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John Townsend
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Captain Bird

Post by John Townsend » Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:42 pm

A certain Captain Bird was listed as a subscriber on page 278 of William Greenwood Walker's A selection of games of chess, actually played in London, by the late Alexander Mcdonnell … (Thomas Hurst, 1836).

Can anyone supply any information about Captain Bird?

John Hickman
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Re: Captain Bird

Post by John Hickman » Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:49 pm

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MJMcCready
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Re: Captain Bird

Post by MJMcCready » Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:35 am

Isn't that Captain Bird's Eye?

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Matt Mackenzie
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Re: Captain Bird

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:02 pm

Um yes, I think that was the joke :)
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Re: Captain Bird

Post by MJMcCready » Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:54 pm

oops, you should have given me a few more years to work it out

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