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The DUGARD Families of Worcestershire & Birmingham

A Local One-Name Study C16th-C20th

Many trees and branches, including Birmingham gunmakers.
Family records from the following Worcestershire towns and villages: Bromsgrove, Bromyard (Herefordshire), Chaddesley Corbett, Feckenham, Hagley, Hartlebury, Kidderminster, Ombersley, Rock, Stoke Prior, Stone, Stourport-on-Severn, Wolverley & Worcester, then Aston, Birmingham.

DUGARD name from Norman French "Dieu (te) garde" - God Guard (you).
Earliest record of family name in area is Agnes DIEUGARDE of Stafford in 1381.
If you're part of the modern family, or have trees to connect I'd be pleased to hear from you.

Head of family currently is Robert DUGARD, Butcher, (n. c1760 Feckenham, Worcs.) who married Susannah PARR of Hagley, Worcs on 1.6.1779 at Hagley, my 5xGGPs.

• Possible head of family goes back to Robert DUGARD & Elinor PORTMAN m. 1642 (my possible 9xGGPs) who had children 1643-51 at Ombersley, including:

  • Robert DUGARD (1644) who m. Jane BROOK in 1676 at Stoke Prior (my possible 8xGGPs). They had children in period 1678-95 including:

    • Joseph DUGARD (1689) who m. Sarah BOLD in 1714 (my possible 7xGGPs). They had children 1715-27 (all baptised at Rock) including:

      • Robert DUGARD (1720) who m. Elizabeth DEERE in 1743 at Bromsgrove (my possible 6xGGPs). They had children 1744-62 including:

        • Robert DUGARD (1753) who may be my 5xGGF, above.

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In a will of a WHITEHOUSE relative family member Isaac DUGARD was a joint executor, and given of Whittall St - Gunmaker. (In the Administrations of the estate of another WHITEHOUSE relative in 1844, Isaac is described as a Roller of Metals),

Marriage Bond for Robert DUGARD & Susannah PARR:

"Know all men by these presents that Robert DUGARD, butcher, of the Parish of Feckenham, Worcs and George HOLDEN of the Parish of Hagley, Worcs, are firmly bound etc. first of June, 1779, so that Robert DUGARD bachelor, and Susannah PARR spinster of Hagley may lawfully solemnize marriage."

Extract from Will dated August 10th 1857:

"Joseph DUGARD of 65 Howe St., Metal Mixer, Refiner and Huckster. All real and personal estate to my wife Eliza. Sole executrix. Probate Sept 10th 1867. (died at Howe St. 10th May 1867)"

Family Note: William Frederick DUGARD, grandson of Joseph Valentine DUGARD had 3 bound handwritten journals of DUGARD Family History which were sold prior to WW2. Are these still in existence? Please contact me if you know of these works.

Attendance Register of St John C of E School, Deritend, Birmingham:

1850, no. 52: a William Henry DUGARD recorded having attended school Sep. 30, Oct 7, 14, 2, 28 paying 2d. on each occasion later appeared as no. 60 in 1851, attending Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, Mar 24 paying 2d. on each occasion.

The Birmingham Gun Quarter:

The Birmingham Gun Quarter was centred in the part of the city lying between the foot of Steelhouse Lane and Aston. There were a mixture of factories of moderate & small size as well as "shoppings", the name given to workshops which were let out to individual out-workers. It was close, cramped, higgledy-piggledy, with early Victorian tenement buildings pushing in between buildings of an earlier time and function.

The largest factory was that of Webley and Scott in Slaney St., but smaller firms such as Bonehills and Benjamin West in Price St., and numerous others in Price Street. Mingled with these factories were workshops. A gunsmith who wished to set up business of his own would rent a space in one of these from either the Council or the company of other gunsmiths who might be doing quite different work.

