Scard - The First Thousand Years
                                                                                         Scard Family - One Name Study
                                                                                                                            by Judith-Ann S. Adams

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                                                                                               Earliest Scard Families
                                                                                                   30th March 2012

                                                                            This page is currently being re-constructed

         It is hoped that this research will give more detailed information regarding the Earlier Scard Families in this region

         Some of the early Scard Entries found so far. These entries have been rechecked, many more will be uploaded. 

                                                                      When a story is formed it will be uploaded here. 

          1660  Jone daughter of Edward Scead baptized July 1660 (Child Okeford)
          1660               Jone the daughter of Edward Scead buried ye  12 day of August 1660 (Child Okeford)
          1663  Ellinor daughter of Edward Scead bapt 15th Dec 1663 (Child Okeford)
          1666  Richard son of Edward Scead bapt 16th Oct 1666  (Child Okeford)
          1669  Arthur son of Edward Scead bapt 24th May 1669  (Child Okeford)
          1671  Mary daughter of Edward Scead bapt 21st  Sept 1671  (Child Okeford)
          1672                Mary daughter of Edward Skead  buried 31st June 1672  (Child Okeford)
          1673               Grace wife of Edward Skead 6th June 1673 (Child Okeford)
          1674   William son of Edward Skead  bapt 3rd Jan 1674 (dual baptism with brother George) (Child Okeford)
          1674   George son of Edward Skead  bapt 3rd Jan 1674 (dual baptism with brother William) (Child Okeford)
          1677  William son of William Scead baptized 26th June 1677 (Child Okeford)
          1677   Mary daughter of William Scead baptised 15th July 1677 (Child Okeford) (late baptism?) 
          1679   Ann daughter of William Skead  baptized ye 27th May 1679 (born 2nd May 1679) (Child Okeford)
          1699                 Ann daughter of William Scade  buried 16th Aug 1699 (estimated aged 20yrs) (Child Okeford)
          1680    Richard son of William Skead  baptized 17th Jan 1680 (Child Okeford)
          1681  Walter Card burial  (affidavid 26th May1681)  (Child Okeford)
          1686  Mary bapt 18th Nov 1686 no parent details  (Child Okeford) 
          1688   Thomas son of William Skead  bapt 24 Mar 1688 (Child Okeford)
          1705                  Thomas son of William Scade  buried 11th July 1705  (Child Okeford)
          1693   Joan daughter of  William skead bapt 24 Sept 1693  (Child Okeford)


          1716   Ann wife of William Scade buried 30th  July 1716  (Child Okeford)
          1716  William Scade bur 1st Mar 1716  (Child Okeford)
          1727  William Scade snr Burial 10th Jan 1727  (Child Okeford)
          1731  William burial 4th Sept 1731  (Child Okeford)
                                    William Will & Testament  of Child Okeford written 26th August 1728 (Child Okeford)
                                        
           1708   Richard Scade of Sutton Waldron buried 2nd Dec 1708 (at Child Okeford) 
           1711   Jane daughter of  Richard Skard born 17th Feb 1711 bapt March 2nd 1711 (Child Okeford)
           1722  Jane Scarde married John Eyrey 2nd July 1722pg3 possibly dau of William born 1693 (Jone?)
           1722  Mary Scade married Caleb Lovelace both of the parish 18th June 1722
                             (Rebecca dau of William Lovelace bapt 14th Nov 1743 + Jane  do same bapt 20th April 1747)
           1727   Edmund son of Edmund Scade born 24th  June baptized 27th July 1727 (Child Okeford)
           1736   Mary daughter of William Scard born 2nd April baptized 7th April 1736  (Child Okeford)
           1762   Mrs Mary Burial  (Child Okeford)

                                          Any descendants who have access to the Dorset Record Office or their partner online Ancestry.com 
                                    and would have found other entries they would like to freely contribue it would be great - please contact
                                                                         Some parts of Parishes have been researched
                                           The writer has limited access, to online resources mentioned for one month each quarter 
                                     and will rejoin later in the year for the same period other resources are explored in the interim
                                                                                                    Every little bit helps