Scard Family 
John Scard
[1801-1881]
Solicitor of London, formerly of Eling Hampshire
Spouse: Charlotte Isenbart Cowper
[1812-1903]
1801: John Scard was born 6th April 1801, baptised at Eling, Hampshire 8th January 1802 the son of
Thomas Scard [the younger] and his wife Mary [nee Yeats] he had eight siblings.
1815: John's paternal grandmother Susannah Scard nee Benness died testate, buried at Eling 9th November 1815 at the
recorded age of 72yrs. John's parents were also living at Eling at this time and it is assumed John who was aged thirteen
at this time had close contact with his grandmother.
1816: John was aged fourteen when his father died prematurely, intestate, buried at Eling on the 21st December 1816 at the
recorded age of forty-one. John's youngest sibling was aged three at that time.
1820: Following the death of his father, grave concerns were expressed by the Scard and Yeats' Families regarding his
mother's financial security and the education of her children. See Will of William Yeats Esquire 
1824: John's grandfather Thomas Scard [the Elder] died testate, buried at Eling 29th January 1824 at the recorded age of
87years. John was aged twenty-two at this time, his paternal Uncle John Scard named executor of the Will was also
living at Eling.
1834: Marriage;
John Scard married Charlotte Isenbart Cowper 18th September 1834 at Old Church St. Pancras, London.
After their marriage the couple settled at Bedford Street, Bedford Square, London.
Over the next nineteen years John Scard and Charlotte nee Cowper recorded eight children;
Issue: John Cowper Scard [1836-1909] - St. Giles - married Louisa Bailey 1863 & had issue.
London Times: 23rd January 1836 - Birth Notices
Submitted by DavidKenny;London Times: 20th July 1838 - Birth Notices;
Charlotte Henrietta Scard [born 1835 to 1841 died 7th June 1841]
Death Reg. June Qtr. 1841 [Bloomsbury]
Published - The Times, Saturday, 8 May 1841 Submitted by DavidKenny;
Daughter [still-born]
The Times 20th July 1838;
William Marchell Scard [1839-1841] St. Giles, London, died young
Birth Reg. Sept. Qtr. 1839 [Bloomsbury]
Death Reg. March Qtr. 1841 [Bloomsbury]
Published - The Times, Wednesday, 3 March 1841
Submitted by DavidKenny;
Eliza Joannah Scard [1841-1917] - St. Giles, London. Spinster
Birth Reg. Dec. Qtr. 1841 [Bloomsbury]
Joanna Mary Scard [1843-post 1901] St. Giles, London - married Walter James Shaw & had issue.
Birth Reg. Dec. Qtr. 1843 [Bloomsbury]
Henry Benness Scard [1846-1922] St. Giles, London - married Sarah May - 1882 - no known issue.
Birth Reg. March Qtr. 1846 [St. Giles]
Thomas Deveril Scard [1847-1894] St. Giles, London - married Martha Booth 1872 & had issue.
Birth Reg. Dec. Qtr. 1847 [St. Giles]
Edward Meakin Scard [1850-1851] - St. Giles, London - died young
Birth Reg. Sept. Qtr. 1850 [St. Giles]
Death Reg. Dec. Qtr. 1851 [St.Giles]
Frederick Isenbart Scard [1854-1923] St. Giles, London - Married Viola Grassett & had issue [Submitted by DavidKenny].
Birth Reg. Dec.Qtr. 1853 [St.Giles]
1836: John Scard was recorded as the assignee to Richard George Barton of Windsor, Berkshire and advertised in the The Legal
Observer, or otherwise Journal of Jurisprudence re Admissions in Chancery in 1836;
" ....... assigned to John Scard of No. 11 Bedford Street."
1837: Published in the London Gazette 11th August 1837: Partnership dissolved:
Dissolved: John Scard and James Thomas Fry as Attorneys and Solicitors carried on under the name Scard & Fry
at No 11 Bedford Street Bedford Square Middlesex - dissolved by mutual consent from 30th June 1837.
Signed and Witnessed 10th August 1837.
1839-1840: Insolvency: Listed: John Scard late of No. 11 Bedford Street - In Fleet Prison.
Insolvency: Listed: 14th December 1839. John Scard.
