Brief Life History of William
When William Dyer was born in 1847, in Langford, Somerset, England, his father, Thomas Dyer, was 47 and his mother, Mary Ann Panes, was 38. He lived in Burrington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died on 29 November 1892, at the age of 45.
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- William Dyer, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- William Dyer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Dyer, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
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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