Walter Scard [1686-1744] & his wife Rebecca (nee Burford)

Scard Family - One Name Study ~ Scard Fragments - Early Families (addendum) ~ Last updated 4th April 2013 Dorset, England

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Walter's eldest known son William has often been associated with William Scard born senior born <1730 of Cerne Abbas. However recent evidence casts a shadow on this hypothesis. New evidence reveals another candidate for the son of Walter Scard also named William whose marriage Banns were published in 1754 at St. Marys East Stour as "William Scard, Shoemaker, of East Stour", the same village where Walter Scard and his wife Rebecca (nee Burford) settled after moving from Topsham, Devonshire several years prior. Further evidence reveals that Rebecca's father Malachi Burford was recorded a cordwainer (shoemaker) in his marriage at Exeter Cathedral in 1697 and Walter's son young William Scard is considered to have followed the same Trade in the footsteps of his maternal grandfather. After his marriage in 1754 William settled at nearby Sherborne where he died the following year. There were no children baptised during the interim or posthumously. His widow remarried in 1756 at the same venue. William's only brother John also appears died without issue, consistent with Walter & Rebecca names not perpetuated. J.S.Adams

Scard One Name Study Researched, Compiled & Written by Judith-Anne S Adams ©2006 ~ Scard Fragments - Early Families ~ Biography Walter Scard & Rebecca Burford [1686-1744] [1699-1760] of East Stour Dorset, briefly of Devonshire, England Digitised scans of Parish Records courtesy of Ancestry

Biography Walter Scard [1686-1744] & Rebecca Burford [1699-1760] of East Stour Dorset, briefly of Devonshire, England Scard One Name Study - Researched, Compiled & Written by Judith-Anne S Adams ©2006 All Rights Reserved Digitised scans: Courtesy of Ancestry.com (Parish Records) and other Resources as indicated.

Walter Scard was born before 1697 very probably in North Dorset. At St. Edmunds Exeter, Devonshire Walter Scard married on the 28th October 1718 (LDS), Rebecca the eldest daughter of Malachi Burford and his wife Joanne nee Adams. The bride was aged around eighteen. Evidence reveals that Walter and Rebecca remained living near Exeter for ten years after their marriage and where several issue were born before moving to East Stour, North Dorset around 1728. Another son was born at the Dorset venue. Issue; 1719 - 1) Elizabeth Scard baptised 31st March 1719 at St. Edmunds, Exeter, Devon (LDS) - outcome unknown 1722 - 2) Mary Scard baptised 25th November 1722 at St. Edmunds, Exeter, Devon (LDS) - married Joseph Maidment in 1743 and had issue - See Epilogue. 1725 - 3) William Scard baptised 4th July 1725 at Topsham, Devon (LDS) - married Betty Light 1853, died prematurely without issue 1854 - Evidence - See Epilogue. 1728 - 4) John Scard baptised 15th March 1728 at Topsham, Devon (LDS) - died before 1732 (by inference) 1732 - 5) John Scard "baptised 16th July 1732 "son of Walter & Rebecca Scard" at East Stour, Dorset - Assumed died without issue 1791 (Ancestry-East Stour PR) 1743 - In 1743 their daughter Mary married Joseph Maidment at East Stour, settling at nearby Motcombe where the couple baptised several children - See Epilogue. 1744 - The following year Walter Scard died, buried at East Stour 14th February 1744 estimated aged around fifty. 1744 - His widow Rebecca Scard [nee Burford] was buried two weeks later on the 4th March 1844 at East Stour, Dorset estimated aged around forty-five. 1745-1791 - See Epilogue (below) Devonshire Notes Scard; 1727 - Parallel to Walter's period of residence in Devonshire a baptism was recorded for Henry Scard on the 12th February 1727 son of John and Mary Scard at Topsham (LDS) at the same time that Walter and Rebecca were presenting children at the same venue. 1744 - Burford: Rebecca's parents were married viz: "Malachi Burford "of Farrington, Cordwainer", married Joanne Adams of Topsham spinster 27th Oct 1697" Registers of Exeter Cathedral Vol.1.page 128 http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Devon/cathedral/index.html Issue; Rebecca Burford baptized 2nd March 1699 [G=1700] Malachi Burford (the younger) baptised 26th January 1701 William Burford baptised 10th September 1704 John Burford baptised 17th November 1706 Grace Burford baptised 29th May 1712 Epilogue Child 1: Elizabeth Scard eldest daughter of Walter Scard and his wife Rebecca nee Burford : No further information. Child 2: Mary Scard [1722-1757] daughter of Walter Scard and his wife Rebecca nee Burford; Mary Scard married Joseph Maidment by banns on the 11th November 1743 at East Stour [OPC]. Joseph and Mary moved 2 – 4 miles WSW to Motcombe where Joseph’s family had been resident for some decades. Issue; Thomas Maidment born between 1744-1746 - buried 14th September 1746 son of Joseph - Motcombe. John Maidment baptised 24th May 1747 son of Joseph - Motcombe. Ann Maidment baptised 5th March 1751 d.o. Joseph & Mary - Motcombe Possible daughter Mary Maidment - buried unmarried 1st April 1783 daughter of Joseph - Motcombe. Mary Maidment nee Scard was buried 2nd May 1757 'wife of Joseph Maidment - Motcombe estimated aged thirty-five. Possible Surviving issue; John 10yrs, Ann 6 yrs, possible Mary ? yrs. Child 3: William Scard [1725-1753] eldest son of Walter Scard and his wife Rebecca nee Burford; Hypothesis 1: Married Elizabeth Jenkins at Milton Magna in 1751 and had issue and died prematurely at Cerne Abbas - Perhaps unlikely. Hypothesis 2: In 1754 young William appears to have followed the Trade of his maternal grandfather Malachi Burford as a shoemaker. Banns of marriage were published at East Stour between William Scard, Shoemaker, of East Stour and Betty Light, spinster. click to enlarge (Courtesy of Ancestry) Three months later William married Betty Light, recorded "formerly of Bath, Somerset" at nearby Sherborne on the 4th November 1754. The couple settled at Sherborne. William died the following year at the age of thirty, buried at Sherborne 28th Feb 1755. There were no children baptised during the interim or posthumously. His widow remarried the following year. Child 5: John Scard [1732-1791] youngest son of Walter Scard and his wife Rebecca nee Burford; John Scard was buried 4th September 1791 at East Stour, North Dorset at the estimated age of fifty-nine. No evidence was found of marriage or issue.