Insolvency: Listed: 29th Oct. 1839. John Scard in
'List of Provisions for Assignees of the Estates & Effects of...'
Insolvency: Listed: 7th Jan. 1840. John Scard of Bedford St. formerly of Scard & Fry.
Insolvency: Listed: 25th Jan. 1840 John Scard of No. 11 Bedford Street Middlesex, Attorney at Law, an insolvent.
London Gazette: http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/AdvancedSearch.aspx?geotype=London
1841 [Census] John was recorded Living at Bedford St. Fishenbury, St. Giles in the Field. Middlesex in 1841.
John Scard aged 40 Solicitor
Charlotte Scard aged 30
Sarah Ellis aged 15yrs Servant.
Son John C. Scard now aged six years has not been found on this census to date.
1841: John Scard was accepted into the Queen's Bench at the end of Michealmas Term 1841 and advertised in the
The Legal Observer, or otherwise Journal of Jurisprudence;
"John Scard of Bedford St. assigned to Geo. P.F. Gregory of St. Swithin's Lane".
1845 Published 5th August 1845 Practicing at North Crescent Bedford Square London.
1849: John's brother Edward Scard, a surgeon died in 1849 leaving a son and daughter.
John appears to have had a profound effect on his nephew, the boy opting for a career in Law rather than his
own father's dying wish that he join the Army [Will 1839]. John was named in the Will.
1851[Census] Living at No.2 North Crescent, St. Giles;
John Scard, Head, aged 40, Solicitor
Charlotte Scard, Wife, aged 39, Household Duties
Joanna Scard, Daughter, aged 7yrs, Scholar at home.
Thomas Scard, Son, aged 3yrs
Edward Scard, Son, aged 1yrs - Died Sept. Qtr. 1851.
Ellen Crump, Servant, aged 22yrs born Middlesex
Eliza Reynolds, Cook, aged 24yrs.
Son John C. Scard was recorded boarding at Bishop Waltham School for boys with his first cousin
Thomas Scard the son of John's brother Edward Scard [Solicitor].
Daughter Eliza & Son Henry were recorded staying at 1 Haughton Place Marylebone London with
who may have been their Maternal Aunt?
Machel Crook, Wife, [note - Head [assumed spouse] Abroad], aged 36, married, no occupation, born Middlesex, Kilborne.
Eliza Scard, neice, aged 9yrs, Scholar.
Henry Scard, nephew, aged 5yrs, Scholar.
1861 [Census] Living in Kent.
John Scard, Head, age 59yrs, Solicitor born at Eling Hampshire,
Charlotte Scard, wife aged 49yrs. born at Colchester, Essex.
Eliza J Scard, daughter, aged 19yrs, born St. Giles Middlesex
Joanna M Scard daughter aged 17yrs born St. Giles
Thomas D Scard son aged 13yrs born St. Giles
Frederick F Scard son, aged 7 yrs, born St. Giles
Son John C Scard was found living as a Lodger in the home of Stephen Medcalf aged 34, a carpenter born Berks.
John C. Scard was recorded as aged 25yrs, Lodger, unmarried, Solicitors Clerk.
Son Henry Benness Scard was found recorded living in Berkshire with his maternal grandmother and spinster aunt.
Joanna Cowper, Head, Widow, aged 78yrs, Landholder, born Essex Harwick ?
Eliza Cowper, Daughter, Unmarried, aged 52yrs, Landholder, born Middlesex.
Henry B Scard, aged 15yrs, Solicitor's Clerk, born Middlesex.
Frances Hichcock, unm, aged 21yrs, House Servant, born Berks, Brightwaltham ?
1863 John was published 11th Aug 1863 Practicing at No. 22 Great St. Helens London. London Gazette
1863 Son John Cowper Scard marries Louisa Bailey 1863. [Registered Pancras [London] Dec. Qtr. 1863.]
1871 [Census]: Living at Christchurch Kent
John Scard, Head, aged 59yrs, Solicitor born Totton Hampshire [Totton is 1 mile from Eling]
Charlotte Scard aged 49yrs, wife, born Colchester, Essex.
