Whilst we have no direct link to the following, at this time..during our research we noted the following....perhaps you may be kin to one of these...

John Chard married Joan Richards July 28,1614 Somerset with the record showing John born Somerset (reference Gendex)

The next reference found to the family name of CHARD is in 1683 where we located a JOHN CHARD and his wife ANNE and the record of the burial of their son John who was laid to rest at St Nicholas in CORFE on October 14,1683

Others with the name of CHARD and also buried at St Nicholas, Corfe include;

John Snr buried April 4,1697 and perhaps the John referred to above

John (poor) May 4,1701

Mary Sep 23,1711...............Joan Oct 9,1737.........John July 20,1760....Henry...April 22,1764

John Dec 25,1766...Elizabeth.....May 6,1768...Ann Oct 19,1788....Sarah July 4,1810 ...

.and Benjamin Feb 24,1832 who we have linked to be the son of John Chard and his wife Sarah of Corfe

During research we came across people with the surname of Chard buried at

St. Peters/St Paul, Churchstanton (formerly Devon)......

Charity Feb 25,1727...Betty Feb 19,1774 (wife of William)...Betty Oct 31,1779...

Elenor Sep 15,1784.....William April 25,1808 born 1742....Betty an infant Oct 10,1808.......

William of Brimley Jan 28,1821 born 1759...

.Joan of Southey Moor Aug 20,1826 born 1796..age 30

William of Southey Moor Nov 28,1841 born 1772..age 69

Sarah of Southey Moor Feb13,1842 born 1798...age 44

Rebecca Oct 18,1846 born 1774.....George Edward Jun 21,1850 11 months old

Robert July 6,1861 born 1779 age 82

and possibly his wife Martha Aug 26,1866 born 1777 age 89

James of Biscombe 1891

Buried at St Marys/St Andrews Pitminster are the following with the surname CHARD

Nancy Feb 20,1749...Joan Mar 29,1734...Betty Jun 13,1752...John Dec 1753..

.Joan Sep 30,1764.....Thomas Jan 1,1803...Thomas Oct 4,1805...

Sarah Mar 15,1816..born 1765 age 51....Thomas Mar 31,1828 born 1790 age 38..

.William Mar 27,1832 born 1754 age 78....John Mar 21,1845 born 1770 age 75

Buried at All Saints Trull we find Betty Chard Oct 24,1798

During the research we came across a number of baptisims...

St Marys/St Andrews Pitminster Somerset

Father; WILLIAM CHARD

Wife; MARY............................Children; John May 30,1746

Mary Jan 1,1747

Thomas Jan 25,1749

Nancy Jan 25,1749...died Feb 20,1749

Elizabeth Mar 10,1752

Robert Mar 1,1757

Father; JOHN CHARD of Corfe

Wife; SARAH.............whilst this family lived in Corfe all their children were baptised at this church and can only think that there was some string family connection to the church.

Elizabeth April 29,1744

Sarah Feb 27,1749

Benjamin Nov 25,1759 who we found buried Feb 24,1823 age 73

at St Nicholas Corfe

We found reference to another JOHN and SARAH CHARD who had the following children

James Jan 1,1801 born in 1799

Thomas Mar 31,1805

Anna Sept 20, 1807

Father; JAMES CHARD

Wife; SARAH..................................child.....Mary May 4,1749

SARAH DRAKE had a son bapitsed with the name THOMAS CHARD Jan 24,1790

no listing of father....

JANE ? had a daughter bapitsed with the name of ELIZABETH CHARD Jul 9,1704

no listing of father

To make it even harder to trace back the direct blood line we came across the following who had their children baptised at ALL SAINTS TRULL,SOMERSET

Father; THOMAS CHARD

Wife; BETTY............................William Jan23,1770

Joan May 10,1772

Sarah Jul 26,1773

John Jun 30,1775

Jane Jun 30,1775

Robert Aug 10,1777

Betty Oct 31,1779

Martha July 27,1781

Father; EDWIN CHARD...a labourer

Wife; BESSIE.........................................Edwin James May 8,1910

Cicely Mary May 28,1911

Hilda May Nov 5,1913

Father; WILLIAM CHARD..a sailor

Wife; ELIZABETH.....................................John Dec 2,1866

Father; JOHN CHARD

Wife; ELIZABETH......................William Oct 29,1884..father listed as labourer of Stoneydown

George Mar 8,1890 .father listed as labourer of Eastbrook

Thomas Oct 26,1891..father listed as labourer of Staplehay

On the 1851 Census of Bridgend we have found the following who orginated from Somerset;

Llangwynyd Parish (Garnllwyd)

William Chard age 44 Lodging House Keeper born Whitchurch

Jane (wife) age 41 born Keynsham

Priscilla (daughter) age 14 born Abergavenny

Eliza (duaghter) age 10 born Cwmdu, Glam.

