Scard Family 
Abraham Family
Of North Dorset
A Maternal Scard Family - North Dorset
John Scard married Jane Abraham by Licence on the on the 19th November 1783
1783: A Marriage Licence was issued on the 19th November 1783 between John Scard, occupation Miller, residing at
Shroton Dorset and Jane Abraham residing at Winterbourne Kingston [Muston].
The Bondsman was Philip Loader, wheelwright of Spetisbury.
They were married the same day at Winterbourne Kingston.
The Groom: John Scard was baptised 1763 at Iwerne Minster, the eldest son of James Scard, Miller of Shroton
and his wife Elizabeth [nee Brookes].
Philip Loader & Joseph Read Witnesses;
Philip Loader had married Ursula Abraham, considered to be Jane’s sister, eight years earlier
on the 19th July 1775 at Spetisbury at the Church of St. John the Baptist in that village.
Philip and Ursula remained in Spetisbury, and had in all ten children spanning their marriage
of 46 years, their youngest Caroline born in 1800.
There is reason to believe that Ursula was involved in her sister’s young family after
Jane’s premature death in 1805.
The Bride;
Jane’s baptism details have not been located but a thread was found in the LDS which records
a baptism of an Ursula Abraham the daughter of James Abraham and Sarah nee Miller at Evershot
[Evershot lays about 21miles west of Spetisbury.]
This may be the same Ursula Abraham mentioned above who married Philip Loader.
James Abraham & his wife Sarah of Evershot had four recorded children;
Richard Abraham baptised 16th May 1753
Jenny Abraham baptised 27th July 1755
Ursula Abraham baptised 1st February 1758
[Ursula Loader [nee Abraham] [above] died in 1821 at the recorded age of 65yrs [born 1756!]]
James Abraham 9th December 1759
If these records are to be considered, the dates imply that Ursula would have been 42yrs old at the birth
of her youngest child in 1801.
The date of the marriage between James Abraham and Sarah [Miller] 23 May 1751 at Evershot [Extract & P/Ch]
could very well accommodate the birth of a subsequent child. It has been considered that they could have moved
to Spetisbury around the time of Jane's birth.
However there is the possibility that Jane was the 'Jenny' born in 1755 although Jane Scard [nee Abraham] gave
birth to four 'recorded' children and one 'unrecorded'. Her two last births were in 1798 and 1800.
This would make her forty-four at the birth of her youngest child.
See Story of Jane's Marriage to John Scard and her descendants.
Although not proven to be connected, the Story of James Abraham, a Smuggler sent to Dorchester Goal in 1809,
is romantic and tempting, considering there were not many 'Abraham' families living at Dorset during this time.
James Abraham [1772-1816] see URL: http://www.communigate.co.uk/dorset/kinsondorset/page15.phtml
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