BIRCH, Thomas Jacob (2 son of Wyrley Birch of Wretham hall near Thetford, Norfolk 1781–1866). b. 15 Oct. 1806; ed. at Eton and Brasenose coll. Ox., B.A. 1828, M.A. 1831; barrister I.T. 18 Nov. 1831; recorder of Thetford March 1839 to Dec. 1866; judge of Norfolk county courts (circuit 32) March 1847 to death. d. Ballycroy, Mayo 26 April 1868.
BIRCHALL, Rev. Joseph (son of John Birchall of Prescot, watchmaker). b. Prescot 1805; ed. at Manchester school and Brasn. Coll. Ox., Somerset scholar 1825, B.A. 1828, M.A. 1830; C. of Newbury, Berks. 1831–38; R. of Church, Lancashire 1840 to death; proctor in Convocation for Archd. of Manchester; author of Occasional Sermons 1840; Ecclesiastical Synods 1868. d. Church rectory 27 Oct. 1878.
BIRCHAM, Francis Thomas (youngest son of Samuel Bircham of Booton hall, Norfolk). b. Booton hall 1810; admitted solicitor 1833; practised in London to 1882; solicitor to London and South Western railway 1834–82; pres. of Incorporated law society 1874–75. d. Burhill near Walton-on-Thames 25 Nov. 1883. Personalty sworn upward of £161,000 3 March 1884; his correct name was Thomas Francis Bircham, but he always called himself Francis Thomas Bircham.
BIRD, Rev. Charles Smith (5 child of William Bird of Liverpool, West Indian Merchant, who d. 1814). b. Union st. Liverpool 28 May 1795; articled to Stanistreet and Eden of Liverpool, solicitors Feb. 1812, released from articles 1814; entered Trin. coll. Cam. 1816, scholar 1818, 3 Wr. and 2 Smith’s prizeman 1820, Fell. of his coll. Sep. 1820; C. of Burghfield, Berks. 1823–44; took pupils 1823–44; F.L.S. 4 March 1828; C. of Sulhamstead 1840; V. of Gainsborough 1843–59; preb. of Lincoln 16 June 1843; chancellor of Lincoln June 1859 to death, instituted and installed 16 July 1859; edited a monthly periodical called The Reading church guardian 1839–40; author of For ever and other devotional poems 1833; Transubstantiation tried by Scripture and reason 1839; The baptismal privileges, the baptismal vow, and the means of grace considered in 6 Lent lectures 1841, 2 ed. 1843; The eve of the Crucifixion 1858. d. The Chancery, Lincoln 9 Nov. 1862. Sketches from the life of Rev. Charles S. Bird by Rev. Claude S. Bird (1864), portrait.
BIRD, Edward Joseph (son of Rev. Godfrey Bird, R. of Little Waltham, Essex). Entered navy 9 Sep. 1812; attempted to reach North Pole from Spitzbergen in the Hecla 1825, penetrated a little beyond 82° 45´ a latitude more northern than had ever been attained; 1 lieut. of the Erebus in Antarctic expedition 1839–43; captain of the Investigator 1848–49; admiral on h.p. 11 Dec. 1875. d. The Wilderness, Witham 3 Dec. 1881 in 83 year.
BIRD, Frederic. b. Colchester 23 Jany. 1818; ed. at Guy’s Hospital; surgeon in Craven st. Strand 1841; performed operation of ovariotomy for ovarian dropsy 26 June 1843, being one of the pioneers of that treatment; lectured on forensic medicine at Westminster Hospital, obstetric physician there 1861; phys. to the Maternity Charity; edited Provincial (now British) Medical Journal. d. 13 Grosvenor st. London 28 April 1874. Medical Circular i, 229 (1852); Medical times and gazette i, 519 (1874).
BIRD, George. Writer Madras civil service 1821; judge and criminal judge of Canara 1835–38 and 1839–42; civil and session judge Coimbatore 1844–47 and 1850–51; resigned the service 25 Feb. 1851. d. England 20 July 1880.
BIRD, Golding. b. Downham, Norfolk 9 Dec. 1814; studied at Guy’s hospital London 1832; lecturer on natural philosophy there 1836–43; L.S.A. 21 Jany. 1836, M.D. St. Andrews 24 April 1838 being only place where a degree could be obtained without residing, M.A. 18 April 1840; physician to Finsbury dispensary 1838–43; L.R.C.P. 1840, F.R.C.P. 1845; assistant phys. at Guy’s hospital and lecturer on materia medica 1843 to 4 Aug. 1853; F.L.S. 1836, F.R.S. 22 Jany. 1846; author of The elements of natural philosophy 1839, 6 ed. 1867; Urinary deposits their diagnosis pathology and therapeutical indications 1844, 5 ed. 1857. d. Camden park, Tunbridge Wells 27 Oct. 1854. Biographical sketch by J. H. Balfour 1855; Medical Circular iii, 129 (1853), portrait.
BIRD, James. Ed. at King’s college Aberdeen 1810, M.A. 1814; apprenticed to his maternal uncle Dr. Scott of Elgin 1812–15; studied at Guy’s and St. Thomas’s hospitals; M.R.C.S. Sep. 1816; assistant surgeon H.E.I. Co’s. Bombay service 2 Aug. 1818; residency surgeon at Sattara 1826–32; superintending surgeon of Belgaum division of the army 1840–43 and of Presidency division 1843–44; physician general to Bombay medical board 1844 to 1 Dec. 1847 when he retired. d. Fern acre lodge, Gerrards Cross, Bucks. 10 July 1864 aged 67.
BIRD, James. Solicitor in London; coroner for West Middlesex 9 July 1862 to death. d. Phœnix lodge, Brook Green, Hammersmith 7 Jany. 1868.