William Dyer
1847–29 November 1892 (Age 45)
Langford, Somerset, England
The Life 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.
Family Time Line
William Dyer
1847–1892
Mary Ann
1851–
Spouse and Children
1847–1892Male
1851–Female
Parents and Siblings
1800–1879Male
1809–1888Female
siblings
(6)
1832–1910Male
1836–1861Female
1837–Female
1839–1839Male
George Dyer
1842–Male
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 7
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
Age 33
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Age 37
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
1 English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, Middle English dyer (from Old English dēag ‘dye’; the verb is a back-formation from the agent noun). This surname also occurs in Scotland, but Lister is a more common equivalent there.2 Irish (Counties Sligo and Roscommon): usually a short form of MacDyer, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Duibhir ‘son of Duibhir’, a short form of a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’, ‘black’ + odhar ‘sallow’, ‘tawny’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- William Dyer, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- William Dyer in household of Thomas Dyer, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William Dyer in household of Thomas Dyer, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
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