on this page | people called Veryard |
Aaron Veryard | . | . | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Alec Veryard (deceased) | Old Soldier and Porsche Enthusiast | . | Ipswich, Suffolk |
Alec Roy Veryard | . | Son of Peter Roy | Valencia, Venezuela |
Ann Veryard | English Teacher | . | Valencia, Venezuela |
Anthony Veryard | . | Son of Richard | London |
Arthur John Veryard | Probation Officer. | Brother of Mary and Joe | Kingston, Ontario |
Carole-Ann Veryard | University of Surrey Health Centre | ||
Catherine Harrington-Veryard | Teacher and Distance Runner | . | Nepean, Canada |
Charlotte Veryard | Daughter of Malcolm and Sylvia | ||
Dominic Veryard | . | Son of Richard | London |
Edward Veryard | Uncle of Mary, Joe and Arthur | Toronto, Canada | |
Emilie Veryard | . | Daughter of Lee Martin and Sue | Catford, London |
Emily Veryard | . | Daughter of Joe and Catherine | Nepean, Canada |
Emily Ann Veryard | Daughter of Peter Roy | Valencia, Venezuela | |
Enid Veryard | . | . | York, Western Australia |
Evan Veryard | . | Son of Arthur John | Kingston, Ontario |
Fran Danilewicz (nee Veryard) | Software Project Manager and Equestrian | Daughter of Ken and Sheila | Reading UK |
Genevieve Veryard | Daughter of Arthur John | Kingston, Ontario | |
Graham Veryard | Son of Edward, Brother of Roy and John | Originally from Deptford, now in Kent | |
Gretel Veryard-Arcay | Learning Disable Specialist | Daughter of Roy and Ann | Panama |
J.S. Veryard | Outplacement Consultant | . | HURST ASSOCIATES (EUROPE) LIMITED, Turnpike
House 123 High Street Crawley Near Gatwick Airport West Sussex RH1O 1DD
Tel: +44 (0) 1293 403777 Fax: +44 (0) 1293 403770 |
James John Veryard | Quantity Surveyor | Son of J.S. and Carole-Ann | Southampton |
Jody Veryard | Synchronized Swimmer | Daughter of Graham | Bexley, Kent |
Joe Veryard | School Administrator and Distance Runner | Brother of Mary and Arthur | Nepean, Canada |
John Veryard | Retired electronics technician | Brother of Graham | Herne Bay, Kent |
Johnathan Jack Arcay Veryard | . | Son of Gretel and John Arcay | Panama |
Judith Nicol (nee Veryard) | Psycho Therapist | Daughter of Vernon and Enid | Richmond-upon-Thames, UK |
Katie Veryard | Daughter of Angela and Martin | Bedfordshire | |
Kelly Veryard | Administrator | Daughter of Graham | Bexley, Kent |
Ken Veryard (deceased) | Retired Patent Agent and Traveller
Books include: Never a Stranger in Morocco and Kamel of Gafsa |
. | Sevenoaks, Kent |
Lee Martin Veryard | Assistant Manager, Chartered Accountants | . | Catford, London |
Lorraine Veryard | . | . | School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University |
Marc Douglas Veryard | Operations Manager | Son of Douglas "Malcolm", Grandson of Douglas Malcolm, Great-Grandson of Arthur | Hampshire |
Mark Robert Veryard | Mechanical Engineer | Son of J.S. and Carole-Ann | Cardiff |
Martin Veryard | Software development manager | Brother of Michael | Bedfordshire |
Martin Charles Veryard | . | Son of Roger and Rosie | Near Exeter |
Mary Ann Myhill (nee Veryard) | . | Sister of Joe and Arthur | Guelph, Ontario |
Mary Anne Treffry (nee Veryard) | Secondary School Administration | Daughter of Vernon and Enid | Sydney, Australia |
Michael Veryard | Arsenal Fan, contributor to The Gooner. | Brother of Martin | . |
Patrick Veryard | . | Son of Joe and Catherine | Nepean, Canada |
Penny Desmond (nee Veryard) | Viola Player and Mathematician | Daughter of Ken and Sheila | Cambridge, UK |
Peter Alan Veryard | Farmer | Son of Charles and Elizabeth | Australia |
Peter Roy Veryard | Mechanical Engineer | Son of Roy and Ann | Valencia, Venezuela |
Rachel Louise Veryard | Housewife | Daughter of Malcom and Sheila | Weston Super-Mare, originally from Middlesex |
Richard Veryard | Technology Consultant and Author | Son of Ken and Sheila | London |
Rhiannon Veryard | . | Daughter of Lee Martin and Sue | Catford, London |
Robert Veryard | Son of Angela and Martin | Bedfordshire | |
