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William Walter Henry Gaylard and Alice Maud Chinnock are the parents of a Stanley William Gaylard born on 4th February 1916 in Edmonton, North London; I have a copy of the birth certificate.

But WWH was supposed to have gone to Canada in 1908.

So, did he come back for the war? Did he just come back? Is the William on the 1908 passenger list the same one?

A Ruth Viola Gaylard shows up in a "Gaylard" search on the BC index. Has anyone an idea of who she is?

Excellent. I am doing a One Name Study of the Gaylard name so if you find her parents I may well be able to take that back further for you

I have a Samuel Joseph Gaylard born in 1865 in Stoke Sub Hamdon in Somerset. He married a Rosalie Rebecca Hill in 1891 in Kingston, Surrey.

Samuel's father, also Samuel, had moved his family to Surrey at some point as there are records of his son Henry and 3 daughters showing there presence around Chertsey, Woking and Guildford. Henry dies in Horsham where I now live though we are in fact unrelated.

I have 3 sons for Samuel Joseph,
Norman Samuel (Q1 1892 - Surbiton, Surrey)
Alfred Ernest (Q4 1893 - Surbiton, Surrey)
Bernard Stanley (16/9/1895 - Wisley, Surrey)

Bernard's birth in Wisley; Wisley is a small little village near Woking off the main road from Guildford to London, running near to Surbiton. Wisly is however famous for its Royal Horticultural Gardens and exhibitions.

The 1901 England Census has this family living in Pyrford, Surrey. I believe that I found that their farm was just a matter of 100-200 yards from the RHS gardens but I would have to re-check this to be certain.

Norman Samuel married a Gertrude Goddard in 1916 in Farnham, Surrey, a few miles down the road near Aldershot. They had two sons Geoffrey and Peter. Bothe these sons were Blenheim pilots and were killed within weeks of each other in WWII.

Here is an account concerning Peter: Two Blenheims left Banff Shetland at 09.45. Their desination was Trondheim harbour. They were attacked by 2 Bf 109G from J.G. 77.  The Blenheim L9408 QY-F  piloted by Pilot Officer Gaylard was shot down with no survivors. Gaylard, Burran and Wicks were buried in a marsh at the crash site near Hemnekjolen but were reinterred later at Stavne Cemetery. The wreck is still extant and can be viewed at http://home.no.net/kjellsor/lysvollhaugen.html

There are references in the London Gazette for him

Albert Ernest married Dora Byde in Guildford and they had 2 sons and a daughter.

Now, Sarah Maud Gaylard was born in 1892 in Taunton, Somerset. This puts her in the same year as Norman, albeit 9 months away it is possible. The fact that she was born in or near Taunton makes the link between them unlikely.

But there again I can find no record of a Cyril Gaylard either. So if you can tell me a bit more about him maybe I can help dig further.