Potpourri
In searching the family tree we have found out many interesting facts.
Listed below are links to some of the information we have been given regarding people and incidents related to our family tree.
Click on any of the links to be taken to the relevant pages.
Accounts These are the church warden's accounts for St. Mary's Church at Wirksworth for the years 1678, 1684 and 1725.
Acknowledgements This lists the names of the sources we have used and the people who have contributed to the web page.
Child Support in the 17th. C. This is a case of an illegitimate birth to Hannah Byard and her claim for some child support from the father.
A conviction for poaching. in December 1892 John Byard was caught night poaching.
DNA in Genealogy this page explains how DNA has been used to trace ancestors on the maternal line to one of the 'seven daughters of Eve'.
Early Data. Here are examples of some of the early data we have found about the Byards. This data is not connected to the main family line.
Early Wills There are two examples of will taken from the 16th and 17th. C. plus notes from the will of Sir Thomas Byard.
Emigration This is the story of emigration to America in the 19th. C. It is taken from the Illustrated London News of 1850.
Famous Byards A few articles about people with the Byard surname who have achieved some distinction of note!
HMS Byard HMS Byard was an escort vessel used in WW2. It sank a U boat off the coast of Greenland.
London 1847 This is a letter home explaining the terrible conditions (for them) in the London of 1847
Maps These maps show the density of the Byard surname in the UK (excluding NI)
Photos A few photographs of some of our ancestors and buildings
Surname This is a list of the other surnames connected with our Byard ancestors
Origins of the surname Byard is a somewhat unusual surname in some parts of the world, though there are many folk in Australia (Tasmania) and the Southern States of the USA, this page contains information on the origin(s) of the surname
World War2 This is an account of the work of the Loch Fada and other escort vessels during WW2. It was written by Ron Curtis who was a navigator on board this vessel and describes his experiences from D-Day to VE day.
War Service Several members of the Byard family and their relatives served in both world wars. This section describes some of our ancestors who served their country in this way. A notable inclusion is the letter home from Burma to the parents of R.E.Wardle detailing how he was wounded during a skirmish with the Japanese.