James Scard [1735-1812] Gentleman, of Gosport, Hampshire - Died Testate Spouse: Elizabeth Guthridge [1731-1791] THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED BY END APRIL 2012
1735: Birth; James Scard is believed to have been baptised 30th June 1735 at Holdenhurst, Hampshire son of James Scard by his wife Mary nee Hollvey of Christchurch, Hampshire. 1758: Marriage; James Scard married Elizabeth Guthridge at the same venue at Christchurch as his proposed parents, on the 6th December 1758. The former mentioned James Scard [Snr.] and his wife Mary [nee Holvey] were living at Christchurch at this time. Note further Scard Parish Records found at Christchurch; James Skard married Mary Hollvey 26th December 1728 Christchurch, Hampshire. James Scard buried 10th September 1775 at Christchurch, Hampshire Mary Scard buried on the 20th April 1780 at Christchurch, Hampshire It is believed that the above couple earlier resided at nearby Holdenhurst where the Hollvey Family was prominent in Parish Records/Wills/Documents at both Holdenhurst and Christchurch. Elizabeth Guthridge: Elizabeth Guthridge is believed to have been baptised on the 17th March 1731, Christchurch, Hampshire the daughter of Anthony Guthridge and his wife Mary nee Janes. Excerpt from a Guthridge Lineage Chart kindly submitted by Barry Key [UK] [Descendant] further below. 1759: Following their marriage the couple made their way 31 miles East to the Coastal region of Portsmouth. It was also at this time that Thomas Scard, progenitor of the Southampton Scard Branch settled a little further North at Southampton. There is mounting evidence to suggest he was very likely James' younger brother.
Issue; James and Elizabeth firstly recorded issue at Portsmouth and later at Gosport 3 miles WSW; See notes regarding the naming pattern of their children who were certainly the namesakes of Family Members The pattern is used by many family historians for families 'during the mid 18th Century and prior' [only]. This pattern does not appear in the children of Thomas Scard of Southampton, who married into considerable wealth and therefore the name ranking of offspring applied predominately to his wife Susannah [ultimately heiress] i.e. the esteemed Benness Family. This latter case is also normal in these instances, when often directed by Pre-Nuptual Agreements in relation to inheritance rights for future offspring. This is not the case with the children of James & Elizabeth who follow the former paternal pattern as below. 1760 1] Mary Scard [1760-1763] Baptised 30th March 1760 at St. Thomas Portsmouth. Died in early childhood. [LDS Seard] Mary Scard buried 20 Apr 1763 'daughter of James' at St. Thomas Portsmouth [HBI] Estimated aged three years. First daughter - This follows a fairly standard naming pattern. Namesake of both Paternal and Maternal grandmothers. Elder ranking Family members nearly always took precedence as a mark of respect. 1762 2] Elizabeth Scard [1762-?] born 23rd November 1762, baptised 6th May 1764 St. Thomas Portsmouth [LDS Seard] Elizabeth Scard 'may' have married John Young 5th Sept. 1782 at Portsmouth. Second daughter - Namesake of Mother. Standard in this case. If the name of the maternal grandmother is different, then normally the infant adopts the name unless, as in the case of the above, where it is unnecessary. 1764 3] James Scard [1764-1804?] baptised 6th May 1764 St. Thomas Portsmouth. [LDS Seard] James married Elizabeth Seager and had issue. See Biography. First born son - Namesake of Paternal Grandfather -almost universal during this era. During this era the father's father takes precedence. Sons at this time did not normally put themselves 'above' their father. If the father happened to be of the same name, it would be unintentional to throw significance into this. 1766 4] Thomas Scard [1766-1803] - baptised 17th August 1766 at Holy Trinity Gosport. Thomas married Elizabeth Bowers & had two surviving sons before his premature death. See Biography. Second son: Appears may be the Namesake of paternal Uncle. This is sometimes normal in rank order although often the maternal grandfather falls into this place. 1768 5] Mary Scard [1768-1832] - born 1768, baptised at the age of 2 years, 30th September 1770 at Holy Trinity,Gosport. Mary died Testate, unmarried & without issue 1832 at the 'recorded' age of 65 years. See her Will in the Epilogue. Namesake: As above for her deceased sister Mary. 1770 6] Jasper Scard [1770-1869] - baptised 30th September 1770 at Holy Trinity, Gosport. Married & Ann Mills and had issue. See Biography.1773 Third son: Again surprising, but may respect an earlier and more prominent family member for his spouse. 1773 7] John Scard [1773-1799?] baptised 14th July 1773 at Holy Trinity, Gosport. [Elizabeth now aged around 40yrs] Possible burial i.e. John Scard buried Gosport 4th Sept. 1799. [If same he would have been aged 26 yrs]. Fourth son: Would normally be an uncle? Does not seem to appear in the Guthridge Tree.
