Legard Name Study

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Surname/tag: Legard

Contents 1 How to Join 2 Goals 3 Surname Variants 4 The History of the Legards 5 Resources

How to Join

There is currently no co-ordinator for this Study. If you are interested, please post a comment on this page or contact one of the leaders of the One Name Studies Project.

Goals

• To add Legard profiles to Wikitree and connect them to the main tree
• To link together existing Legard profiles
• To extend the information in existing Legard profiles
• To explore the geographical spread of the surname

Surname Variants

In contrast to many surnames, the spelling of the Legard surname has remained remarkably consistent over the centuries. At this stage, no surname variants are included in the study.

The History of the Legards

The main Legard family was established in Yorkshire, England from medieval times. Initially its base seems to have been in the East Riding, with associations with places near Kingston-upon-Hull and Beverley. Later the chief branch, from which a series of Legard baronets came, was based at Ganton in North Yorkshire and intermarried with many leading families there.

Resources

• The Legards of Anlaby and Ganton, Colonel Sir James Digby Legard, pub. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1926
• Wikipedia: Legard baronets
• Wikipedia: some prominent Legards