Mary (daighter) age 5 born Cwmdu Glam.

Ann (dasughter) age 2 born Cwmdu Glam.

Female daughter age 3 days name not listed born Cwmdu Glam.

A William and Jane Chard also appear on the 1841 Census at Maeseg along with daughter Helen aged 10..William listed as a Ironstone Miner.........William we established is kin on our line.

There is also mention of CHARD in 1755 with the marriage of GEORGE at Swansea and an Edward CHARD marriage in 1836

(this info by psewell@popd.netcomuk.co.uk)

Also on the 1851 Census we found...

Richard Chard....tailor of 50 Banawell Street, Devon -A Tavistock

(Dwelling Location Page 11, Number 318)...age 62 born 1789

Sarah (wife) age 64 born 1787

Both born Tavistock

Robert Chard..tailor age 50 born Tavistock Dwelling Location Page 51, Number 123

born 1801

Elizabeth (wife) age 49 born 1802 Tavistock

Both born Tavistock

George Chard of Otterford Holman Clavel Inn Dwelling Location Page 07, Number 27

age 30 listed as Inn Keeper born Whitstaunton Somerset, 1821

Sarah (wife) age 30 born Pitminster Somerset, 1821

Robert (son) age 4 born Broadway Somerset, 1847

John Chard listed as Farmer of 170...Baghay Farm Dwelling Location Page 04 Number 59

Somerset -A Milverton....age 68 born Taunton Somerset, 1783

Elizabeth (wife) age 66 born West Monktom Somerset , 1785

Amelia (daughter) age 34 born Taunton Somerset , 1817

William (son) age 33 born Taunton Somerset, 1818

John and Elizabeth had two servants..Jane Thorne age 24 and Mary Monkley age 12

A George Pickford Chard arrived in Queensland Australia on board the ship "Fortune" ..a family of six..his second wife Anne Maria Hall and their children of Georges first marriage..to Mary Anne Partridge..Edward..Charles..Eliza..Mary Anne..they ended up having five or six more children.

George was born abt 1805 Kingsham Somerset...George parents were Robert Chard and wife Ann (nee Pickford)..In Somerset George was a shepard........George is direct kin to our line of CHARD.

In the 1851 Census we came across the following;

Thomas Chard ..Boot & Shoemaker ..born 1793 London

resided at 43 Surrey Street , Surrey - A Croydon

With Thomas lived his two sons..Henry born 1826 Newington

Richard born 1833 Newington

No mention of wife and we can only assume that perhaps she had died prior to the 1851 Census

Thomas Chard.... Gunsmith..born 1821 Newington @ Surrey

and lived at 85 High Street Surrey -A Croydon in 1851

His wife was Mary who was born in 1827 Croydon @ Surrey

No children listed at that time

CORNWALL

A NUMBER OF FAMILIES WITH THE NAME CHARD APPEAR HERE ON THE 1871 CENSUS.........

Cornwalll cont.

Wm. P. Chard...sailors wife born 1838 S.Ives Cornwall

Eliza daughter age 9 born 1862 S.Ives Cornwall

Mary daughter age 4 born 1867 S.Ives Cornwall

Oliver son age 8 months born 1871 S.Ives Cornwall

Father/Husband not mentioned and as he was a sailor it possible he was at sea during Census.

District 6 Schedule 100

Mary Chard listed as servant born 1799 Falmouth, Cornwall

Distric 4 Schedule 017

John Chard ret. pilot born 1801 Brixham Devonshire and at time of Census in his dwelling were;

