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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
- Mary W. Kirby -- --, 1809 June 5, 1884 Virginia
- Alma Eunice Kirby -- --, 1896 August 0, 1958 South Carolina
- William Kirby England
- Alvin Kirby -- --, 1927 September 21, 1994 Michigan
- Leota Kirby -- --, 1907 November 8, 1962
Kirby Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Waldo Kirby -- --, 1899 October 24, 1900 Indiana
- William Wade Kirby -- --, 1846 April 30, 1928 Tennessee
- Henry Kirby -- --, 1700 August 4, 1718 Virginia
- Nancy Kirby -- --, 1776 August 11, 1846 Virginia
- Sarah Kirby -- --, 1789 December 0, 1850 Virginia
