Robert
Foster
(Bob)
Dyer
Born in Seaham Harbour, Sunderland, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Vera (Bowen) Dyer
— married
25 Jan 1932 in Warners Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Foster Dyer, Brian Edward Dyer, [private son (1930s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 72
in Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jan 2017
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Biography
Robert's birth was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1908 in the Sunderland district.[1]
Robert Dyer, or Uncle Bob as we knew him, was born in England in 1908, and came to Australia with his parents. He married Vera Bowen, Aunty Vera. He built a home for his family in a very bushy area, now called Wood Rising just before Borragal, New South Wales. He worked in the Coal Mines, and Vera looked after the Poultry they raised in 4 large barns with big outside runs. He died in the Wallsend Hospital August 1980, and is burried in the "Avondale Adventist Cemetery" at Corranbong, New South Wales.
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 10 February 2024)
Dyer, Robert Foster (Mother's maiden name: Price).
GRO Reference: 1908 Apr-May-Jun in Sunderland Volume 10A Page 884.
Information on Robert Dyer given first hand by his wife Vera Dyer my Aunt.
New South Wales, Birth, Deaths, and Marriages:
Marriage Citation: 1681/1932 DYER ROBERT F BOWEN VERA TORONTO
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1913 : Robert traveled on the ship Themistocles from London to Sydney with mother Elizabeth (Lizzie) aged 29 and sister Mary aged 6.
His father Robert was a coal miner. Family living at 42 Baron St Castletown Hylton, Hylton, Durham, England on 1911 England and Wales census
Thanks for that as that would be correct they were married at Warners Bay , and as Toronto had the nearest court house that would be were it was registered.
edited by William Ferrett GDSE, RMRN