Elizabeth (Rowe) Dyer (1847 - 1929)

Born 15 Feb 1847 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Wife of John Dyer — married 22 Nov 1874 in Minehill, New Jersey, U S A

Descendants

Died 29 Jul 1929 at age 82 in 14 Albion St, Harris Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Birth

On the 15 February 1847 Elizabeth Rowe was born in St Agnes, Cornwall, England.

Marriage

At age 25, Elizabeth married John Dyer on the 22 November 1874 in Minehill, New Jersy, USA.

Immigration

On the 25 January 1877 Elizabeth and John arrived in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from London, UK, onboard the sea vessel "Woodlark". The ship left London on 6 October 1876, and the records below show that their eldest children was with them for the journey to Australia.

Elizabeth moved with her growing family from Queensland to Victoria in about 1878^[2], and then Victoria to Bowral, NSW in 1890 (as her husband's Obituary states).

Children

To John, Elizabeth had 6 children:

1. William J Dyer (1876-1935)

2. Annie Dyer (Reeve) (1878-1962)

3. Joseph Henry Dyer (1879-1892)

4. Samuel Dyer (1880-1900)

5. Arthur Dyer (1883-1956)

6. Mary Elizabeth (Bessie) Dyer (Pearce) (1885-1964)

Death and Burial

On the 29 July 1929 Elizabeth died age 86 at 14 Albion St, Harris Park, Sydney^[3].

On the 30 July 1929^[4] Elizabeth was buried in the Church of England Cemetery, Prospect, NSW, Australia.

Sources

1. ↑ Index to Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals 1848-1912 in Queensland, Australia
2. ↑ Maybe after being fined for illegal occupation of crown land as per Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 - 1908) Sat 12 Oct 1878 Page 3 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
3. ↑ NSW BDM Online Death Cert. no. 18679/1929
4. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 30 Jul 1929 Page 9 Family Notices