John Gillard

Brief Life History of John

When John Gillard was born in 1809, in Lopen, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Gillard Jr., was 30 and his mother, Pamela Druce, was 26. He married Elizabeth Cable on 30 September 1840, in Lopen, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He was buried in Lopen, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

John Gillard
1809–1846
Elizabeth Cable
1819–1884
Marriage: 30 September 1840
Frederic Gillard
1841–1841
Mary Elizabeth Gillard
1843–
Frederic Gillard
1845–1847

Sources (10)

  • John Gillard, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • John Gillard, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • John Gillard, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"

World Events (5)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Gillard, Jillard, with initial soft g (/dʒ/), a borrowing of Old French Gillard, a pet form of Gille (see Giles and 4 below). Alternatively, from the Middle English personal name Gillard which, with a hard g (/g/), would be from Old French Guilard, corresponding to the Norman form Willard .

English: sometimes perhaps an altered form of Gillett .

English: sometimes perhaps an altered form of Gerard (Middle English Girard) with r/l substitution.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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