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Kirby Family History
Kirby Genealogy & Family TreeKirby is an English name from Lancashire, England, where the earliest known ancestor--John Kirkby--was recorded in 1290. It referred to those from the village of Kirkby in Furness, which means "village with a church." Roots for the name can also be found in Ireland. The family motto is Constantia et labore which means "By resolution and exertion."
Other spellings include "Kirkby," "Kurby," "Curby," "Kerkebye," "Kerby," "Kerbey," "Kirkebye," and "Kerribly." Notable people with the surname include American race car driver Stuart Kirby, British actress Vanessa Kirby (About Time, Charlie Countryman, The Labyrinth), Canadian actor Luke Kirby (Take This Waltz, Mambo italiano, Shattered Glass), and American actor Bruno Kirby (The Godfather: Part II, Donnie Brasco, When Harry Met Sally...). The first Kirby to come to America was Richard Kirby in Massachusetts in 1637.
Kirby Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Dessie Edith Kirby -- --, 1915 January 19, 2009 Oklahoma
- Frances Kirby -- --, 1924 October 3, 1976 Oklahoma
- Gerald Charles Kirby -- --, 1928 February 0, 2000
- Sarah Kirby -- --, 1637 December 0, 1688 Massachusetts
- William J Kirby -- --, 1900 November 18, 1942 Pennsylvania
Kirby Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Harry Edwin Kirby -- --, 1906 December 24, 1979 Pennsylvania
- John Adolph Kirby -- --, 1904 June 14, 1982 Pennsylvania
- Walter George Kirby -- --, 1910 August 9, 1950 Pennsylvania
- Walter George Kirby -- --, 1910 August 9, 1950 Pennsylvania
- John H Kirby -- --, 1835 May 26, 1914 Virginia
