Hi Steve, The Gillards in my family tree are very limited in number, and I know very little about them. But for what it's worth: Descendants of John Gillard 1 John Gillard b: 1816 Ilminster .. +Sarah Bright b: 1818 Yarcombe m: 03 Sep 1839 Ilminster ......... 2 John Gillard b: 28 Oct 1839 Ilminster ......... 2 Robert James Gillard b: 06 Jan 1843 Ilminster ............. +Elizabeth Jane Huish b: 1839 Yarcombe m: 05 Mar 1865 Combe St Nicholas d: 1901 ......... 2 Daniel Gillard b: 25 May 1846 Combe St Nicholas ......... 2 Henry Gillard b: 13 May 1849 Combe St Nicholas ......... 2 Albert Gillard b: 1852 Combe St Nicholas ......... 2 Sarah Ann Gillard b: 13 Jul 1854 Combe St Nicholas ......... 2 Frederick Gillard b: 1858 Ilminster where Elizabeth HUISH is a cousin of mine. COMBE ST NICHOLAS is the parish of my special interest, and another Gillard, William bc.1819 Ilminster, gets into my Combe 'cousins-of-cousins' file through his marriage to Mary Ann Saunders, of Combe, in 1845. William was later landlord of "The Green Dragon" in Combe. Kind Regards, Jenny -----Original Message----- From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of S HARRISON Sent: 25 May 2008 12:46 To: ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-SOM] Gillard family in Crewkerne and Chard area Hello everyone <snip> There appear to be a substantial number of Gillard groupings in the Crewkerne/Chard area and I would like to see if I can establish the links Kind regards to all. Steve Harrison Stonehouse, Gloucesterhire, England.