William Gillard (abt. 1850 - 1926)

Born about 1850 in Tiverton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Son of John Gillard and Susanna (Elworthy) Gillard

Husband of Mary (Coxhead) Gillard — married 3 Jun 1874 (to about 1916) in Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand

Husband of Rachel Esther Warner (Babb) Gillard — married 1917 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1926 at about age 76 in Avondale, New Zealand

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Biography

William Gillard was born in Devon, England.

William Gillard migrated from England to New Zealand.

William was born about 1850 in Tiverton, Devon. He was the son of John Gillard and Susan Elworthy. ^[1]

He emigrated to New Zealand with family on the Bombay in 1865. ^[2]

In 1874 he married Mary Coxhead.^[3]

They had separated before 1900.^[4]

In about 1916 William and Mary formally divorced. ^[5]

In 1917 he married Rachel Esther Babb.^[6]

He passed away 21 Feb 1926 aged 75Y, at his residence, Rosebank Rd, Avondale. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Research Notes

Info from probate file:^[9]

• He lived at Rosebank Rd, Avondale.
• Son: Sydney Otto Gillard.
• Daughter: Annie Coyle.
• Daughter: May Gillard.
• Old friend: Alexander Beatty of Remuera.
• Son William born to him of his first wife.
• Son John born to him of his first wife.
• Rachel Esther Gillard, current wife.
• Son: Frederick William.
• Sons: Frank and Henry.
• He was a market gardener living at Avondale.
• Died at Auckland, 21 Feb 1926.

Children of second wife:

The actual birth dates range from 1897 to 1914.

William was born about 1853. He was the son of John Gillard and Susan Elworthy. He passed away about 1910. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Record 8860 #6858950 1851 census - age 1.
2. ↑ John, Susan, Arthur, Charles, Tom, and Emily Gillard; John and William Gillard; Jane and Mary Gellard(sic)."Shipping Intelligence", New Zealander, Volume XXII, Issue 2382, 20 March 1865, Page 2
3. ↑ NZ BDM Marriage search: 1874/8149 Mary Coxhead || William Gillard
4. ↑ "Page 1 Advertisements", New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11490, 29 September 1900, Page 1
5. ↑ Archives New Zealand: R16697582 GILLARD William - Mary , divorce file via Archway
6. ↑ NZ BDM Marriage search: 1917/768 Rachel Esther Babb || William Gillard
7. ↑ DEATHS - GILLARD, New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19258, 22 February 1926, Page 1
8. ↑ NZ BDM Death search: 1926/539 Gillard William 75Y
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2XL-9L9D : 28 May 2019), William Gillard, 1926; citing , , record number 18624, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 101780255.
10. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Heather Douglas, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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• Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Wendy Gillard, and a child of Henry Gillard. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, Susanna Elworthy and John Gillard. Tree relationship: second cousin (2C). Shared DNA: 231 cM across 11 segments; longest segment 51cM.