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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
- Jemima Kirby December 0, 1846
- Martha Jane Kirby -- --, 1850 February 18, 1916 North Carolina
- Elbert Boone Kirby -- --, 1932 November 7, 2011 South Carolina
- George Kirby -- --, 1694 February 16, 1753
- Robert Burton Kirby -- --, 1870 June 26, 1938 Alabama
Kirby Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lucy Lavinia Kirby -- --, 1875 August 24, 1918 Alabama
- Margaret Kirby -- --, 1918 January 27, 1996 Alabama
- Joane Kirby -- --, 1577 April 18, 1628
- Katherine Kirby -- --, 1535 December 0, 1589 England
- Richard Kirby -- --, 1530 January 20, 1603