The 'Jasper' Name |
Fourteen years later;
1787 Eldest son James Marries; A Marriage Licence was obtained on the 2nd December 1787. 'James Scard, of Gosport, 21, bachelor & Elizabeth Seager, of the same Parish, 21, spinster, at Alverstoke, 2nd December 1787.' [Hampshire Marriage Licenses CD] The Marriage took place the same day at Alverstoke. James [the younger] and Elizabeth settled at Gosport where they had issue. Three years later; 1791 Wife Elizabeth [nee Guthridge] dies; James' wife Elizabeth Scard [nee Guthridge] was buried at Holy Trinity Gosport on the 26th June 1791. Elizabeth was survived by her husband James of thirty-three years marriage and at least four of her surviving children [Elizabeth aged 29 ?], James aged 27 yrs [married], Thomas aged 25 yrs [married], Mary aged 23yrs [unmarried] , Jasper aged 21 yrs [unmarried] & John aged 18 yrs. Seven months later; 1792 Son Jasper Scard marries; Jasper Scard married Ann Miller 3rd February 1792 at St. Thomas Portsmouth. Six weeks later; 1792 Son Thomas Scard marries; Thomas Scard married Elizabeth Bowers on the 22nd March 1792 at St. Thomas, Portsmouth. Five years later; 1797 - The Windfield Field Row Property; On the 9th December 1797 a Property at Windmill Field Row Gosport was purchased. Principals; a] James Bedford of the Town of Portsea in the County of Southampton, Gentleman a] Joseph Eastwood of Shenley in the county of Herts a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy [signature on far left of document - unable to fit on scan] a] James Collins of Gosport in the said County of Southampton, Gentleman b] James Scard of Gosport aforesaid Gentleman b] John Stead, a Broker of Gosport, represented, commissioned and employed by James Scard, for the purpose of conveyance. For one property at Windmill Field, Gosport, for the agreed sum of Two Hundred and Ten Pounds and Ten Shillings plus costs paid by the said James Scard before Ensealing. Property: Includes land 16.5 feet in width North to South, 47.5 feet east to west with all messuage, tenement, dwelling house with outhouses, yard and appurtenancesSource: Hampshire Record Office. Receipt; Click on Image to enlarge
Source: Hampshire Record Office. Transcription: Received the Day and Year first within written of and from the within named James Scard the Sum of two Hundred and Ten Pounds being the Consideration Money within mentioned to be paid by him to usl Witness to the signing of te said Joseph Eastwood [?] Gordon. Signed Jos Eastwood James Collins
His signature [analyzed by an independent Graphologist] was said to show; |
The forward looping 'D' is also consistent with the signature of Thomas Scard of Southampton.
The Graphologist is of the opinion that if the two men were brothers they were very likely taught
their literary skills by the same source.
It may be noted that the below signature was written in 1824 [Will] and Thomas at this time was aged eighty-seven.
Wealth By now James Scard was in his sixty-seventh year and had achieved the status of 'Gentleman' as indicated in the
Will of his daughter [below]. His own Will indicates him to have been a 'comfortably' wealthy man.