Eliza J. Scard aged 29yrs unmarried
Joanna M Scard aged 24yrs unmarried
Thomas J. Scard aged 22yrs, clerk unmarried
Frederick I Scard aged 17yrs undergraduate
Son John C. Scard found living at Monmouth? Cottage, Greenwhich, Kent with his wife & family - See Epilogue
Son Henry Benness Scard was recorded still living with his maternal grandmother Joanna Cowper & spinster aunt.
Residence: 16 Dorington Square, Speen, Berkshire.
Joanna Clarke Cowper, Head, Widow, aged 88yrs, Living on income Chiefly from [illegible]
Eliza Cowper, Daughter, Unmarried, aged 62yrs, no occupation.
Henry Benness Scard, Nephew, Unmarried, aged 25yrs, Solicitor's Managing Clerk.
1872 Son Thomas Deverell Scard married married Martha Booth 1872. See Epilogue below
1872 Charlotte's mother Joanna Clarke Cowper died during Sept. Qtr. 1872 at the recorded age of ninety years.
1872 John was recorded 24th Dec. 1872 still Practicing in London. [London Gazette]
1873 John's brother, Reverend Thomas Scard died Testate at Durley 7th February 1873 bequeathing John and his
children a third share of his Estate. See Will of Thomas Scard of Durley.
1878 John Scard was practicing Law at 10 Eascheap London and 1 Lawn Terrace Kent. [London Gazette]
1878 Daughter Joanna Mary Scard marries Walter James Shaw Sept. Qtr. 1878.
Submitted by David Kenny;
Over the years John was recorded many times in relation to the cases he represented later in
Partnership with his son.
He was also recorded in his capacity as Solicitor at the Old Bailey in London.
Keyword Search: Scard http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/forms/formMain.jsp
1881 John Scard died on the 3rd April 1881 at the recorded age of eighty.
[Registered at Lewisham London in the June Qtr. 1881].
Daily News London: 8th April 1881;
Submitted by DavidKenny;
![Death Notice of John Scard [Solicitor]](SCARD HAMP John Solicitor London_clip_image001.gif)
Also appeared in the Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser (Dublin, Ireland), Friday, April 8, 1881
EPILOGUE
Charlotte Scard [nee Cowper] wife of John Scard;
1881 [Census] Charlotte Scard records herself as 'widow' living on an Annuity. Living with her spinster daughter
Eliza Scard aged 39yrs. in London.
1891 [Census] Charlotte Scard was recorded visiting her daughter Joanna Shaw and her husband Walter James Shaw
and her grandchildren; Eleanor Shaw [Eleanor Charles Shaw] age ten and Endilling Shaw aged eleven
who were living at Salcombe Malborough Devon. They had a servant Emma Lambell aged 22yrs.
1891 [Census] Charlotte's daughter Eliza J. Scard was found visiting her brother Henry Benness Scard who lived at Bath,
Somerset with his wife Sarah.
Her brother Henry was recorded 'living off own means'. See below.
Charlotte remained in Devonshire with her daughter Joanna Shaw where she was later joined by her spinster daughter
Eliza J. Scard.
1903: Charlotte Scard [nee Cowper] died in Devonshire in 1903 at the age of 91yrs. Her death was registered at Totnes.
John Cowper Scard: son of John Scard and Charlotte nee Cowper;
1862 [re-cap] John Cowper Scard married Louisa Bailey 1863. [Registered Pancras [London] Dec. Qtr. 1863.]
1871 Census: Residence - Monmouth Cottage, Greenwhich, Kent;
John C. Scard, Head, aged 35yrs, Married, Solicitor.
Louisa Scard, Wife, aged 29yrs, married, born St. Giles Middlesex.
Herbert C. [Cowper] Scard, Son, aged 5yrs, Scholar, born Middlesex, New Southgate.
Lavina Taylor, Servant, aged 22yrs, Domestic Servant, born Cornwall St. Colink?
1872: Death of Infant son;
Published - The Times, Friday, 9 August 1872
Submitted by DavidKenny;
1873: John's paternal Uncle, Reverend Thomas Scard dies at Durley 7th Feb. 1873 naming his nephew
John Cowper Scard a beneficiary. See Will of Rev. Thomas Scard.
1881 Census: Residence: 2 High Street, London;
John C. Scard, Head, aged 45yrs, Married, Solicitor.
Louisa Scard, Wife, aged 38yrs.
Herbert C. Scard, Son, aged 15yrs.
