Gerrard Family History

Link to heads of other Gerrard Families Jarrard Jarrard (Gerrard Gerrard) b.abt.1726 Westhoughton, Lancashire (Bolton/Dean) Nailor Hindley m.23 Feb 1747 buried 12 Aug 1783 (aged 57) Died of rupture Jennet Boardman c.15 Jan 1721 St.Peters, Bolton-le-Moors m.23 Feb 1747 John Gerrard c.2 Nov 1748 Westhoughton, Lancashire (Bolton/Dean) Thomas Gerrard c.20 Jan 1750 Westhoughton (Dean/Bolton) buried 11 May 1803, aged 53, sudden death. [1] m.20 Aug 1769, Wigan Margaret Ashton [2] m. 7 June 1782 Mary Derbyshire Hindley (Wigan) Lancashire William Gerrard c.24 April 1753 Westhoughton (Dean/Bolton) m.31 Dec 1780 Wigan

Garrard Garrard  ??  James Garrard b.6 Jan 1756 Westhoughton Alice Garrard b.2 April 1758 Westhoughton

Gerrard Gerrard Weaver Westhoughton Jane Leigh; [Unmarried] William Garrard    b.Dec 1792 Westhoughton

There is a court document dated 1st of March 1793 which records an order placed on the father of an illegitimate child to pay the mother one shilling a week [my thanks to Joan Harrison for this lead] the child is named William, the father Gerard Gerard (a weaver of Westhoughton) and the mother is Jane Leigh. The child was born eight weeks before (i.e. at the end of December 1792 or start of January 1793).

Additional information from Thomas Gerard.

Note that Hindley in the 18th century would have been a chapel in the parish of Wigan, hence baptisms, wedding and funerals would be recorded as taking place in the 'parish of Wigan', but may have actually taken place in the Chapel of All Saints at Hindley. Thus "Wigan" may mean Hindley (or Aspull, Ince, Abram etc.).

At the wedding of Thomas Gerrard, a John Gerrard was a witness.