Value of Purchased Property by Today's standards [£]; |
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Gosport: The Sea Port Township during this era however had little aesthetic quality; Excerpt from The History of Gosport; 1777; 'The town contains 5,000 inhabitants and is opposite to the sea. Except for the vicinity of the sea, Gosport can claim little that is attractive, for the town is not pleasant and the surrounding country has no peculiar charms. The town has the narrowness and slander of a small country town without its rural simplicity and with a full share of the vice of Portsmouth, polluted by the fortunes of sailors and the extravagances of harlots. To these evils are added the petty pride and sectarian bigotry of a fortified town'. In 1796 Gosport gained its first theatre. Source: http://www.localhistories.org/gosport.html also has extended information. Six years later; 1803: Son Thomas dies prematurely at Gosport; Son Thomas Scard was buried at Gosport 21st November 1805 estimated aged thirty-nine. He left a widow and two young sons, Thomas Scard aged eight and William Scard aged seven. His widow remarried soon after. See Link to his Biography. Thomas predeceased his father by nine years. Seven months later; 1804: Eldest son James died prematurely at Gosport; Son James died prematurely at Gosport buried 21st July 1804 at Gosport [HBI] He was survived by his widow of seventeen years marriage and three young sons; James Scard [the younger] aged fifteen, John Scard aged thirteen and William Scard aged nine years. James predeceased his father by eight years. Seven years later; 1811: James draws his Will on the 6th July 1811; Although James' Will has not been found, his daughter Mary in her Will refers to it thus;Source: Hampshire Record Office. Transcription:".... Row now called Windmill Row and in my own Occupation and which was Given and Devised to me in and by the last Will and Testament of my said late Father James Scard bearing date the Sixth Day of July One thousand Eight Hundred and Eleven...." Note: Mary's Full Will and further mention of her father is included in the Epilogue. Six months later; 1812: James Scard died on the 1st January 1812 [death information courtesy of Ms.M.G.Scard UK per HScard] James Scard was buried at Gosport on the 8th January 1812 [Hampshire Burial Index] at the estimated age of seventy-seven. He is known to have been survived by only two of his children; 1] His spinster daughter Mary Scard aged 44 yrs 2] His son Jasper Scard aged 42 years. He was also survived at that time by his seven grandsons [all unmarried]; i] James Scard [jnr] aged 24 - son of his deceased son James. ii] John Scard aged 22yrs - son of his deceased son James. iii] William Scard aged 17yrs - son of deceased son James. iv] Thomas Scard [the younger] aged 18 years - son of his deceased son Thomas. v] William Scard aged 17 years - son of his deceased son Thomas. vi] Henry Jasper Scard aged 18 years - son of his only surviving son Jasper. vii] George Augustus Scard aged 15 years - son of his only surviving son Jasper. UNPLACED DOCUMENT - National Archives, Kew;
1782: A document was found relating to a James Scard at the National Archives Kew. The Document is part of a Book - Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies Register of candidates for admission to Greenwich Hospital; Date: 4th April 1782;Click on image to enlarge
Greenwich out-pensioners applying for admission into Greenwich Hospital as in-pensioners [after service in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines or the Naval Dockyards]. Research revealed that this also included the Naval Dockyards at Portsea. His age given as 47yrs in 1782 [birth 1735] [which agrees with the proposed baptism at Holdenhurst] recorded disabled. It may be noted; His grandson Henry Jasper Scard was later also Pensioner at the Naval Dockyard at Portsea. James' wife Elizabeth was still living and their youngest child was aged nine at this time certainly it appears that if the same, either he was not accepted or he did not stay long. Also tentatively displayed inUNPLACED ITEMS Whilst James Scard's Original Will has not yet been found at this present point in time, the date and content is mentioned in the Will of his spinster daughter Mary Scard below See Scan of the Original Will and Transcription directly below;
Epilogue Mary Scard [1768-1832] Daughter of James Scard & Elizabeth nee Guthridge. After her father's death, Mary lived in her father's house which he bequeathed to her in his Will Mary probably spent most of her life living with her parents, caring for her father during the latter stage of his life. The description of her effects would indicate that the family home was very comfortable. Although in good health, Mary published her Will on the 29th December 1818. Ignoring her brother Jasper she bequeathed her Estate, formerly that of her father, to Jasper's son, Henry Jasper Scard then aged twenty-four. Mary lived a further fourteen years. Mary Scard was buried unmarried and without issue under the name Mary Jasper Scard at Gosport on the 29th February 1832 at the 'recorded' age of sixty-five [HBI]. Will of Mary Jasper Scard Click on the image to enlarge or Transcription is belowTranscription; In the name of God Amen, I Mary Jasper Scard of Gosport in the Parish of Alverstoke in the County of Southampton, Spinster daughter and sole Devisee and Legatee Named in and by the Last Will and Testament of James Scard formerly of Gosport aforesaid Gentleman deceased being at present in health and of Sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding Do make, publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament in manner following (that is to say) First and principally I resign my Spirit into the hands of Almighty God who granted it and my my Body I Commit to the Earth to be decently Interred at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named and as to my Worldly Estate and Effects I dispose of the same as follows (that is to say) I give devise and Bequeath All that my Messuage Tenement or Dwelling house with the outhouses, Yards and Apertures thereto belonging situate and being at the Back of Kings Street in Row now called Windmill Row and in my own Occupation and which was Given and Devised to me in and by the last Will and Testament of my said late Father James Scard bearing date the Sixth Day of July One thousand Eight Hundred and Eleven And also all [illegible] Monies, Securities for Money, Household Goods and Furniture, Plate, Linen, China, Apparel and other Personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and weresoever which I am now or shall or may be Possessed of Interested and or Entitled unto at the time of my Decease Unto my Nephew Henry Jasper Scard of Portsea in the County of Southampton, Shipwright To Hold the same unto every part [illegible] [illegible] thereof according to the Nature and Quality of the said [illegible] Estates respectively unto and to the use of the said Henry Jasper Scard his Heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns for ever. And I do hereby Nominate Constitute and Appoint my said Nephew Henry Jasper Scard Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I hereby Negate and make Void All former Wills [2 words blotched] Testamentary Dispositions made by me at any time here fore under [blackened] whereof I the said Testatrix Mary Jasper Scard have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the Twenty ninth day of December in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen Published and Declared by the said Testatrix Mary Jasper Scard [signed] The Witnesses names' and statement is illegible [blackened] The Probatum is illegible [blackened].