Ann his wife born 1802 Falmouth Cornwall

Emily Betts..listed as daughter and a dressmaker born 1841

Emily J. Betts..listed as granddaughter born 1861 Falmouth Cornwall

John H. Betts..listed as grandson born 1863 Falmouth Cornwall

Elias W. Chard ret.pilot born 1807 Falmouth Cornwall

Hester...wife born 1807 Falmouth Cornwall

Eliza D....daughter born 1846 Falmouth Cornwall

Henry J....son listed as Mariner born 1847 Falmouth Cornwall

Arthur Chard...ret. fisherman born 1812 Falmouth Cornwall

Mary A....wife born 1815 Falmouth Cornwall

Louise Dinnis..listed as grand daughter..born TORONTO..CANADA

WM Chard....fisherman born 1812 S.Ives Cornwall

Mary...wife born 1813 S.Ives Cornwall

Jane Rosewarne Chard daughter born 1848 Chacewater Cornwall

Mary Roswarne Chard..daughter born 1852 S.Ives Cornwall

Jane and Mary (daughters) listed as tailoress

Henry Chard Trinity Pilot born 1824 Falmouth Cornwall

Ellen..born 1855 Falmouth Cornwall..listed as servant and daughter

Andrew son born 1861 Falmouth Cornwall

Eliza born 1862 Falmouth Cornwall..daughter

Arthur..born 1866 Falmouth Cornwall..son

John W. Chard Mariner born 1829 Falmouth Cornwall

Eliza..wife born 1828 Falmouth Cornwall

Ellen..daughter born 1853 Falmouth Cornwall

John W. born 1855 Falmouth Cornwall...son

Charles..son born 1857 Falmouth Cornwall

WM. H. Chard...son born 1860 Falmouth Cornwall

Louisa daighter born 1864 Falmouth Cornwall

Sarah daughter born 1866 Falmouth Cornwall

John S. Chard listed as AG Labourer born 1840 S.Ives Cornwall

Caroline wife born 1831 Cury, Cornwall

Eliza Ann S. daughter born 1864 Phillack Cornwall

Jas....son born 1865 Phillack Cornwall

Caroline....daughter born 1868 Phillack Cornwall

John Chard labourer...born 1835 Ottery Devonshire

Fanny...wife born 1832 Kilkhampton Cornwall

Wm T ...son born 1861 Bude Cornwall

John H....son born 1865 Bude Cornwall

Elizabeth A....daughter born 1867 Bude Cornwall

James son born 1871 Bude Cornwall

Grace Chard listed as head of house...a Shoe Binder by trade born 1832 Falmouth Cornwall

Wm John....son..listed as pilot born 1850 Falmouth Cornwall

Eliza Fidelia daughter born 1855 Falmouth Cornwall

Joseph Henry son born 1857 Falmouth Cornwall

Meta C. daughter born 1859 Falmouth Cornwall

Wm John...grand son....born 1869 Falmouth Cornwall

Elias John Chard born 1833 Falmouth Cornwall listed as a Pilot

Louisa..wife born 1832 Falmouth Cornwall

Elias Warren son...listed as pilot apprent. born 1854 Falmouth Cornwall

Louisa Liddicoatsch...daughter born 1857 Falmouth Cornwall

Laura Jane...daughter born 1858 Falmouth Cornwall

Mary C. Chard..listed as a tin miners wife born 1833 S.Ives Cornwall

Mary T. daughter born 1859 S.Ives Cornwall

Jane Q. daughter born 1864 S.Ives Cornwall

Wilmot daughter born 1868 S.Ives Cornwall

Mary Jane Chard born 1844 Liskeard Cornwall

lived with mother Mary Roberts born 1806 Lotswithiel Cornwall and daughter Lucy Roberts born 1870 Falmouth Cornwall

Arthur Chard pilot born 1842 Falmouth Cornwall

Amelia..wife born 1844 Falmouth

Amelia daughter born 1865 Falmouth

Edith daughter born 1868 Falmouth

Henrietta daughter born 1871 Falmouth

Selena Chard born 1834 Mylor Cornwall..husband not listed

Caroline daughter born 1849 Falmouth

Charles son born 1851 listed as a sailmaker..born Falmouth

Uriah son born 1856 Falmouth..listed as pilots apprent

Emily daughter born 1857 listed as a tailoress

Louisa daughter born 1864 Falmouth

Leletia daughter born 1868 Falmouth

Mary daughter born 1869 Falmouth

And ....Joselin born 1871 Falmouth

They all lived with a family by the name of JOB

Nicholas Chard Fisherman born 1834 S.Ives

Phillipa wife born 1834 S.Ives

Nicholas son and listed as a ships carpenter born 1857 S.Ives

Wm son born 1859 S.Ives

Joseph son born 1861 S.Ives

Phillipa daughter born 1863 S.Ives

Emma daughter born 1867 S.Ives

Robert son born 1870 S.Ives

Wm. C. Chard trinity pilot born 1836 Falmouth..as were his wife and children

Mary wife born 1837

Mary daughter born 1860

Cahrles son born 1863

Hester daughter born 1864

Alice daughter born 1866

Flora daughter born 1869

Wm D. son born 1870

Charles Chard trinity pilot born 1839 Falmouth..as were all family

Mary Ann wife born 1837

Mary Ann daughter born 1859

Charles jnr son born 1863

Ambrozina daughter born 1869

Also at time of Census Edward John Ball listed as "Brother In Law" was at the house and he also listed as a pilot apprent.

