John Gillard

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
1841–1893
Mary Ann McDonald
1848–1938
Marriage: 1871
Henry Duncan Gillard
1872–1953
John Alexander Gillard
1875–1948
Ida May Gillard
1877–1954
Evelyn Mary Gillard
1888–1963

Sources (22)

  • John Gillard, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • John Gillard, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • John Gillard, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

World Events (7)

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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