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ID:1062 Elizabeth Proffit (Bird)1803-1880 
Lisa's 4th Great Grandmother
Birth    abt 1803 Whittington, Staffordshire
Death 1880 Place of Death
1803
10 July 1803 - Baptism of daughter, Elizabeth Proffitt at St Giles, Whittington, Staffordshire.
7 August 1825 - Marriage of Thomas Bird to Elizabeth Proffit at Whittington, Staffs
1825
1828
13 November 1825 - Baptism of son, Charles, at St Giles, Whittington, Staffordshire.
17 February 1828 - Baptism of son, Joseph, at St Giles, Whittington, Staffordshire.
1831
18 September 1831 - Baptism of son, Thomas, at St Giles, Whittington, Staffordshire.
1834
22 June 1834 - Baptism of twins Sarah and Samuel, at St Giles, Whittington, Staffordshire.
1834
1836
22 November 1834- Sadly daughter, Sarah died at Whittington, Staffordshire just a few months old.
9 March 1836 - Sadly son, Samuel, aged almost 2, died at Whittington, Staffordshire.
1837
1839
5 March 1837 - Baptism of daughter, Jane, at St Giles, Whittington, Staffordshire.
24 July 1839 - Baptism of daughter, Harriet, at St Giles, Whittington, Staffordshire.
1841
1841 Census for 'Whittington, Staffordshire'
Name                             
Age       Est YOB Gender   Birth County             Occupation               
Thomas Bird                  34          1807       Male       Staffordshire            Agricultural Labourer
Elizabeth Bird 34 1807 Female Staffordshire  
Thomas Bird 8 1833 Male Staffordshire  
Jane Bird 4 1837 Female Staffordshire  
Harriet Bird 2 1839 Female Staffordshire  
1841
17 October 1841 - Baptism of daughter, Mary Bird, at St Giles, Whittington, Staffordshire.
1851
1851 Census for 'Huddlesford, Whittington, Staffordshire'
Name                             
Status        Age       Est YOB Gender   Birth County                Occupation               
Thomas Bird                  Head       48           1803      Male       Streethay,Staffs        Agricultural Labourer
Elizabeth Bird Wife 48 1803
Female Whittington, Staffs  
Charles Bird Son 25 1826 Male Whittington, Staffs Agricultural Labourer
Jane Bird Sons Wife 21 1830 Female Greasley, Derbyshire  
Harriet Bird Daughter 11 1840 Female Whittington, Staffs  
Mary Bird Daughter 9 1842 Female Whittington, Staffs  
1861
28 January 1861 - Daughter, Mary, 21, marries William Snape at St James Church Ogley Hay , Brownhills 
1861 Census for '25 Ogley Square, Ogley Hay, Staffordshire'
Name                             
Status        Age       Est YOB Gender   Birth County                Occupation               
Thomas Bird                  Head       47 1803      Male       Streethay,Staffs        Agricultural Labourer
Elizabeth Bird Wife 48 1803
Female Whittington, Staffs  
* Thomas and Elizabeth should be aged around 57 or 58 - this make be an error on the part of the person recording the census or may have been to appear younger in order to be more likely to get work, or simply a rough guess as age was more unimportant during these times than it is today. 
1871
1871 Census for 'The Square, Ogley Hay, Staffordshire'
Name                             
Status        Age       Est YOB Gender   Birth County                Occupation               
Thomas Bird                  Head          68 1803        Male       Curborough,Staffs     Labourer
Elizabeth Bird Wife 67         1803
Female Whittington, Staffs Labourers wife