Elizabeth Scard [the younger] [1762-?] daughter of James Scard & Elizabeth nee Guthridge; Little is known of Elizabeth's outcome. Several LDS member entries imply she married John Young on the 5th Sept. 1782 at Portsmouth, however this has not been proven. James Scard [1764-1804] son of James Scard & Elizabeth nee Guthridge Married Elizabeth Seager in 1787 by whom he had issue.
RESEARCH RELATING TO THE GUTHRIDGE FAMILY |
GUTHRIDGE FAMILY of Hampshire, England Guthridge Lineage Chart kindly submitted by Barry Key - UK - Descendant; Generation 1; Jasper Janes: born about 1670 in England. Spouse: Susanna Bounde: born Abt. 1670 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. Marriage: Jasper Janes and Susanna Bounde were married on 11th June 1691 in Christchurch, Hampshire. They had 7 children. 1] Susanna Janes Christening on 19 May 1692 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. Guthridge Family: Generation 2 Continued; Child 3: |
Jasper Family
The Family Name 'Jasper' is Dutch in Origin and a Family Unit appears to have settled in Dorset/Hants for several Generations [LDS]. The Family Name is very rare and all entries are considered from the same lineage; Dorset Muster Roll 1543; 1543 - John Jasper – Bill – Liberty of Alton (Alton Pancras) Bill = Billman i.e. on promise to provide arms. - William would have been aged over 18 yrs. Note: The Reformation was five years before in 1538 and John may tie to Baptisms or Marriages in area if they survived. The name does not appear in the Dorset Lay Subsidy Rolls 1524 - 1596 1695/97 - Two old Wills were found locally; The Will of Giles Jasper - Proved 1695 - of HMS 'Albermarle' [Has a sister in Amport, Hampshire'] Documents mentioning Giles Jasper; Barker Son and Isherwood of Andover, solicitors - Client Papers Edwards of Appleshaw, including Rumbold, Gatehouse and Butcher Mortgage by Giles Jesper [Jasper] of Monxton to George Rumbold senior of two cottages in the parish of Amport Occupied by Giles Jesper [Jasper]. Date: 1682.[Hampshire Record Office] Giles Jasper had several issue at Amport [LDS]. The Will of Edward Jasper - Proved 1697 - of HMS 'Cambridge', Mariner. [HRO] Handwritten letter by Edward Jasper; Letter written by Edward Jasper of Gosport dated 11 January 1742/3. Edward Jasper was a Prize and Pay Agent at Gosport, in partnership with Richard Drakeford. They dealt in the sale of captured vessels. A very lucrative endeavour. They worked at Gosport and arranged the prize money from a number of vessels. [Refer Hampshire Record Office Online Catalogue] For a scanned copy of the Original Letter by Edward Jasper with transcription See Link; http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/exhibit/at sea/z-drakeford-21a.htm A list of Burials [HBI] for this family in Hampshire are listed below; Daniel Jesper buried 18th November 1661 – St. Thomas, Portsmouth. Robert Jasper 28th December 1684 - Amport Hester Jasper buried 9th March 1690 – Amport Giles Jesper buried 10th November 1693 – St. Bartholomew, Winchester Elizabeth Jasper buried 7th March 1707 – Titchfield Frances Jasper buried 11th September 1740 – Portsea Philip Jesper buried 29th January 1808 - Havant William Jasper buried 4th December 1814 aged 38 – Alverstoke Thomas Jasper buried 8th January 1836 aged 55 years – Holy Rood, Southampton |
3] Thomas Janes Christening on 16 Apr 1697 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England.