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'''Mrs May'''<ref>[[Episode 3.05]]</ref> '''Bird''' is the cook for [[Crawley House]] that [[Isobel Crawley|Isobel]] and [[Matthew Crawley]] brought with them when they moved to [[Downton]] from [[wikipedia:Manchester|Manchester]].
  
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'''May'''<ref>[[Episode 3.05]]</ref> '''Bird''' is the cook for [[Crawley House]] that [[Isobel Crawley|Isobel]] and [[Matthew Crawley]] brought with them when they moved to [[Downton]] village from [[Manchester]].
   
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She temporarily replaces [[Beryl Patmore|Mrs. Patmore]] when she leaves to stay at [[Moorfields Eye Hospital]] in [[wikipedia:London|London]] to get surgery for her [[wikipedia:cataracts|cataracts]]. Daisy tries to ruin Mrs Bird's cooking for the Granthams, but Mrs. Bird sensed something was wrong and lied to Daisy about which food was going to the family and which one was going for the servants' meal. When the meal is terrible in taste, she angrily accuses Daisy. But after Daisy confesses and explains why she did it, Mrs Bird forgives her, admiring Daisy's loyalty to Mrs. Patmore. Later at a large party, when Mrs. Patmore returns, both cooks work together to prepare the food.
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She temporarily becomes the cook at Downton Abbey, when [[Beryl Patmore|Mrs Patmore]] must leave to go to [[Moorfields Eye Hospital]] in [[wikipedia:London|London]] to get surgery for her [[wikipedia:cataracts|cataracts]]. Daisy tries to ruin Mrs Bird's cooking for the Granthams by putting soap in the pot, but Mrs Bird sensed something was wrong and lied to Daisy about which food was going to the family and which one was going for the servants' meal. When the meal is terrible in taste, she angrily accuses Daisy. But after Daisy confesses and explains why she did it, Mrs Bird forgives her, admiring Daisy's loyalty to Mrs Patmore. Later at a large party, when Mrs Patmore returns, both cooks work together to prepare the food and they even find themselves united in their belief that the cook should take precedence in the kitchen, even over [[Elsie Hughes|Mrs Hughes]], the housekeeper.
   
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She and Crawley House's butler, [[Molesley]], start a weekly soup kitchen for veterans and later get help from [[Mrs Patmore|Mrs. Patmore]], [[Daisy Mason]], [[Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham|Cora Crawley]] and [[O'Brien]].
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She and Crawley House's butler, [[Joseph Molesley]], start a weekly soup kitchen for veterans and later get help from [[Mrs Patmore]], [[Daisy Mason]], [[Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham|Cora Crawley]] and [[O'Brien]].
   
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Mrs. Bird resigned from her job with the Crawleys in 1920, after [[Isobel Crawley]] hired [[Ethel Parks]], who had become a single mother and had resorted to prostitution for a living after the Great War. Mrs. Bird went back to Manchester to stay with [[May Bird's sister|her sister]].
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Mrs. Bird is horrified when [[Ethel Parks]], the single mother who had resorted to prostitution for a living after the Great War is hired by Isobel. She tells Isobel that she cannot work in the same house with her, citing her defense of her good name. Mrs Bird may have expected Ethel to be fired, but instead Isobel accepts Mrs Bird's resignation. She went back to Manchester to stay with [[May Bird's sister|her sister]]. She wrote a letter to Molesley revealing why she left.
   
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Revision as of 01:19, 4 April 2019

May[1] Bird is the cook for Crawley House that Isobel and Matthew Crawley brought with them when they moved to Downton village from Manchester.

She temporarily becomes the cook at Downton Abbey, when Mrs Patmore must leave to go to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London to get surgery for her cataracts. Daisy tries to ruin Mrs Bird's cooking for the Granthams by putting soap in the pot, but Mrs Bird sensed something was wrong and lied to Daisy about which food was going to the family and which one was going for the servants' meal. When the meal is terrible in taste, she angrily accuses Daisy. But after Daisy confesses and explains why she did it, Mrs Bird forgives her, admiring Daisy's loyalty to Mrs Patmore. Later at a large party, when Mrs Patmore returns, both cooks work together to prepare the food and they even find themselves united in their belief that the cook should take precedence in the kitchen, even over Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper.

She and Crawley House's butler, Joseph Molesley, start a weekly soup kitchen for veterans and later get help from Mrs Patmore, Daisy Mason, Cora Crawley and O'Brien.

Mrs. Bird is horrified when Ethel Parks, the single mother who had resorted to prostitution for a living after the Great War is hired by Isobel. She tells Isobel that she cannot work in the same house with her, citing her defense of her good name. Mrs Bird may have expected Ethel to be fired, but instead Isobel accepts Mrs Bird's resignation. She went back to Manchester to stay with her sister. She wrote a letter to Molesley revealing why she left.

Appearances

Appearances and Mentions
Series 1 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7
Appears 		— —
   
Series 2 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4
Appears 		Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Christmas Special
   
Series 3 Episode 1
Mentioned 		Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4
Appears 		Episode 5
Appears 		Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Christmas Special

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Episode 3.05
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