1891 Census: Residence - Blackfield Road, London;
John C. Scard, Head, aged 55yrs, Married, Solicitor, Self Employed.
Louisa Scard, Wife, aged 48yrs.
Herbert C. Scard, Son, aged 25yrs, Solicitor's Clerk.
1895 John Cowper Scard appears in the High Court relating to a Compensation Claim on behalf of himself.
London Times: Tuesday 19th June 1894;
1895: Son Herbert Cowper Scard married Grace Ethel Maltby London [Registered March Qtr. 1895]
1901: Census: Residence - No. 30 Blackheath Road, Greenwich London.
John C. Scard, Head, aged 65yrs, Married, Solicitor, employed at home.
Louisa Scard, Wife, aged 59yrs.
Herbert C. Scard, Son, aged 35, Married, Solicitor.
Grace E. Scard, daughter-in-law, aged 26, married, born Camberwell, Surrey.
Dudley H.M. Scard, grandson, aged 5yrs, born Greenwich, London.
Edith Allchurch, Servant, single, aged 22yrs, born Greenwich, London.
1907: Death: Louisa Scard died in 1907 at the recorded age of 65yrs. [Registered at Greenwich Dec. Qtr. 1907].
Published - The Times, Thursday, 17 October 1907.
Submitted by DavidKenny;
1909: Death: John Cowper Scard died in 1909 at the recorded age of 74yrs. [Registered at Greenwhich Sept. Qtr. 1909].
John and Louisa were survived by their only known child, Herbert Cowper Scard and his issue.
Eliza J. Scard: daughter of John Scard and Charlotte nee Cowper;
See above in Epilogue for her mother Charlotte.
1917: Her daughter Eliza J Scard lived a further fourteen years with her sister Joanna.
Eliza J. Scard died in the June Qtr. 1917 at the recorded age of 74yrs. [Registered at Honiton, Devon]
Thomas Deverell Scard: Son of John Scard and Charlotte Cowper;
1872 [Re-cap] Son Thomas Deverell Scard married Martha Booth 1872. Registered Lewisham March Qtr.1872]
1881 Census. Thomas Deverell Scard, Head, aged 33yrs, married, Auctioneer.
Martha Scard, Wife, aged 29yrs, born Essex, Leyton.
Harvey W. Scard, Son, aged 5years, born Kent, Lewisham.
Walter H. Scard, Son, aged 4 years.
Alice Violet Scard, Daughter, aged 1year.
Caroline Booth, aged 59yrs, mother-in-law, married, housekeeper, born Etton Yorkshire.
1885 Thomas cleared of all charges in a divorce suit involving Todman vs Todman. - Innocent.
1891 Census Residence -
Thomas Scard, Head, married, aged 46yrs [!], Certified Bailiff Local, Self Employed [age discrepancy]
Martha Scard, Wife, married, aged 59 years
Harvey W Scard, Son, aged 15yrs, Commercial Clerk, Employed.
Walter H Scard, Son, aged 14yrs, Commercial Clerk, Employed.
Violet [!] W Scard, daughter, aged 11yrs, Scholar. [probably child above i.e. 'Alice Violet']
Daisy C. Scard, daughter, aged 6yrs, Scholar, born Kent, Lewisham.
Francis H Scard, son, aged 3yrs, born Kent, Lewisham.
Edward Booth, Single, aged 47yrs, Stockbroker's Clerk, Essex, Leyton. [relationship not mentioned
but Edward Booth was Martha's younger brother]
1894 Death Thomas Deverell Scard died in 1894 at the recorded age of 47yrs. [Registered Lewisham Sept.Qtr.1894]
1901 Census Saw Edward Booth caring for his aging mother, and his neices & nephews.
Residence: 57 Ladywell Road, Lewisham;
Edward Booth, Head, Single, aged 57, Stockbrokers Clerk.
Caroline Booth, Mother, Widow, aged 78yrs.
Violet Scard, Neice, Single, aged 21yrs, Photographer's Clerk
Daisy Scard, Neice, Single, aged 16yrs, Confectioner's Assistant [Baker's]
Francis H. Scard, Nephew, aged 13yrs, illegible.
