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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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.
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