Bird, Margaret, c1900 - 1999
Dates
- Existence: c1900 - 1999
Biography
Margaret was the daughter of William and Rosina Shufflebottom who had 10 children; five sons and five daughters; John Potter, Walter (Wally) (1909-1998), Elizabeth Augustus (Lizzie), Rosina (died 1946), Emmeline, Margaret, William, Richard, Ellen and Fred.
Margaret married twice; first John Willie Waddington, grandson of Abraham Waddington. John Willie had an untimely death in 1932, aged 34, and Margaret continued to travel his Steam Yachts in the Eastern Counties and later re-married her foreman Arthur Bird.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Audio Material, 1993
Brian Steptoe interview with Margaret Bird (nee) Shufflebottom.
Brian Steptoe Collection
An audio cassette recording of a conversation between Maggie Bird (formerly Mrs. Margaret Waddington and nee Shufflebottom) and Brian Steptoe on 15th June, 1993 at Bramerton, Norfolk. There is a ten page transcript to accompany the recording.
Interview with Margaret Bird (nee) Shufflebottom, 15 June 1993
Interview with Margaret Bird, formerly Mrs Margaret Waddington (nee) Shufflebottom. Interview conducted by Brian Steptoe at Bramerton, Norfolk. Audio casette recording and ten pages typed transcript. Copy of original. Digitised as part of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project led by the British Library 2021.