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The following surnames are some of those connected to my Gillard family tree,
You can view my family tree at tribal pages click on the link and it will take you straight there.
Burden
Bowden
Sartin
Lock
Rowe
Coyne
Tamsit
Hoare
This website is dedicated to my grandmother Marjorie Joan Gillard who was born on the 20th of November 1919 at 13 stars lane yeovil Somerset. She passed away on the 11th of september 1993 in bristol after losing her battle with cancer.
My Grandmother as far as we know was a only child and she was married twice first to a Douglous Tamsitt and and then to my grandfather John coyne born the 15th of june 1910 Ireland.
Her children were Anthony Tamsitt and Judith Tamsitt from her first marriage then, (My Mother ) Jenniefer Marjorie Coyne , Bridget Coyne and Joan Coyne.
My grandmother's mother was Fanny Emelia Bowden also known as Amy she was born on the 12th of December 1880 Northam Devon.
Fanny Bowden married on the 22nd of December 1917 to George Gillard Born in 1876 Yeovil Somerset.
Most of my research currently is focused on his side of the family.
Most of my Gillard ancestors were involved in Glove making.
Census records states many were either Glovers, Glove sewers, Leather Parers, or glove machinists.
Yeovil is well known for it's history of Glove making and during the nineteenth century more than half the population of Yeovil were involved in this type of work.
Glove sewers were said to start as young as 7 and were mainly girls who worked for and were paid by women.
In the nineteenth century the gloving industry was a trade which was occupied by the whole family.
Boy's of ten were employed to work in factories pressing out the thumb pieces, or packing gloves ready to be sent to the out workers. fathers often worked preparing and cutting the leather while many women Known as Bag women would collect bundles of gloves from the factories to be sown take them home and distruibute them from their home. She would then collect the finished product and deliever it to her employers.
Wages for this work were very low and women were paid by the dozen pairs of gloves 2/-3/ a week. Young Girls who were working in factories as sewer's often worked long hours and in cramped conditions. A typical days work would start from 5am to 8pm with a hour for lunch.
If your interested in finding out more about Glovemaking and the glovemakers click on the links below.
bravenet.com