DUGARDs listed as Gunmakers at Whittall St 1849-1871.
Robert DUGARD (n. 1784): Gun & Pistol Maker 1822-39, before being bought out by William TRANTER, at 13 Moland Street 1822, 11 King Street 1822-26, 29 Whittall Street 1827-39. In 1841 an advertisement read "William TRANTER (successor to R. DUGARD), Gun and Pistol maker, for home and exportation, No. 29.5 Whittall Street, Birmingham. Percussion caps, waddings, implements, barrels, locks, and furniture of every description."
Isaac & Martha DUGARD in 1851 were employing two hands and Emma PEARCE (15) House Servant

Some Worcestershire Settlement Records:

• 14.5.1829  Removal order. Charles DUGARD, wife Margaret & daughter Elizabeth 5 weeks old from Birmingham to St Andrews, Droitwich

• 21.1.1813  Removal order. Elizabeth DUGARD, wife of William DUGARD, a private in the Royal Marines, now in actual service, & William her child about 2 years old from Lower Mitton, Worcs. to the township of Stourbridge

• 29.1.1770  Settlement examination taken at Chaddesley Corbett. Joseph DUGARD, basketmaker. He was born in the parish of Rock in the county of Worcester, where his father then lived and was legally settled. He saith that about 20 years ago, he this Examinant took & rented an estate in Chaddesley Corbett of Sir Robert THROCKMORTON at the yearly rent of £49. He saith he lived and occupied the same about 5 years.... About 21 years ago, he intermarried with Mary his present wife, by whom he hath three children now living, vizt. Benjamin about 20 years old, Nancy about 16 & Mary about 13, and further saith not... (signed)

• 1763  Thomas DUGARD certificated by the parish of Salwarpe to Elmley Lovett 

There are passing references to the name DUGARD in other settlement examinations. These give little information that cannot be obtained from parish registers, apart from occupations, e.g.:  

• Soley Wells, examined 2.1.1752 in Chaddesley Corbett, said he had worked (about 1726-32) as a journeyman servant at the fulling trade by the week for a Mr. DUGARD of Bromsgrove, for 6 years or thereabouts

• Humphrey MASKALLl, examined 19.5.1773 at Bromsgrove, said he had been hired c1748 to William DUGARD, yeoman of Grafton Manor (near Bromsgrove) for a year at wages of £5.5.0

• William PEPLOE, examined 13.1.1772 at St Andrews, Droitwich said that when he was 13, he was hired by Thomas DUGARD of Salwarpe & served him for two years.  

The name DOGOOD may be a variant of DUGARD. There was a family called DOGOOD in Lye, (maybe Leigh) in Worcestershire.

40 DUGARDs in Birmingham on the 1901 Census:

Name

Age

Where Born

Admin. County

Occupation

Albert DUGARD

8M

Birmingham

Birmingham

Albert DUGARD

6

Birmingham

Birmingham

Albert DUGARD

34

Birmingham

Birmingham

Slater

Alfred DUGARD

29

Worcester Kidderminster

Birmingham Harborne 

PO Sorter Clk & Tel

Annie DUGARD

5

Birmingham

Birmingham

Annie DUGARD

7

Staffs Dudley

Birmingham

Arthur DUGARD

3

Warw Birm

Birmingham

Arthur DUGARD

9

Birmingham

Aston

Caroline DUGARD

33

Birmingham

Birmingham

Charles DUGARD

45

Warwickshire Birmingham

Birmingham

Blind Maker

Cissie DUGARD

1

Birmingham

Birmingham

Clara DUGARD

15

Warwick Yardley

Birmingham Aston

Clarence DUGARD

44

Warwick Erdington

Birmingham Aston

Gun Finisher

Edwin DUGARD

50

Birmingham

Birmingham

Porter In Furnishing Warehouse

Emily DUGARD

25

Birmingham

Birmingham

Polisher Silversmith

Ethel DUGARD

3

Worcester Kidderminster

Birmingham

Fanny DUGARD

27

Worcester Kidderminster

Birmingham

Florence DUGARD

7

Birmingham

Birmingham

Florence DUGARD

15

Birmingham

Birmingham

Brass Worker

Frederick DUGARD

11

Birmingham

Birmingham

Frederick DUGARD

19

Birmingham

Birmingham

Porter

Frederick DUGARD

37

Birmingham

Birmingham

Brass Dresser

Harriett DUGARD

48

Bridgnorth

Birmingham

Harry DUGARD

23

Not Known

Birmingham

Silversmith

Hettie DUGARD

19

Warwick Yardley

Birmingham Aston

Stationers Assistant

John DUGARD

23

Worcester Kidderminster

Birmingham Birmingham

Confectioner Packing Cook

John DUGARD

63

Kidderminster Worcester

Birmingham Birmingham

Publican Manager

Kate DUGARD

5

Birmingham

Birmingham

Lilian DUGARD

3

Worcester Kidderminster

Birmingham Harborne

Lillian DUGARD

9

Birmingham

Birmingham

Lillie DUGARD

9

Birmingham

Birmingham

Lizzie DUGARD

17

Warw Aston

Birmingham

Mabel DUGARD

12

Birmingham

Birmingham

Mary DUGARD

2

Warwick Yardley

Birmingham Aston

Mary DUGARD

40

Worcester Kent Green

Birmingham Aston

Mary DUGARD

60

Stourbridge Leicester

Birmingham

Minnie DUGARD

27

Birmingham

Birmingham

Stone Setter

Wilfred DUGARD

9

Worc Kidderminster

Birmingham

William DUGARD

6

Worcester Kidderminster

Birmingham Harborne

William DUGARD

21

Birmingham

Birmingham

Postman

BMD Look-ups from 1837:

