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From: "William E. Gard" <>
Subject: [ENG-LIV] Re: ENG-LIVERPOOL-D Digest V02 #704
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 18:19:52 -0700
In-Reply-To: <200209110434.g8B4YXm9022216@lists5.rootsweb.com>


>It is my belief that the name GARD comes from French Huguenots who fled
>France to escape religious persecution, that would have been in the 16th
>century. There are many in the S.E. of England. There is departement
>(#30) GARD in the south of France where you will find the famous pont du
>GARD and towns bearing the name. There is a record of a GARD (Sir Roger
>de Verre Gard) coming over with William The Conqueror and it may have been
>him who was granted land in Kent.

On the other hand there is a school of thought that says GARD is a
Viking name - and in fact the first Duke of Normandy was of Viking origin.

As to GARDs in the Antipodes, there are many, so of whom were transported
to penal colonies there. My own research has shown GARD in old records as
GUARD/GAUD/GARDE. This is the first time I've heard of the Maori story but
interestingly there is a very strong maritime thread associated with the
name GARD,

Bill (of that ilk) in Nanaimo.

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>From: Sheryl Snelleksz <>
>To<>;
>Date: 10 September, 2002 10:00
>Subject: {not a subscriber} Guard
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>
>Can anyone tell me anything about a person called Captain Jacki GUARD the
>whaler??? and any history along with them, family etc....sorry i only have a
>name.
>
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>From: "Lesley" <>
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>Subject: [ENG-LIV] Captain Jacki GUARD the whaler
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>Photo of JackGuard. His father was Captain Guard of the whaler "Harriet,"
>wrecked with her crew near Cape Egmont on April 29, 1834. MrsGuard, her
>infant, and an older child were taken prisoners by the Maoris, who attacked
>the wrecked crew killing two of their number and carrying the rest into
>captivity. The poor women herself narrowly escaped being tomahawked, and saw
>her husband's brother and other members of the "Harriet's" crew who were
>killed in the attack, cooked and eaten. Captain Guard, however, and the
>remaining eleven men, managed to escape, leaving MrsGuard and her children
>in the hands of the natives, where they remained for five long months. She
>was, however, treated kindly, and when brought back to the Captain of the
>H.M.S. "Aligator," was wrapped in the most beautiful feather mats. Two
>children were with MrsGuard, Jack, and an elder boy, whom the natives
>refused to give up even after they had surrendered MrsGuard and the infant.
>Nor was it until the H.M.S. "Alligator", man-o'-war, arrived from Sydney and
>landed a strong force, that MrsGuard and her infant were surrendered.
>
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>Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:33:40 -0400
>From: Margaret Hayes <>
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