Henry Benness Scard: son of John Scard and Charlotte nee Cowper;
1881 Census found Henry Benness Scard Lodging in a Hotel in London at 14 Raily App. unmarried aged 25yrs,
a Solicitor's Managing Clerk.
1882 Henry Benness Scard married Sarah May December Qtr. 1882 [registered at Richmond [Surrey]].
1891 Census found Henry Benness Scard living at Bath in Somerset with his wife Sarah also visited by his sister Eliza;
Residence: Devizers Road, Rock House.
Henry Benness Scard, Head, aged 45yrs, Married, 'living off own means' born St. Giles in the Fields, London.
Sarah Scard, Wife, aged 44yrs, Married, born Middlesex, illegible, London.
Eliza J. Scard, Sister, aged 48yrs, Unmarried, 'living off own means', born St. Giles in the Fields, London.
Henry's sister Eliza returned to their sister Joanna Shaw's home in Devonshire where their aging mother
Charlotte was also living.
1901 Census found Henry Benness Scard living at Staffordshire;
Henry Benness Scard, Head, aged 55, Married, Solicitor's Law Mananging Clerk.
Sarah Scard, Wife, aged 54, Married.
1922 Henry Benness Scard appears to have died in the June Qtr. 1922 at the recorded age of 76 years.
Registered at Brentford [Middlesex] under the name Henry Scard.
His wife Sarah appears to have predeceased him, possibly 'Sarah Scard Sept. Qtr. 1918 Honiton Devon aged 70yrs
one of two entries for Sarah Scard post 1901.
Henry Benness Scard appears to have died without issue.
Joanna Mary Shaw [nee Scard] Daughter of John Scard and his wife Charlotte nee Cowper;
1881 Census found Joanna with her spouse at The Elms, Devon; [Salcombe]
Walter J. Shaw, Head, Married, aged 30, Artist, born Westbury, Gloucestershire.
Joanna M. Shaw, Wife, Married, aged 35, born Middlesex, St. Giles.
Mary E. Shaw, Daughter, aged 1, born Salcombe, Devon.
Eleanor C. Shaw, Daughter, aged 1 week, born Salcombe, Devon.
Bessie S. Shaw, Mother, Widow, aged 57, born Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Helen L. Mamley, Servant, aged 19, General Servant, born Cornwall, St. Blazey.
Joanna's mother moves to Devon;
1891 Census: Living at Blackstone Lodge, Salcombe, Devon;
Walter Jas. Shaw, Head, aged 40, Artist Marine Painter Sculp [Sculptor], neither employed nor unemployed.
Joanna Mary Shaw, Wife, aged 43, born London, St. Giles.
Mary Endellion [Endelling?] Shaw, Daughter, aged 11, born Devon, Salcombe.
Eleanor Charlotte Shaw, Daughter, aged 10, born Devon, Salcombe.
Charlotte Isenbart Scard, Widow, Mother in Law, aged 79, born Essex, Colchester.
Emma Lamble, Servant, Single, aged 22, Domestic Servant, born Bantham, Devon.
1891 Joanna was beneficiary in the Will of her paternal spinster aunt, Mary Scard of Bishop's Waltham, Hamphsire.
1901 Address: 22 Devon Road [Backstone Lodge] Salcombe;
Walter James Shaw, Head, aged 50, Artist Sculp & Painter, working on own account, at home born Gloucester,
Westbury, Clifton.
Joanna Mary Shaw, Wife, aged 53, born Middlesex, London.
Mary E Shaw, Daughter, aged 21, born Salcombe, Devon.
Eleanor C Shaw, aged 20, born Salcombe, Devon.
Beatrice Stone, Servant, Single, aged 18, General Servant, worker, born Salcombe, Devon.
Walter James Shaw died in 1933, venue unknown. He died a renown artist and his works are displayed at various
sites online.
Joannah died 25th July 1941 at an advanced age.
Published - The Times: Tuesday, Jul 29, 1941
Submitted by DavidKenny;
Frederick Isenbart Scard: Son of John Scard and his wife Charlotte nee Cowper;
1871: Found in the 1871Census when he was recorded as an undergraduate he eventually became an Engineer.
Information submitted by DavidKenny;
Frederick Isenbart Scard married Viola Grassett, in Sep 1877 QTR, Lee, Kent.
