Billyard/Billiard/Billiald: Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire connected?

[ansteynomad]

Hi Lynn (and others)

I have the research paper.  The theory that the name goes back to the 1300s in East Markham actually sounds more credible to me than the theory that was current in the 1980s.  I am sure that there are some people who bear the name, or a corruption of it, who do have those origins, but I’m no longer convinced that this includes us.

John, who married Ruth Otter, was my great great grandfather.  His son Samuel (1853-1933) was my great grandfather, and Samuel’s daughter Fanny Elizabeth (1878-1930) my grandmother.  We therefore share a three times great grandfather in Samuel, which would make us fourth cousins.

Lynn, if your e mail address has not changed, I can e mail you.

[larkspur]

Baptism Walesby
13-10-1878 FRANCES E Billiard dau of Samuel & Ann
12-12-1852 Samuel BILYARD son of John & Ruth
Marriage Walesby
10-1-1837 John BILLYARD & Ruth OTTOR
29-11-1877 Samuel BILLYARD & Anne Fletcher
Baptism Boughton
28-5-1815 Ruth dau  William & Elizabeth Otter.

[ansteynomad]

Frances E Billyard was my grandmother.  Interesting that she was baptised as Frances when she's Fanny on her birth certificate and was always known thus!

Thank you for posting this.