Births Sep 1838:
DUGARD  Female     Birmingham  16 222   
Births Mar 1845:
DUGARD  Lisey     Aston  16 _1_   
Births Dec 1845:
DUGARD  Ann     Aston  16 177   
Births Mar 1846:
DUGARD  Caroline     Birmingham  16 287   
Births Mar 1847:
DUGARD  Janice     Aston  16 232   
DUGARD  William Henry     Birmingham  16 246   
Births Jun 1847:
DUGARD  Henry     Aston  16 201   
Births Sep 1848:
DUGARD  Catherine Emma     Aston  16 190   
DUGARD  Elizabeth Ann     Rugby  16 ___   
DUGARD  _as_     Aston  16 *   
Births Dec 1848:
DUGARD  Abel George     Aston  16 201   
DUGARD  Emma     Birmingham  16 240   
Births Jun 1849:
DUGARD  George Heaton     Aston  16 236   
Births Mar 1850:
DUGARD  Rebecca     Birmingham  16 398   
Births Sep 1852:
DUGARD  Frederick Joseph     Birmingham  6d 43   
DUGARD  Lucy Jane     Rugby  6d 375   
DUGARD  Mary Ann     Birmingham  6d 63   
Births Jun 1853:
DUGARD  Clara     Aston  6d 178   
Births Sep 1853:
DUGARD  Sarah     Aston  6d 205   
Births Jun 1859:
DUGARD  Eleanor     Aston  6d 288   
DUGARD  Herbert Arthur     Aston  6d 282   
Births Sep 1859:
DUGARD  Arthur     Birmingham  6d 178   
Births Mar 1860:
DUGARD  Julia Sophia     Rugby  6d 465   
Births Jun 1861:
DUGARD  Walter Howard     Aston  6d 325   
Births Mar 1862:
DUGARD  Amelia     Birmingham  6d 1[86]7   
DUGARD Edward Alfred     Birmingham  6d 1[94]5   
Births Jun 1862:
DUGARD  Rose Florence     Kings Norton  6c 420   
Births Sep 1864:
DUGARD  Frederick     Birmingham  6d 194   
Births Dec 1871:
DUGARD  Ada Maria     Aston  6d 264   
Births Dec 1873:
DUGARD  Millicent     Aston  6d 304   
DUGARD  Minnie     Birmingham  6d 193   
Births Sep 1875:
DUGARD  Charles Edwin     Birmingham  6d 154   
DUGARD  Emily Edith     Birmingham  6d 154   
Births Dec 1875:
DUGARD  George Franklin     Aston  6d 371   
Births Jun 1877:
DUGARD  Albert John V     Aston  6d 280   
DUGARD  Harry John     Birmingham  6d 198   
DUGARD  Walter Henry     Aston  6d 3__   
Births Dec 1880:
DUGARD  Gertrude Alice     Aston  6d 395   
DUGARD  Lilly     Aston  6d 243   
Births Dec 1881:
DUGARD  Harry     Aston  6d 341   
Births Mar 1883:
DUGARD  Florence     Aston  6d 401   
Births Jun 1883:
DUGARD  Ann Noah     Aston  6d 248   
Births Sep 1883:
DUGARD  Lily    Birmingham  6d 135   
Births Dec 1883:
DUGARD  Ada Maud     Aston  6d 391   
Births Mar 1891:
DUGARD  Thomas     Birmingham  6d 172   
Births Jun 1892:
DUGARD  Albert     Birmingham  6d 189   
Births Dec 1892:
DUGARD  David     Aston  6d 292   
Births Jun 1893:
DUGARD  Rosa     Birmingham  6d 123   
Births Sep 1893:
DUGARD  Arthur     Birmingham  6d 121   
Births Mar 1894:
DUGARD  Ethel Florence     Birmingham  6d 144   
Births Jun 1895:
DUGARD  Kate     Birmingham  6d 157   
Births Mar 1896:
DUGARD  Albert     Birmingham  6d 124   
Births Jun 1896:
DUGARD  Annie     Birmingham  6d 140   
Births Sep 1897:
DUGARD  Arthur     Birmingham  6d 148   
Births Sep 1898:
DUGARD  Albert     Birmingham  6d 143   
Births Dec 1898:
DUGARD  Mary Olive     Aston  6d 219   
Births Dec 1899:
DUGARD  Diana     Birmingham  6d 127   
Births Jun 1900:
DUGARD  Albert Edward R     Birmingham  6d 168   
Births Sep 1900:
DUGARD  Albert     Birmingham  6d 118   
Births Dec 1900:
DUGARD  Lily     Aston  6d 386   
Births Jun 1901:
DUGARD  Harold Bertram     Aston  6d 375   
Births Sep 1901:
DUGARD  Arthur Laurence     Aston  6d 393   
Births Mar 1902:
DUGARD  May     Birmingham  6d 138   
Births Mar 1903:
DUGARD  Agnes Ethelwyn     Birmingham  6d 44   
Births Jun 1904:
DUGARD  Caroline     Birmingham  6d 146   
Births Mar 1905:
DUGARD  Edna Gertrude     Birmingham  6d 173   
DUGARD  William Harley     Birmingham  6d 173   
Births Jun 1905:
DUGARD  Beatrice Maud     Aston  6d 372   
DUGARD  John Harry     Birmingham  6d 23   

