Second Generation

2. John BIRLEY Merchant^{2,5,6,7,8,9,10} was born in 1710 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.^11,12 Submitted for ordinance work to Dallas Temple on January 27, 1988. Patron notification form for his ordinances have him as "born: Abt 1716, Place: of Lytham, Lan, England", but with this REF, S/N and MFID, so this must be him. He was born in 1710 in Skippool, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. He died on 12 May 1767 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. John has reference number B2A0G5. Submitted for ordinance work to Dallas Temple on January 27, 1988 Patron notification form for his ordinances have him as "born: Abt 1716, Place: of Lytham, Lan, England", but with this REF, S/N and MFID, so this must be him.

IGI listing Batch #: 8408130, Sheet #: 38, Source Call #: 1395746 showing him as parent of John (b.1731) spells the surname "Berley".

Although this record shows him being born in Kirkham, and his father as "of Kirkham", the history by Pilling indicates that he came to Kirkham in about 1730 from Poulton, and that his father was from Ireland.

Also known as John Birley-de-Birks

John BIRLEY Merchant and Ellen HARRISON were married in 1730 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. Ellen HARRISON^2,13,14,15 was born in 1710 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She died on 15 November 1737 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. More likely the death date was Nov. 14, 1737, on which date the baby, Ellen was born, and was christened -- most likely because it was obvious that the baby would not live long. She was buried on 15 November 1737 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.¹⁶ Ellen has reference number B2A0Q0.

John BIRLEY Merchant-B2A0G5 and Ellen HARRISON-B2A0Q0 had the following children:

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John BIRLEY^3,13,14 was born on 29 December 1731 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. He was born on 29 December 1731.^3,4 He died before 22 February 1746 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. John was buried on 22 February 1746 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.¹⁶ He died on 22 February 1745/6.³ He has reference number B2A0Q1.
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Elias BIRLEY^3,13,14 was born on 6 June 1733 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. He was born on 6 June 1733.^3,4 He died before 17 March 1734 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. Elias was buried on 17 March 1734 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.¹⁶ He died on 17 March 1733/4.³ He has reference number B2A0Q2.
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Richard BIRLEY^3,13,14 was born on 9 May 1735 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. He was born on 9 May 1735.^3,4 He died on 9 May 1735.³ Richard died before 14 May 1735 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. He was buried on 14 May 1735 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.¹⁶ He died in May 1735. Richard has reference number B2A0Q3.
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Ellen BIRLEY^3,14,17 was born on 14 November 1737 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She was born on 14 November 1737.^3,4 She was buried on 17 November 1737 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.¹⁶ Ellen has reference number B2A1L6.

John BIRLEY Merchant and Elizabeth SHEPHERD were married on 6 May 1741 in Lytham, Lancashire, England. Parish marriage record spells name SHEPHEARD Elizabeth SHEPHERD^{2,5,9,15,18,19,20} was born in 1720 in Lytham, Lancashire, England. She died on 27 January 1780 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She has reference number B2A0G6. Parish marriage record spells name SHEPHEARD

Also occurs in the IGI once with spelling "Sheperd". The spelling "Shepherd" appears many times, and agrees with records from Kirkham in Lancashire where the firm of Langton, Birley and Shepherd conducted its business.Also occurs in the IGI once with spelling "Sheperd". The spelling "Shepherd" appears many times, and agrees with records from Kirkham in Lancashire where the firm of Langton, Birley and Shepherd conducted its business.Also occurs in the IGI once with spelling "Sheperd". The spelling "Shepherd" appears many times, and agrees with records from Kirkham in Lancashire where the firm of Langton, Birley and Shepherd conducted its business.

John BIRLEY Merchant-B2A0G5 and Elizabeth SHEPHERD-B2A0G6 had the following children:

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Thomas BIRLEY-B2A0Q4.
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Richard BIRLEY Merchant-B2A0E8.
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Janet BIRLEY^3,5,21,22 was born on 14 November 1745 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She was born on 14 November 1745.³ She was christened on 6 December 1745 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England.²³ Janet died on 10 December 1782 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She died on 10 December 1782.^3,4 She has reference number B2A0Q7.
UNMARRIED
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John BIRLEY-B2A0Q5.
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William BIRLEY^{3,5,8,24,25,26} was born on 24 April 1750 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. He was born on 24 April 1750.^3,4 He was christened on 9 May 1750 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England.²⁷ William died on 10 March 1792 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. He died on 10 March 1792.^3,4 He has reference number B2A0Q6.
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Mary BIRLEY^{3,5,14,21,28,29} was born on 6 May 1752 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She was born on 6 May 1752.^3,4 She died on 3 February 1837 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. Mary died on 3 February 1837.³ She has reference number B2A0Q8. Pedigree: "...did not marry"...did not marry...did not marry
UMARRIED
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Cicely BIRLEY^{3,5,8,14,21,29} was born on 27 June 1754 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She was born on 27 June 1754.³ She died on 27 August 1780 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. Cicely died on 27 August 1780.^3,4 She has reference number B2A0Q9. Pedigree, p.1: "...did not marry"
UNMARRIED
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Elizabeth BIRLEY^{3,5,8,14,21,29} was born on 13 May 1757 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She was born on 13 May 1757.³ She died on 13 May 1778 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth died on 13 May 1778.^3,4 She has reference number B2A0R0. Pedigree: "...did not marry"
(twin)
UNMARRIED
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Martha BIRLEY^3,5,21,22,28 was born on 13 May 1757 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She was born on 13 May 1757.³ She was christened on 27 May 1757 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England.²⁷ Martha died on 12 January 1780 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She died on 12 January 1780.^3,4 She has reference number B2A0R1. (twin)
UNMARRIED
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Margaret BIRLEY^3,5,21,22,28 was born on 16 May 1759 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She was born on 16 May 1759.^3,4 She was christened on 18 May 1759 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England.²⁷ Margaret died on 7 April 1836 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. She died on 7 April 1836.³ She has reference number B2A0R2.
UNMARRIED