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Family of Peter GILLARD and Joanna Prettejohn PITTS

Husband: Peter GILLARD (1767-1853)
Wife: Joanna Prettejohn PITTS (1774-1849)
Children: Elizabeth GILLARD (1794-1881)
John Prettejohn GILLARD (1799-1850)
Marriage 10 Feb 1795 Stokenham, Devon, England

Husband: Peter GILLARD

Name: Peter GILLARD1
Sex: Male
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1767 Stokenham, Devon, England
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 75) Stokenham, Devon, England2
Cotmore
Occupation 6 Jun 1841 (age 73-74) independent; Stokenham, Devon, England2
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 84) Stokenham, Devon, England3
Cotmore
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 83-84) Landowner, proprietor; Stokenham, Devon, England3
Death 1853 (age 85-86) Stokenham, Devon, England
Burial 8 Feb 1853 Stokenham, Devon, England

Wife: Joanna Prettejohn PITTS

Name: Joanna Prettejohn PITTS1
Sex: Female
Father: Laurence PITTS (1733- )
Mother: Elizabeth PRETTEJOHN (c. 1728- )
Birth 5 Jan 1774
Baptism 5 May 1774 (age 0) Stokenham, Devon, England
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 67) Stokenham, Devon, England2
Cotmore
Death 1849 (age 74-75)
Burial 2 May 1849

Child 1: Elizabeth GILLARD

Name: Elizabeth GILLARD1
Sex: Female
Birth 1794
Death 23 Feb 1881 (age 86-87)

Child 2: John Prettejohn GILLARD

Name: John Prettejohn GILLARD1
Sex: Male
Birth 1799 Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism 4 Jun 1799 (age 0) Stokenham, Devon, England
Residence 26 Apr 1821 (age 21-22) Stokenham, Devon, England4
Occupation 1821 (age 21-22) Farmer; Stokenham, Devon, England
Mattiscombe
Occupation 1823 (age 23-24) Yeoman; Stokenham, Devon, England
Mattiscombe
Occupation 1825 (age 25-26) Yeoman; Stokenham, Devon, England
Mattiscombe
Occupation 1827 (age 27-28) Yeoman; Stekenham
Mattiscombe
Occupation 1829 (age 29-30) Yeoman; Stokenham, Devon, England
Mattiscombe
Occupation 1832 (age 32-33) Yeoman; Stokenham, Devon, England
Mattiscombe
Occupation 1836 (age 36-37) Yeoman; Stokenham, Devon, England
Mattiscombe
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 40) Stokenham, Devon, England5
Mattiscombe
Occupation 6 Jun 1841 (age 41-42) land agent; Stokenham, Devon, England5
Mattiscombe or Matscombe
Land Agent in this case meant the equivalent of something like Estate Agent and Auctioneer, as in 1845 he was advertising for sale in the Western Times of 18 October the contents of South Brent Vicarage on behalf of the executrix of the late Rev George Baker.
Occupation 30 Mar 1847 (age 47-48) Yeoman6
Death 31 Oct 1850 (age 50-51)
Occupation 16 Jan 1853 (age 53-54) Mason7

Sources

1www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
2Text From Source: Census England 1841
Address: Cotmore
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born
Peter Gillard,M,75,independent,Y
Joanna Prettejohn Gillard,F,67,,Y

John Matthews, 30, agricultural labourer, and Elizabeth Rendle, 15, domestic servant, were living with the Gillards.
3Text From Source: Census England 1851
Address: Cotmore
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
Peter Gillard,Head,Wid,M,84,Landowner, proprietor,Stokenham, Devon, England,
Elizabeth Gillard,Daughter-in-law,Wid,F,67,formerly farmer's wife,Stokenham, Devon, England,
John Gillard,Grandson,Unm,M,28,auctioneer,Stokenham, Devon, England,
Alan Gillard,Grandson,Unm,M,19,farmers son,Stokenham, Devon, England,
The incorrect age was entered for Elizabeth Gillard nee Cole. Should be 57 or 58.
There were 4 servants living with them. Two men farm labourers and two women house servants.
4Text From Source: Marriage solemnized in the Parish of Stokenham in the Year 1821
John Prettyjohn Gillard of this Parish
Elizabeth Cole of this Parish
were married in this church By Licence by Consent of
their parents this 26 Day of
April in the year 1821
By me Charles Holdsworth, Vicar
This marriage was Solemnized between us
John Prettyjohn Gillard and Elizabeth Cole
In the presence of Sampson Luscombe Steer,
Mary Tarr
No: South West Heritage Trust, Devon marriages and banns, parish marriage
5Text From Source: Census England 1841
Address: Mattiscombe
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born
John Prettyjohn Gillard,M,40,land agent,Y
Elizabeth Gillard,F,45,,Y
John Gillard,M,15,,Y
Ann Gillard,F,11,,Y
Alan Gillard,M,9,,Y
Phillip Gillard,M,5,,Y
6Text From Source: 1847, Marriage solemnized at Parish church in the Parish of Stokenham in the County of Devon
Marriage No: South West Heritage Trust Archive Ref:3031A/PR/1/10 Devon Marriages and Banns, Parish Marriages
When Married: 30 Mar 1847
Name and Surname: Peter Randall Jnr and Elizabeth Luscombe Gillard
Age: Full and Full
Condition: Bachelor and Spinster
Rank or Profession: Yeoman and -
Residence at the time of Marriage: Stokenham and Stokenham
Fathers' Names and Surnames: Peter Randall and John Prettejohn Gillard
Rank or Profession of Father: Miller and Yeoman
Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, By Licence by me, C.W.Diggle.
This Marriage was solemnized between us, Peter Randall Jnr and Elizabeth Luscombe Gillard
in the Presence of us, John P. Gillard, Peter Gillard
7Text From Source: 1853, Marriage solemnized at Parish Church in the Parish of Stoke Damerel in the County of Devon
Marriage No: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, Devon Marriages and banns, Parish marriages
When Married: 16 Jan 1853
Name and Surname: Peter Randall Jnr and Ann Ellen Gillard
Age: Full and Full
Condition: Bachelor and Spinster
Rank or Profession: baker and -
Residence at the time of Marriage: York Buildings, Stoke Damerel and York Buildings, Stoke Damerel
Fathers' Names and Surnames: Peter Randall and John Prettejohn Gillard
Rank or Profession of Father: Baker and Mason
Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, by me, W.J.St Aubyn M.A..
This Marriage was solemnized between us, Peter Randall Jnr and Ann Ellen Gillard
in the Presence of us, John Symond, George Strange, his mark.
There is something odd about this marriage. Unless I am mistaken Peter Randall was divorced or a widower. The professions of the fathers were wrongly stated, and Stoke Damerel appears to be a temporary residence.