George Gaylard (1818 - 1899)

Born 1818 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Pike) Gaylard — married 1841 in Yeovil, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1899 at about age 81 in Colac, Victoria, Australia

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George Gaylard migrated from England to Australia.

Biography

George was born about 1818, in Somerset, England.

In the England and Wales Census, 1841 George was living at Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with his parents, Thomas and Ellen: ^[1]

Thomas Gaylard, Male, Age: 55, Birthplace: Somerset

Eleonor Gaylard, Female, Age: 55, Birthplace: Somerset

George Gaylard, Male, Age: 25, Birthplace: Somerset

Jno Gaylard, Male, Age: 15, Birthplace: Somerset

William Gaylard, Male, Age: 15, Birthplace: Somerset

Samuel Gaylard, Male, Age: 12, Birthplace: Somerset

Joseph Gaylard, Male, Age: 8, Birthplace: Somerset

In the England and Wales Census, 1851 George was living at Lower Street, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England, with his wife and their children: ^[2]

George Gaylard, Head, Male, Age: 30, Occupation: Agricultural Labourer, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

Jane Gaylard, Wife, Female, Age: 33, Occupation: Char Woman, Birthplace: Kingsbury, Somerset

Frederick Gaylard, Son, Male, Age: 9, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

Thomas Gaylard, Son, Male, Age: 7, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

Hariet A Gaylard, Daughter, Female, Age: 4, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

Elizabeth Gaylard, Daughter, Female, Age: 1, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

In the England and Wales Census, 1861 George was living at Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, with his wife, Jane, and their children: ^[3]

George Gaylard, Head, Male, Age: 43, Occupation: Agricultural Labourer, Birthplace: Kingsbury, Somerset

Jane Gaylard, Wife, Female, Age: 45, Occupation: Washerwoman, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

Fredrick Gaylard, Son, Male, Age: 18 (Single), Occupation: Stone Cutter, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

Thomas Gaylard, Son, Male, Age: 15 (Single), Occupation: Agricultural Labourer, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

Elizabeth Gaylard, Daughter, Female, Age: 11, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

William Gaylard, Son, Male, Age: 8, Birthplace: Stoke, Somerset

Mary F Gaylard, Daughter, Female, Age: 1,

George and his family arrived in Melbourne, Australia, in January, 1864, with his wife and children, on the ship Chatsworth: ^[4]

Age: 38, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, GEORGE

Age:37, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, JANE

Age:35, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, JOHN

Age:18, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, FREDERICK

Age:16, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, THOMAS

Age:14, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, HARRIET A

Age:11, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, ELIZABETH

Age:11, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, JOHN

Age:9, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, WILLIAM

Age:7, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, ELLEN

Age:3, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Month: JAN, Year: 1864, GAYLARD, MARY A

George died in 1899, aged 84, in Colac, Victoria. His death registration listed his parents as Thos and Ellen Gaylard. ^[5]

He was buried in the Colac Cemetery, Colac, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, with his wife, Jane. ^[6] Their gravestone reads:

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MY DEAR PARENTS

GEORGE GAYLARD

DIED 19 OCTR. 1899, AGED 84 YEARS

JANE GAYLARD HIS BELOVED WIFE

DIED 15 AUGUST 1901 AGED 86 YEARS

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ17-7WC : 24 May 2019), George Gaylard in household of Thomas Gaylard, Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGGY-TWD : 11 September 2019), George Gaylard, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England; citing Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England, p. 2, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7XW-2SZ : 24 October 2019), George Gaylard, Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Public Record Office of Victoria, Unassisted passenger lists, Unassisted passenger lists (1852-1923) Record Series Number (VPRS): 947, Year: 1864, Month: JAN, Ship: CHATSWORTH, Port: B,, Fiche: 228, Page:4, https://prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/unassisted-passenger-lists
5. ↑ Death Regn No 13206 / 1899, Geo GAYLARD, Deaths, and Marriages Victoria, https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 20 November 2019), memorial page for George Gaylard (1815–19 Oct 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #156583153, citing Colac Cemetery, Colac, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by Ron M (contributor 48458376) .,