Dyson family in Diss, possibly from Suffolk?

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I'm studying a group of Dyson family members, mainly in Diss.

My starting point is one "John Dyson", who owned a brewery, and who died in 1833, and had the decency to leave a will.

From the will, I know of the following siblings, who I have managed to find some possible Birth/Death dates for

Thomas - 1768-1849
Elizabeth - 1769-1844
John - 1771-1833
Sarah - 1771-1853
Dorothy - 1774-1830

Elizabeth married the semi-famous Meadows Taylor in Diss, and John left the brewery split
between his brother Thomas, and his Bro-in-law, Meadows Taylor, creating the Taylor & Dyson Brewery.

At John's marriage to Mary Wilkin in Norwich, 1801, and Elizabeth's marriage to Meadows Taylor, at Gunton, Norfolk, 1793, there is a common witness, an Edward Dyson. He is not mentioned in John's Will.

I suspect Edward of being the father of the siblings.

I have NO BAPTISMs for the siblings (all birth dates are calculated from age at death), and no death for Edward.

I have a "possible" hits for Edward;

Marriage to Elizabeth Wright, Diss, 1764, Edward Dyson listed as Widower of Stowmarket (FreeReg)

Does anyone know (or can find) any more about the family's origins?

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[bugbear]

Possibly a false alarm on Suffolk - I have Edward Dyson (Dyfon) as a member
of the Diss Association against Horse Stealers in 1778.

 BugBear

[bugbear]

Back to Suffolk!! - he married an Elizabeth Wright in Diss in 1764, but gives his parish as Stowmarket.

So I suspect they lived in Stowmarket until 1778.

Edit; no relevant baptisms shows on FindMyPast's baptism index. :-(

 BugBear

[bugbear]

I may be looking in the wrong registers - the Dysons, Taylors and Coldhams were all leading dissenters.

e.g.

http://www.williams.gen.nz/thomcold.html

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[Annette7]

Have found baptisms of 2 of the siblings, plus the burial of another child - I agree that the parents are Edward and Elizabeth (nee Wright).

Elizabeth bp.8/4/1769 Palgrave Presbyterian (Diss), Suffolk dau. of Edward and Elizabeth
Sarah bp.7/9/1771 Octagon Presbyterian, Norwich, Norfolk dau. of Edward and Elizabeth

George Dyson b.1775, bur.14/3/1776 Diss, Norfolk, son of Edward and Elizabeth

No doubt the other 3 siblings baptisms are in other Presbyterian registers not yet available online.

Edward Dyson aged 86 (bc.1726) buried 10/6/1812 Diss, Norfolk (cannot find burial for his wife Elizabeth).

I wonder if this is the baptism of Edward knowing the family were non-conformist:

Edward Dison bp.13/11/1725 Great Meeting Independent, Kettering, Northampton.   (certainly no baptism for an Edward in Suffolk or Norfolk). 

Annette

[Annette7]

Elizabeth Dyson, wife of Edward Dyson, late Wright, buried 24/3/1804 Diss aged 64 (or 69 - hard to read age).

Annette

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Norfolk Record Office
Will of Edward Dyson of Brockdish 1812, ref Will register Chamberlain 104
It's on Norfolk Sources image 3&4&5 but is mostly too faint to read, perhaps you can download it and maybe reverse image it
Otherwise see if the Record office can make a better copy.
Bottom of one page (image 3) I can read my sons and daughters  ? Dyson, John Dyson, Elizabeth wife of Meadows Taylor, Dorothy Dyson.
When he wrote his will Edward Dyson was of Brockdish, no doubt the same man buried at Diss 1812.

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NRO also has correspondence and papers of John Dyson buying the Magpie at Wortham 1802, Chequers -Wymondham 1802, Inns at Aslacton and Tibenham 1803 etc. etc.
They also have the partnership agreement between John Dyson and Meadows Taylor, plus much more.

[bugbear]

That's great; thanks to you both.

Annette - which provider had those indexes? I'm with FindMyPast at the moment (£1 month offer )

EDIT; found them on both Ancestry and FindMyPast;

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