BIRD, Sir Richard Geoffrey Chapman, 4th Baronet (1935-2021)

[colinp]

A probate search reveals he died on 16 June 2021 (probate granted 10 June 2022).  Who's Who records his death in 2021 and wikipedia updated its entry on the Bird baronets to record his death in Sept 2022. Sir Richard Geoffrey Chapman Bird, 4th Baronet was the son of Sir Donald Geoffrey BIRD, 3rd Bt (1906-1963) and (m 1930) Anne Rowena CHAPMAN (d 1969).  He m (1) 1957  Gillian Frances HAGGETT (d 1966) and (2) 1968 Helen Patricia BEAUMONT and had 2 sons and 3 daus by his 1st m and 2 daus by his 2nd m.

His elder son Sir John Andrew BIRD b 19 January 1964 (already entered on the Official Roll of the Baronetage) has succeeded as the 5th Baronet Bird of Solihull.  He m Sept Winifred DIXON and has issue:-

1.  Henry John b regd Q4/1988 (I'm away from my books at the moment so not sure if DPB 2019 gives a DOB for him but I am guessing he is the ha)

2.  Nicholas Richard b 1991

1.  Laura Margaret b 1993

[colinp]

Correction  - Sir John Andrew Bird's m is Sept 1988

[bx...@yahoo.com]

DPB Online has yet to update this page, but we do have a DOB for Henry.

As you suspected, colinp, DPB 2019 had the DOB (Oct. 31, 1988) so you were right--  Henry is the ha.

Thanks for your post.

Brooke

[bx...@yahoo.com]

DPB Online has now updated this page.

Sir John Andrew BIRD (b. 1964) succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 2021 and is now the 5th Bt.

He married in Sept. 1988 .  His older son, HENRY JOHN is the ha, having been born, according to this page in Oct. 1988  Next in the line of succession, comes the baronet's younger son, Nicholas Richard (b. 1991).  Both sons are shown as unmarried.

[Netty Leistra]

Obituary without date of death here

https://www.beaumont-union.co.uk/pdfs/2021-OBITUARIES.pdf