BIRD INDEX ENTRIES

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BIRD INDEX ENTRIES. 04/09/10

1902.
Henry Bird noted as overlooker living on Wellhouse Road in Barrett Directory 1902.
c. 1920
George Bird
LTP. 79/AO/01. Jack Platt talks about being caught poaching on Whitemoor by the gamekeeper George Bird. George lived at Whinberry Harbour, Whitemoor reservoir which was the Keeper's Cottage. He later became landlord of the Fanny Grey at the top of Salterforth Lane.
c. 1920
Roy Bird
LTP. 78/AH/07. Fred Inman talks about Roy Bird being Conservative candidate for Skipton in General Election about this time and speaking in Earby.
c.1936
Charlie Bird
LTP. 78/AB/04. Billy Brooks talks about Charlie Bird and partners having 400 looms in Calf Hall Shed.
c.1950
Clifton Bird
LTP. 78/AC/06. Ernie Roberts talks about a fire in Widdup's at Moss Shed in post war years. “There were this fire and it were a mystery. I mean, if there were a loom on fire there were a hot part you see, red hot. But there were no hot parts on this loom. Bloke called Clifton Bird were t’weaver, he were like a friend of mine, I were tackling at the time and it were my loom so it was my duty to find out what caused this fire. I looked all over, nothing. It were a week or two after that Clifton told me he had put his foot on a match. He smoked a pipe and he used to go to the toilet with his pipe and one or two odd matches in his pocket. One fell out as he were walking in and he stepped on it and that was it, on fire.