Brief Life History of John
When John Gillard was born in January 1841, in Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Gillard, was 30 and his mother, Maria Dallyn, was 30. He married Mary Ann McDonald in 1871, in Sandwich, Essex, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1871 and Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada in 1881. He died on 19 December 1893, in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 52.
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- John Gillard, "Canada Census, 1881"
- John Gillard, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- John Gillard, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
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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