Dorcas P. Chard listed as a Charwoman born 1839 S.Ives Cornwall

Leonard...son born 1861 S.Inves

John Chard fishmonger born 1842 Falmouth as were all family

Ada wife born 1844

Arthur son born 1866

Ada...daughter born 1868

Eliz Chard listed as painters wife born 1849 Falmouth

Ernest...son born 1870 Stithians,, Cornwall

Found also in AUSTRALIA...THOMAS CHARD born 1851..where unknown but died at St.Peters Sydney August 1926

Thomas was married to Elizabeth Mergenthaler born 1862 and died 1938

They had the following children

Alice Emily b Nove 1893

Charles born about 1887 Belmore Sydney

Clarence born Oct 1902

Edith born July 1883 Belmore Sydney

Evelyn born Sept 1896

Frederick born Sept 1896

George born April 1881 belmore Sydney

Thomas William born Oct 1879 Moorefields Sydney

Found a Elizabeth Chard married a Aaron Cooke Bridport Dorset..Elizabeth born 1589 died April 1643...married Aaron Sept 2,1610 and later remarried to Thomas Ford June 19,1616

(info from Gendex)

A THOMAS CHARD born Taunton died 1904 married a Harriet Sly March 1814

GEORGE JAMES CHARD in Somerset had the following children

Thomas b abt 1871

William b abt 1877

John b abt 1885

George James b abt 1883

Sarah Ann b abt 1875

Ann Chard daughter of Thomas Chard born Aug 1859 died Feb 1861

Richard Chard had a son called Thomas born Nov 1759

Alfred Chard born 1870 died 1946 married Rhoda Smith and they had one child Charles

born 1900 Dorset, Somerset and died 1990 (info from TonyChard@compuserve.com)

The surname of Chard also appears in records of Lamboing & Bieme Switzerland and in addition to many others references we found that Eugene Frederic Chard born Oct 7,1848 and died Oct 6, 1906 was the son of Loius Auguste Chard who was born Feb 6,1817 Lamboing Switzerland

(reference from Gendex)

The Seventh Day Adventist Index has reference to Chard...mainly in the USA with

William H. Chard born 1869 (where unknown) and died Feb 26,1948

Iona Julia Chard born Sept 9,1878 (where unknown) died Aug 22,1950

Charles Merlin Chard born Nov 30,1885 (where unknown) died Feb 28,1955

BEDMINSTER, SOMERSET

Here we have found marriage record of;

ROBERT CHARD MARRIED ANN YENDOLE JUNE 26,1836

THOMAS CHARD MARRIED MARY BAKER JAN 26,1826

The above were married at St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bedminster

Other people with name surname of CHARD who appear on the Bedminster Marriage Index:

MARY CHARD 1800

JAMES CHARD 1801

SARAH CHARD 1805

JAMES CHARD 1811

JOHN CHARD 1811

THOMAS CHARD 1826

JANE CHARD 1830

ROBERT CHARD 1830

JOHN DINHAM CHARD 1831

Memorial at the Holy Cross Churchyard ref #117

Cecil Richard Chard

killed in action France October 15,1915 age 31

Cecil born 1884

Parents Harry Chard born 1856 died Jan 25,1905

Kate Bridget Chard born 1856 died Dec 22,1916

The headstone marking Harry's and Kate's grave reads that in addition to the both being laid to rest also in the same grave lays Mary Ann Tench who died May 12,1897 age 81 and Joseph Tench husband of Mary died Dec 8,1897 age 84..form that which we could establish...Mary and Joseph were Kate Bridget's parents.

In Saxon days, Somerset was known as Somershire and settled in 1066 after the Battle of Hastings and over time there was established over 1,000 villages. Bath the ancient home to the Roman baths..Glastonbury, King Arthur country and where he is buried.

The village of CHARD in England was originally called CERDIC and today there still remains a number of families in this village with the name of Chard.

The village is about 760 years old as at 1998 and was marked upon Bishop Jocelyn making it a borough called Chard on January 15,1235.

A circular earthwork on the hill to the west of town was probably the site of an Iron Age defended settlement. Aburial urn of this period was found at South Chard and now in the museum.

Records show the conqering Romans constructed a military road along the Windwhistle ridge to the east as part of a road from Axmouth to Lincoln. They also built an estate house at South Chard. In history two Chards were mentioned just before the Norman conquest .

These were South Chard and Old Town Chard next to where the Parish Church now stands.

CHARD MANOR....The first written reference to the Chard Manor came in 1065 when it was possessed by Bishop Giso of Bath

The name (Cerden in the document) infers rough ground and this may have been the large surrounding area of commonland or the abundant local flinty stone (chert), so durable for building but a curse to cultivation.

Giso was a Freanchman from Lorraine and retained the Chard Manor at the time when William

of Normandy conquered England.

It was a large but not reckoned as a rich Manor when surveyed for the Doomsday Book of 1086.

CHARD BOROUGH....A century and a half later, its then owner, Bishop Jocelyn, took steps to improve the value of the Manor by founding a borough by a vharter dated January 15,1235. This charter offered to those willing to build 52 "burgages" of one acre each, for a rent of 12 pence payable to the Bishop yearly. The borough boundaries remained the same for the nect 600 years.

Chard prospered and by 1300 was important enough to send two members to the King's Parliament, a costly privilage that soon ceased.