someone who was an expert in the sobject...my great grandfather julius guthlac birch ,son of waler ge gray birch ,did much research inti the subject and produced a document for the brititsh museum.

Mary Eileen Birch, wife of Harold Adkins

DeeDeeKing — 2011-07-06 01:14:01Z

We're trying to locate the family of Marvin Birch Adkins - parents Mary Eileen Birch and Harold Adkins. Marvin was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

If you have information, please contact me privately.

best regards,

Dee Dee King

Isobel Catherine BIRCH nee KATARIYA or KAYE b.1927 Glasgow, living Southsea,Hampshire 1994

VTinOZ — 2011-07-02 03:22:36Z

Hi everyone,
I'm searching for any family, connections, or information about Isobel Catherine BIRCH nee KATARIYA or KAYE b. 1927 Glasgow. Daughter of Isabella Stevens BAILLIE 1905-1941, niece of Jane Rintoul BAILLIE 1899-1994.
Isabella & Jane were daughters of Robert Gardner BAILLIE & Catherine Binnie REID (sister of my Gt Grandfather) both born at Firhill Rd, Glasgow.
Jane was a retired legal secretary when she died at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1994. Her usual address was Carlisle Rd, Southsea, Hampshire.
The informant on her death certificate was her niece, Isobel Catherine BIRCH of Norfolk St, Southsea.
I believe Isobel's mother must be Isabella Stevens BAILLIE who married Bhoja Ram KATARIYA or KATARYA, engineering student, at Govan, Glasgow in Dec 1926. Isabella died Glasgow, in 1941 as Isabella Stevens KAYE wife of John KAYE, civil engineer. Her sister Jane was the informant. Perhaps her husband had changed his name from KATARIYA to KAYE, I don't know.
Isobel Catherine KATARIYA was born in Glasgow 1927. I haven't found her marriage to BIRCH as yet.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Regards, Vicki

Re: BIRCH expert

Janette4439 — 2011-05-07 00:44:14Z

Matt, let's chat about our BIRCH ancestors online and see if there are any connections. Please give me your e-mail address.

Thanks,
Tony

Re: BIRCH expert

mkenney166 — 2011-05-06 16:57:19Z

Anthony,

I'm a descendant of Thomas Erskine Birch here in the U.S. and I came across this message board in my research into the family. I actually own a copy of Dr. Bernard O'neill's book on the Birches (my grandmother Isabel Whitney provided him with a fair amount of material), and have been trying to track down a copy of "The Birch Chronicles - A Thousand Years of Unbroken Birch History" for the past few months, as I would love to learn the early history of the family. Is there any way to make copies of the unbound copy you own? (Or perhaps it's under copyright?)

-Matt

Re: BIRCH expert

arthurbirch001 — 2011-04-28 03:52:52Z

Anthony, is there any chance you can send me an email to birchtree_@internode.on.net
I have some information NFP on this site thanks
Arthur Birch

Re: BIRCH expert

Janette4439 — 2011-04-28 03:02:19Z

Arthur,

I think John William Birch was very proud of his book. He certainly put a lot of work, time, and energy into it. When I contacted him, he was quite gracious and responded with a copy very promptly. He later gave me a pedigree specifically for my line of Birches practically back to the year zero. I think his book and his memory ought to remain alive. I'd certainly recommend talking to his widow to see if she would mind others copying the book and making all or part available to Birch researchers. Would you mind doing this? (As an aside, my grandfather is listed in the book - I descend from the Samuel Birches - Chapter 11.)

Thank you very much,
Anthony (Tony) Durnford De Gray Birch

Re: BIRCH expert

arthurbirch001 — 2011-04-27 19:34:43Z

I can advise that John William BIRCH's book the Birch chronicles a 1000 years of unbroken history of the birch family, was not published it was not bound, only lightly and John William Birch passed away in 2008 and his wife found the last copy of his book in his effects which she sold to me. Unless she got an enormous interest in it i doubt she will republish it if anyone is interested i have his wifes contact i could ask her as a matter of interest otherwise i would consider his book lost with his memory.
Arthur R Birch

Re: BIRCH expert

Janette4439 — 2011-04-27 16:16:16Z

Just for the information of all you Birch researchers, a one-name study was written by John William Birch of Blaby, England, approx. 1998. He died a few years ago and I'm not sure if there was a copyright on his book or if his family is providing copies or whatever.

The title of the book is "The Birch Chronicles - A Thousand Years of Unbroken Birch History". The version I have is not bound so perhaps it only exists in an unbound form. It is 218 pages long.

John and I corresponded and perhaps (give me a week) I can find an address in my huge Birch files.

Anthony D. Birch

Re: BIRCH expert

Janette4439 — 2011-04-26 15:42:08Z

kf4mor, I'm very interested in the book that you mentioned written by Dr. Bernard Oneill. Do you know how I might obtain a copy?

Thank you,
Anthony D. Birch

Re: BIRCH expert

kryten1sun — 2011-04-26 05:44:06Z

Sorry, I don't have any leads.

Re: BIRCH expert

kryten1sun — 2011-04-26 05:42:34Z

Chris,

Sorry, I don't have any leads. Do you have any info on my g-g-g grandfather (James Birch) who was born in 1824 at St Pancras, London?

Re: BIRCH expert

kryten1sun — 2011-04-26 05:38:04Z

My g-g-g grandfather (James Birch) was born in 1824 at St Pancras, London. Do you have any information related to him or his family?

Re: BIRCH expert

kryten1sun — 2011-04-26 05:37:03Z

My g-g-g grandfather (James Birch) was born in 1824 at St Pancras, London. Do you have any information related to him or his family?