Viola was born in 1855, Barbados, West Indies.
in 1881 Census Viola is staying with her brother, William Grassett along with children; Maud Minnie Scard,
born 1879, Lee, Kent Dudley Isenbart Scard, born 1880, Lee, Kent and her mother, at Glenside, Lee, Kent.
1881 Census: Frederick not found. Wife & Children;
Residence: Glenside, Asberton Parade, Lee, Kent;
William J.R. Grassett, Head, Single, aged 33, Civil Service Clerk, Paymaster dpi War Office, Whitehall,
born Barbados, West Indies.
Maria B. Grasset, Mother, Widow, aged 50, born Barbados, West Indies.
Viola Scard, Sister, Married, aged 26, born Barbados, West Indies.
Maude M Scard, Niece, aged 2, born Lee, Kent.
Dudley I Scard, Nephew, aged 1 month, born Lee, Kent.
Elizabeth Wright, Servant, Married, aged 35, Nurse Domestic Servant, born Essex, Myle End.
Phoebe E. Tilney, Servant, Single, aged 20, General Domestic Servant, born Yaxham, Norfolk.
Frederick appears to have spent some time in Demerara South America renown for it's Sugar Cane Industry.
An interesting article in a publication;
'.....represents the proceedings of the European Science Foundation History of Chemistry in Europe
1789-1939 conference held in Strasbourg in October 1996.
Leading scholars investigate the ways in which the chemical with reference
to a book authored by Llewellyn Jones & Frederic I Scard published in London 1921.
Re: The Manufacture of Sugar Cane.
Source: JONES, Llewellyn, and Frederick Isenbart SCARD - The Manufacture of Cane Sugar.
(London: Edward Stanford) xix,454 pages 8vo, 244 ills, 1909; (London: Duckworth) 481,
xxxii pages 8vo hb, 270 ills, 1921 2nd rev ed. Agriculture. Sugar. Plantations. Caribbean area. BL
http://www.books.ai/9th/Joh-Jz.htm
1883: Submitted by DavidKenny;
At the National Archives in Canberra there is a record for Frederic Isenbart Scard regarding a Application
for Patent in 1883 as following...
Title;
Application for Letters Patent by Frederic Isenbart Scard and The Colonial Company Limited
Titled - Improvements in the process of fermenting liquids
Series number A12624
Control symbol 428
Contents: date range1883 - 1883
Contact DavidKenny via Webmaster for further details.
1886: Son Dudley Isenbart Scard is born; Birth notice appears in the London Times;
'Isenbart Scard on the 2nd Nov., at 8 Dartmouth-mouth Terrace, Blackheath,
the wife of F.Isenbart-Scard (of Demerara), of a son. Publication: Nov. 6th, 1886.'
1891 Census: Submitted by DavidKenny
Viola is stating at 38 Palce Square, Penge, Croyden, noted as living on own means.
Daughter Maude with maternal uncle;
Residence: No. 9 Westbourne Park, Paddington, London;
William J.R. Grassett, Head, Married, aged 40, Civil Service Clerk (War Office) attached to APO
Horseguards, born Barbados, West Indies.
Henrietta B. Grassett, Wife, aged 26, born London, St. George's Sqr.
Maude I Scard, Niece, aged 12, Scholar, born Kent, Lee.
Rhoda Dodd, Servant, Single, aged 24, Parlour Maid, born Bucks, Iver Heath.
Sarah A Baldwin, Servant, aged 28, Cook, born London, Egham.
1901 Census: Residence: 20 Victoria Road, Lambeth, London;
Viola Scard, Head, Married, aged 46, Living on own means, born Barbados, West Indies.
Maude I Scard, Daughter, aged 22, born Kent, Lee.
Dudley I Scard, Son, aged 20, Civil Engineer CE, born Kent, Lee.
Gordon I Scard, Son, aged 14, born Kent, Lewisham.
Alice E. Harvey, Servant, Single, aged 25, useful help domestic, born Durham.
1923: Frederick Isenbart Scard returned to England where he died, buried on the 26th June 1923 at the age of 69.
Published - The Times, Tuesday, 26 June 1923;
Information & clipping submitted by DavidKenny.
Viola's outcome is not known.
Daughter Maude married married John F. Lomax in 1914.
Dudley married in 1909.
Gordon's outcome is not known.