Billyard Genealogy: Lyford-Gard

William Lyford (b. 1850)

Occupation: Soldier (1875); Agricultural Labourer (1871); Brickyard Labourer (1881); Lab Packing (1901); Pork Packing (1911)

Parents: John Lyford (b. 1791) & Sarah X (b. 1801)

Siblings (2): Elizabeth Lyford (b. 1837), Thomas Lyford (b. 1838)

Spouse: Mary Jane Gard (b. 1853)

Children (10): Robert Lyford (b. 1876), Elizabeth Lyford (b. 1879), Alice Lyford (b. 1881), Kathleen Lyford (b. 1884), Clara Lyford (b. 1886), Bertha Lyford (b. 1889), Albert Lyford (b. 1891), Burtrand Lyford (b. 1894), William Lyford (b. 1896), Edward Lyford (b. 1898)

Life Events:
[Year][Date][Age][Event]
1850Jun 8   Born in Pangbourne, Berkshire, England      [1, 2]
1851 [<1y] Lived in Pangbourne, Pangbourne, Berkshire, England      [1]
1871 [20-21y] Lived in Church Farm, Compton, Berkshire, England      [3]
1875Dec 2   [25y, 5m, 24d] Married Mary Jane Gard (b. 1853) in Parish Church, Bridgewater, Somerset, England      [7]
 Married by banns by R. Lauderman Jones. Witnessed by Elizabeth Gard (b. 1850) & Thomas Rosier
~1876   [25-26y]   - birth of son Robert Lyford (b. 1876) in England      [8]
1879Oct 18   [29y, 4m, 10d]   - birth of daughter Elizabeth Lyford (b. 1879) in Bridgewater, Somerset, England      [2, 9]
1881 [30-31y] Lived in Albert St. (Manchips Bldgs), Bridgewater, Somerset, England      [4]
  "Oct 7   [31y, 3m, 29d]   - birth of daughter Alice Lyford (b. 1881) in Bridgewater, Somerset, England      [2, 10]
1884Mar 13   [33y, 9m, 5d]   - birth of daughter Kathleen Lyford (b. 1884) in Bridgewater, Somerset, England      [2, 11]
1886Aug 26   [36y, 2m, 18d]   - birth of daughter Clara Lyford (b. 1886) in England      [2]
1889Apr 7   [38y, 9m, 30d]   - birth of daughter Bertha Lyford (b. 1889) in Ontario, Canada      [2]
1891 [40-41y] Lived in St. Lawrence Ward, Toronto East, Ontario, Canada      [5]
  "Jul 22   [41y, 1m, 14d]   - birth of son Albert Lyford (b. 1891) in Ontario, Canada      [2]
1894Jan 7   [43y, 6m, 30d]   - birth of son Burtrand Lyford (b. 1894) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada      [2, 12]
1896Mar 1   [45y, 8m, 22d]   - birth of son William Lyford (b. 1896) in Ontario, Canada      [2]
1898Oct 7   [48y, 3m, 29d]   - birth of son Edward Lyford (b. 1898) in Ontario, Canada      [2]
1901 [50-51y] Lived in Toronto East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada      [2]
  " [50-51y] Lived in Toronto East,
1911 [60-61y] Lived at 34 Howie Roe, Toronto, Ontario, Canada      [6]

Census information:
Census Name Age Birth Birth Date Religion Origin Occ. Father's Birth Mother's Birth Immi­grated
1851 William Lyford 5 Pangbourne Berks       Scolar      
1871       '' 21 Berks Worlds End Hampstead Norris       Ag Lab      
1881       '' 30 Berks Pangbourn       Brickyard Labourer      
1891 William Lyford 40 England   Salvation Army   Labourer England England  
1901        '' 50    '' June 8 1850       '' English Lab. Packing     1886
1911        '' 64    '' June 1847 Methodist    '' Pork Packer     1887

Notes

          Descendant Chart Relationship Algorithm Ancestral vitals

Sources:
   [1] - 1851 Census [Pangbourn (1), Berkshire, England, row 1]
   [2] - 1901 Census [Toronto East (1), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, row 31]
   [3] - 1871 Census [Compton (1), Berkshire, England, row 18]
   [4] - 1881 Census [Bridgwater (1), Somerset, England, row 4]
   [5] - 1891 Census [Toronto East (1), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, row 14]
   [6] - 1911 Census [Toronto East (1), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, row 4]
   [7] - English Marriage Registry for William Lyford and Mary Jane Gard (GRO Q4 1875 v5c p611 c414)
   [8] - Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, www.Ancestry.ca.
   [9] - English Birth Index for Elizabeth Lyford (GRO, 1879, v5c p360)
   [10] - English Birth Index for Alice Lyford (GRO 1881, v5c p386)
   [11] - English Birth Index for Kathleen Lyford (GRO 1884, v5c p381)
   [12] - Ontario Marriage Registry for Bert Lyford and Melba Katheline Crawford (1919:004139)

Last updated 15 Sep 2024 by Andrew Billyard

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