Marriages Sep 1838:
DUGARD  Mary    Birmingham  16 273   
DUGARD  William     Tamworth  16 465   
DUGARD  William     Birmingham  16 265   
Marriages Dec 1842:
DUGARD  Joseph     Birmingham  16 444   
Marriages Mar 1844:
DUGARD  Ellen     Stourbridge  18 441   
Marriages Sep 1844:
DUGARD  Thomas     Birmingham  16 304   
Marriages Sep 1848:
DUGARD  Charles     Birmingham  16 384   
Marriages Sep 1850:
DUGARD  William     Kings Norton  18 462   
Marriages Jun 1854:
DUGARD  Susannah     Birmingham  6d 60   
Marriages Sep 1854:
DUGARD  Mary     Stourbridge  6c 212   
Marriages Jun 1859:
DUGARD  Sarah     Aston  6d 301   
Marriages Dec 1867:
DUGARD  Emma     Birmingham  6d 176   
DUGARD  William     Birmingham  6d 25   
Marriages Jun 1871:
DUGARD  Emma Marion     Meriden  6d 521   
DUGARD  Louisa     Birmingham  6d 226
Marriages Dec 1872:
DUGARD  Henry     Aston  6d 587   
Marriages Mar 1873:
DUGARD  Edwin     Aston  6d 290   
DUGARD  Maria     Birmingham  6d 83   
Marriages Mar 1874:
DUGARD  Sarah Selina     Birmingham  6d 179   
Marriages Sep 1874:
DUGARD  Martha     Birmingham  6d 157   
Marriages Dec 1874:
DUGARD  Kate     Aston  6d 523   
Marriages Sep 1877:
DUGARD  Samuel     Aston  6d 470   
Marriages Dec 1878:
DUGARD  Sarah     Birmingham  6d 11   
Marriages Mar 1879:
DUGARD  Villiers     Aston  6d 358   
Marriages Mar 1881:
DUGARD  Susan     Birmingham  6d 126   
Marriages Sep 1881:
DUGARD  George Heaton     Aston  6d 4[56]2   
Marriages Dec 1882:
DUGARD  William Henry     Aston  6d 418   
Marriages Mar 1883:
DUGARD  Amelia     Birmingham  6d 156   
Marriages Jun 1883:
DUGARD  Mary Ann     Birmingham  6d 254   
Marriages Jun 1884:
DUGARD  Mary     King's N.  6c 642   
Marriages Sep 1885:
DUGARD  Martha     Birmingham  6d 208   
Marriages Dec 1886:
DUGARD  Caroline     King's Norton  6c 682   
Marriages Sep 1888:
DUGARD  Ellen     Birmingham  6d 218   
Marriages Dec 1888:
DUGARD  Albert     Birmingham  6d 241   
Marriages Dec 1891:
DUGARD  Frederick     Birmingham  6d 281   
Marriages Sep 1892:
DUGARD  Ada     Birmingham  6d 211   
Marriages Mar 1895:
DUGARD  Arthur     Birmingham  6d 164   
Marriages Mar 1896:
DUGARD  William Frederick     Aston  6d 276   
Marriages Dec 1897:
DUGARD  William     King's N.  6c 857   
Marriages Mar 1900:
DUGARD  Minnie     Birmingham  6d 53   
Marriages Sep 1900:
DUGARD  Frank George     Birmingham  6d 247   
DUGARD  Sidney Ernest     Aston  6d 703   
Marriages Dec 1901:
DUGARD  John Edward     Birmingham  6d 149   
Marriages Sep 1903:
DUGARD  Harry     Birmingham  6d 77   

