Born in 1802 in England, he came from a poor family who worked as servants for the Bennets, the richest family in London. Gerard fell in love with the family's firstborn, Steph, while painting a picture for them. They were going to run away to get married but the father caught them and tried to shoot Gerard, but the shot ended up hitting Steph, who died in Gerard's arms. After this trauma, he tried to end his life but a vampire found him in the woods and transform him.