Brief Life History of George
When George Dyer was born from about 1819 to 1821, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, his father, Thomas Dyer, was 29 and his mother, Mary Osborne, was 31. He married Phebe Roe on 13 September 1845, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. He lived in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died in 1888, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- George Dyer, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- George Dyer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George Dyer, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Spouse and Children
1819–1888 Male
1817– Female
Parents and Siblings
1792–1874 Male
1791–1822 Female
Siblings (3)
1816–1828 Female
1819– Male
1819–1888 Male
World Events (6)
1823
Age 4
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 14
1843
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, from Middle English deier, degher ‘dyer’ (Old English dēag ‘dye’; the verb is a back-formation from the agent noun). Compare Dexter . The name is typical of southern England. In the Midlands Dexter is the more common equivalent and in northern England Lister .
Irish (Sligo and Antrim): variant of Dwyer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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