Deaths Mar 1838:
DUGARD  Mary    Aston  16 135   
Deaths Mar 1839:
DUGARD  Edwin     Birmingham  16 220   
Deaths Mar 1841:
DUGARD  Sarah     Birmingham  16 250   
Deaths Mar 1842:
DUGARD  Elizabeth     Aston  16 144   
Deaths Sep 1842:
DUGARD  Susanna     Aston  16 132   
Deaths Dec 1845:
DUGARD  Charlotte     Rugby  16 307   
Deaths Mar 1855:
DUGARD  John     Stourbridge  6c 154   
Deaths Jun 1855:
DUGARD  Thomas     Birmingham  6d 6   
Deaths Jun 1856:
DUGARD  Samuel     Aston  6d 124   
Deaths Mar 1866:
DUGARD  Barnabas  80  Birmingham  6d 92   
DUGARD  Walter H  4  Aston  6d 254   
Deaths Jun 1866:
DUGARD  Sarah  56  Aston  6d 188   
Deaths Jun 1867:
DUGARD  Joseph  70  Aston  6d 164   
DUGARD  Mary Ann  46  Birmingham  6d 28   
Deaths Mar 1872:
DUGARD  John  47  Aston  6d 149   
Deaths Sep 1872:
DUGARD  Henry  31  Aston  6d 179   
DUGARD  Sophia  45  Warwick  6d 34_   
Deaths Mar 1877:
DUGARD  Joseph Valentine  54  Birmingham  6d 121   
Deaths Jun 1878:
DUGARD  Ann  78  Aston  6d 177   
Deaths Jun 1883:
DUGARD  Martha  60  Birmingham  6d 141   
Deaths Sep 1885:
DUGARD  Arthur  0  Aston  6d 187   
Deaths Jun 1891:
DUGARD  Arthur  2  Birmingham  6d 99   
DUGARD  Frederick  1  Aston  6d 198   
Deaths Sep 1891:
DUGARD  Isaac  69  Birmingham  6d 87   
DUGARD  Thomas  66  Aston  6d 185   
Deaths Dec 1891:
DUGARD  Eliza  81  Aston  6d 222   
DUGARD  Thomas  1  Birmingham  6d 81   
Deaths Dec 1892:
DUGARD  Jane  1  Birmingham  6d 68   
Deaths Mar 1894:
DUGARD  Elizabeth Ingram  67  Solihull  6d 399   
Deaths Sep 1894:
DUGARD  Susan  30  Birmingham  6d 73   
Deaths Jun 1895:
DUGARD  Lily  14  Aston  6d 231   
Deaths Sep 1895:
DUGARD  Ellen  3  Birmingham  6d 134   
DUGARD  Rose  2  Birmingham  6d 131   
Deaths Mar 1897:
DUGARD  Jane  29  Birmingham  6d 86   
Deaths Dec 1897:
DUGARD  Albert  5  Birmingham  6d 131   
Deaths Jun 1899:
DUGARD  Alfred Harry  0  Birmingham  6d 107   
Deaths Dec 1900:
DUGARD  Albert  2  Birmingham  6d 62   
Deaths Sep 1901:
DUGARD  Albert  1  Birmingham  6d 99   
Deaths Dec 1902:
DUGARD  William  67  Aston  6d 267   
Deaths Mar 1903:
DUGARD  Albert E R  2  Birmingham  6d 108   
DUGARD  Hannah  66  Birmingham  6d 15   
DUGARD  Harriet Louisa  82  Aston  6d 276   
DUGARD  John  68  Birmingham  6d 93   
Deaths Dec 1903:
DUGARD  Arthur  42  Aston  6d 208   
DUGARD  Sarah Ann  46  Aston  6d 175

 
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