[2] He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood until 1785 when he was elected a fellow at St John's College, Oxford.
[6] Birch was highly respected and in his office as Dean of Battle in 1820 he performed the baptism of the second son of Sir Godfrey Webster, 5th Baronet in the presence of the child's godfather, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.
Maria was the sister of James Alexander Gordon and niece of Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie.
[4] Their first son, Thomas Frederick Birch (born 16 January 1805) was in the Royal Navy, was commander of HMS Wizard (1830) in 1837, and retired a Rear-Admiral.
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