Person:John Gillard (2)

John Gillard was baptised on 24th April 1836 at Upton in Somerset, son of an agricultural labourer named Robert Gillard and his wife Jane. The 1841 census finds John living with his parents and sister at Skilgate, just south of Upton. By 1851 John's parents had moved to Kingsbrompton (also known as Brompton Regis) but John had left home and was working as an agricultural labourer at Higher Radnage in the parish of East Anstey in Devon.

By the 1861 census John was living at Knowstone, just south of Higher Radnage. Later that year John married Ann May, who had been working as the cook for the vicar of Knowstone. John and Ann appear to have had at least six children together. For the first few years of their marriage they moved between various locations close to the Devon / Somerset border.

By the mid 1870s they appear to have settled at Ashill Moor in the parish of Uffculme. Ann died in 1888, aged 55.

Two years later John married again, to a widow named Elizabeth Salter, formerly Tucker. The 1891 census finds John living at Ashill Moor with Elizabeth and several children from her first marriage. Elizabeth appears to have died in 1899. The 1901 census finds John living with his stepson George and George's wife Bessie at Whitmoor, adjoining Ashill Moor.

John died in 1907, aged 71. He was buried at Uffculme.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Upton (Somerset). Parish registers, 1708-1903. (Taunton: Somerset Heritage Service).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Upton in the County of Somerset in the Year 1836
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   229	April 24	John son of	Robert & Jane	Gillard	Upton	Labourer	William B. Bere, P. Curate

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 966; Book 10; Folio 8; Page 9, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Skilgate Village, Skilgate, Somerset
   Robert Gallard, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Jane Gallard, female, 31 [1809/10], born in county
   John Gallard, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Betsey Gallard, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1891; Folio 8; Page 8, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Higher Radnage, East Anstey, Devon
   James Perryman, head, married, male, 42 [1808/9], Farming 161 Acres, b. East Buckland, Devon
   Ann Perryman, wife, married, female, 27 [1823/4], b. Molland, Devon
   William Perryman, son, male, 1m [1851], b. East Anstey, Devon
   Ann Mawdon, servant, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], House Servant, b. Molland
   Edward Moore, servant, unmarried, male, 16 [1834/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. N.K.
   John Gillard, servant, unmarried, male, 14 [1836/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. N.K.

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1483; Folio 68; Page 11, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Tracey, Knowstone, Devon
   Thomas Oxenham, head, unmarried, male, 50 [1810/11], Agricultural Labourer, b. Cadeleigh, Devon
   John Gillard, lodger, unmarried, male, 24 [1836/7], Labourer, b. Upton, Somerset

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 2163; Folio 49; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Furze, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon
   John Gillard, head, married, male, 36 [1834/5], Dairyman, b. Kingsbrompton, Devon
   Ann Gillard, wife, married, female, 38 [1832/3], Dairywoman, b. Bradninch, Devon
   Emma Jane Gillard, daughter, unmarried, female, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Knowstone, Devon
   William Gillard, son, male, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Annie Gillard, daughter, female, 4 [1866/7], b. Bickleigh, Devon

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 2234; Folio 36; Page 18, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Ashill, Uffculme, Devon
   John Gillard, head, married, male, 44 [1836/7], Ag Lab, b. Upton, Somerset
   Ann Gillard, wife, married, female, 50 [1830/1], b. Bradninch, Devon
   William Gillard, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1864/5], Ag Lab, b. Tiverton, Devon
   John Gillard, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon
   Sydney Gillard, son, male, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Uffculme, Devon

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1764; Folio 24; Page 2, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Ashill Moor, Uffculme, Devon
   Five or more rooms occupied
   John Gillard, head, married, male, 56 [1834/5], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Uppon, Devon
   Elizabeth Gillard, wife, married, female, 46 [1844/5], b. Kentisbeare, Devon
   William Salter, stepson, single, male, 20 [1870/1], Carpenter, employed, b. Stoke Newington, London
   John Salter, stepson single, male, 18 [1872/3], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Uffculme, Devon
   Robert Salter, stepson, male, 11 [1879/80], b. Tiverton, Devon
   Bessie Salter, stepdaughter, female, 9 [1881/2], Scholar, b. Tiverton, Devon
   Emily Salter, stepdaugher, female, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Cadleigh, Devon

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2134; Folio 18; Page 3, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Whitmoor, Uffculme, Devon
   Five or more rooms occupied
   John Gillard, head, widower, male, 60 [1840/1], Agricultural Labourer, worker, b. Upton
   George Salter, stepson, single, male, 34 [1866/7], Agricultural Labourer, worker, b. London
   Bessie Salter, stepson [sic], single, female, 20 [1880/1], Dressmaker, own account, working at home, b. Tiverton, Devon

9.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. John GILLARD, December Quarter 1907, Tiverton Registration District, Volume 5b, page 243, aged 66 [1840/1]

10. ↑ Burials register, in Uffculme, Devon, England. Parish Registers.

    BURIALS in the Parish of Uffculme in the County of Devon in Year 1907
    No.9
    Name: John Gillard
    Abode: Ashill
    When buried: 21st October
    Age: 66
    By whom the Ceremony was performed: T.H. Howard