Anne Jane Roberts is said to have been born in Old Colwyn. I have found a birth registration at Conway which is similar to the birth Dates that I have.

Wedding:
Anne Jane Roberts was married to Walter Charles Bird at the Register Office in the District Of Chorlton in the counties of Manchester and Lancashire on 19th October 1907. At that time Anne Jane Roberts is not noted as having an occupation. She was aged 26 and living at 25 Derby Street Moss Side Manchester. Her father is noted as John Robert (Deceased) a stone quarryman.
Walter Charles Bird was also aged 26, His profession was given as warehouse porter. He was living at 102 George Street Moss Side and his father is given as Daniel Bird a Compositor. Present at the wedding were Bertie Harris and Maggie Roberts who I guess is Anne Jane Roberts' Sister. The marriage document all appears to be written in the same handwriting i.e. that of the registrar.

In 1870-72, John Goring's Imperial Gazetteer of England andWales described Moss Side like this: "MOSS-SIDE, a village, a township, and a chapelry, in Manchester parish, Lancashire. The village lies 2 miles S by E of Manchester, is neatly built, and has an ornamental public park. The township comprises 430 acres. Pop. in 1851 = 943; in 1861, 2,695. Houses, 435. The increase of pop. arose mainly from the extension of buildings and other improvements. -The chapelry is much larger than the township, and was constituted in 1854. Polp. in 1861 = 6,114.Houses = 1,114. The church is modern. There are national and other schools. I can't find any reference to George Street Or Derby Street in modern maps. It is possible that these streets were slum/ back to back areas that were cleared in the late 50's and early 60's to build the Crescents of Moss Side and Hulme.

Anne Jane Bird in the 1911 England Census
Name: Anne Jane Bird
Age in 1911: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Wales, Old Colwyn, Wales
Civil Parish: Stockport
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Street address: 30 James Street Stockport
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Stockport
Registration District Number: 443
Sub-registration district: Stockport First
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Piece: 21362
Household Members:
Name/Age
Walter Charles Bird 29
Anne Jane Bird 29
Annie Bird 2

Anne Jane Roberts’ husband, Walter Charles Bird, was killed in the First World War. It is a family story that she went on to marry Alfred Bradshaw who is said to be the man who brought the telegram telling her of her husbands death. It is known that they both worked for the Post Office during and after the war and they may have met through work.


Lived at 1 Edge Court off Bowden Street Edgeley and then moved to 31 Bowden Street.
Harry Thompson and Annie Bird lived at Edge Court with Anne Jane Roberts when they got married.

Anne J Bird in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Anne J Bird
Registration Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1919
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Spouse: Alfred Bradshaw
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 88

Ann Jane Bradshaw in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Ann Jane Bradshaw
Death Age: 94
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1882
Registration Date: Dec 1976
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Greater Manchester
Volume: 39
Page: 1194