Individual Details
John Birley Merchant
(1710 - 12 May 1767)
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
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REPRESENTED WESTBY IN 1735 AS ONE OF KIRKHAM'S 30 MEN
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
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
REPRESENTED WESTBY IN 1735 AS ONE OF KIRKHAM'S 30 MEN
Events
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Shepherd (1720 - 1780) |
| Child | Thomas Birley (1741 - 1817) |
| Child | Richard Birley Merchant (1743 - 1812) |
| Child | Janet Birley (1745 - 1782) |
| Child | John Birley (1747 - 1831) |
| Child | William Birley (1750 - 1792) |
| Child | Mary Birley (1752 - 1837) |
| Child | Cicely Birley (1754 - 1780) |
| Child | Elizabeth Birley (1757 - 1778) |
| Child | Martha Birley (1757 - 1780) |
| Child | Margaret Birley (1759 - 1836) |
| Spouse | Ellen Harrison (1710 - 1737) |
| Child | John Birley (1731 - 1746) |
| Child | Elias Birley (1733 - 1734) |
| Child | Richard Birley (1735 - 1735) |
| Child | Ellen Birley (1737 - ) |
| Father | John Birley (1685 - 1733) |
| Mother | Living |
Notes
Birth
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.Marriage
Parish marriage record spells name SHEPHEARDEndnotes
1. International Genealogical Index (IGI): 8/93 edition, F500807 S/N 00287-6 MFID: 0155747470.
2. Albert Galloway.FTW.
3. GEDCOM file submitted by Marjorie Birley, birley@mts.net. Created on 13 MAY 2007. Imported on 14 May 2007..
4. Albert Galloway.FTW.
5. GEDCOM file submitted by Marjorie Birley, birley@mts.net. Created on 13 MAY 2007. Imported on 14 May 2007..
6. Albert Galloway.FTW.
7. GEDCOM file submitted by Marjorie Birley, birley@mts.net. Created on 13 MAY 2007. Imported on 14 May 2007..
8. GEDCOM file submitted by Marjorie Birley, birley@mts.net. Created on 13 MAY 2007. Imported on 14 May 2007..