Roy Veryard | Mechanical Engineer and Coffee Grower | Son of Alec | Valencia, Venezuela |
Roy Veryard | Retired designer / draftsman | Brother of Graham | Welling, Kent |
Ruth Miskis (nee Veryard) | Librarian | Daughter of Vernon and Enid | Miami, Florida |
Ryan Veryard | . | Son of Simon | Liverpool, UK |
Sheila Veryard (nee Honeywell) | Violinist and Music Teacher | . | Tonbridge, Kent |
Siana Veryard | . | Daughter of Simon | Liverpool, UK |
Simon Veryard | Freelance SAP consultant | Son of J.S. and Carole-Ann | Liverpool, UK |
Steve Veryard | . | . | . |
Sue Veryard (nee Hathway) | . | . | Catford, London |
Susan Ruth Veryard | . | Daughter of Alec | Kissimmee, Florida |
Vernon Veryard (deceased) | Athlete | . | Australia |
Wendy de Vereyard (also known as Mrs W. Tunnard) | Writer | Cousin of Steve | Boston UK |
Name | Line of business | Base | Contact details |
Veryard Projects Ltd | Technology and management consultants | London | details |
Veryards Ltd | Consulting civil and structural engineers | Cardiff, Wrexham & Manchester | details |
Veryard Machinery Sales | Agricultural Machinery - Sales & Service | Castle Cary, Somerset |
Where does the surname 'Veryard' come from, and what does it mean? Some say that it is an Old French name meaning Glassworker, which was brought over to England by Huguenot refugees. Others say that it is a Devonshire name meaning Ironworks. According to Wendy, the first DeVereyard came to Cornwall on the Spanish Armada, and become a smuggler.
Perhaps all these explanations are true - and the Veryard surname is a combination of similar names from several roots.
The name was certainly used in Devonshire before the Huguenots arrived in England. The earliest known occurrence of the name records the christening of one Richard Veryard at Axminster in Devon, on April 20th, 1568. A few years later, on April 22nd, 1583, John Veryard married one Lettice Akerman at Branscombe in Devon. (There is a web page maintained by the Branscombe family, which summarizes the parish registers of St Winifred's Church in Branscombe.) There is also a family tree traced back to the marriage of Elise Veryard & Rawlyn Clapp at Saint Winifrid's church, Branscombe, Devon on the 27th of June 1569.
Fran has traced a number of lines of descent from these early Veryards, and these are documented on a separate page.
In the seventeenth century, Dr Ellis Veryard, from Colyton in Devon, visited Egypt. His rather curmudgeonly remarks on his trip (dated 1678) may represent the first occurrence of Veryards in print. He is the oldest Veryard I've found quoted on the Internet; he can be found on a page called: 'Remarkable and bizarre notes about Egypt by early travellers'), which quotes from a book by Martin R. Kalfatovic, Nile notes of a howadji: a bibliography of travelers' tales from Egypt, from the earliest time to 1918 (Metuchen, N.J. [etc.]: Scarecrow Press, 1992). ISBN 0-8108-2541-4
An 1830 directory of Gloucestershire has three entries for one Robert Veryard of Bristol: as a hemp and flax dresser, as a rope and twine maker, and as a sack and sacking maker.
Gretel tells me that there is a Veryard in the roll of honour of one of the Scottish Regiments at Edinburgh Castle.
Finally, we must mention one R.G. Veryard who, with Ebdon in 1961, discovered
a 26-month meteorological pattern called the Quasi-Biannual
Oscillation (QBO).
A brief history of Veryards in England | compiled by Fran |
Expansion of the Veryard clan in Australia | compiled by Peter Alan |
Family Tree | submitted by Gretel |
Expansion of the Veryard clan in Canada | compiled by Arthur John |
A note about Branscombe | contributed by David Snell |
Wendy's history | on Wendy's website |
This page last updated on December 6th, 2004.
Surname information from Name Origin Research, York England
(Tel: 01423 323622)
Additional genealogical information from the GENUKI
project. Thanks to Brian Randell.
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