William BENNETT & Elizabeth DYER c1725

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Claire,

Rest assured, your comments most certainly do help.This Joseph DYER is a much better choice than the one I found, but how on earth did you manage to find him? I've just done another search and he still does not appear.

I've tried using the Devon, Plymouth and West Devon site you mentioned, but it keeps sending me back to FindMyPast.

George

[..claire..]

Hi George

I'm using F M P. I just did a search of the surname DYER born 1750 +/- 40 years in Stoke Damerel, there were 538 mixed results, without using any variant surname.

Using the advanced search you can just search 'parish baptisms' with fathers forename Joseph.

They only appear as transcriptions- although the Composite register covers those years, I'll check later (after work) see if there is any additional information in the actual register.

Claire

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Claire,

I thought that's what I had done! Obviously, I'd missed a trick somewhere along the line. I'll have another attempt later.

George

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I have found Joseph's two children, but no trace of his marriage to Sabera/Sabina

George

[..claire..]

Hi George

I can't see a marriage either. But there are two Joseph Dyer deaths in Stoke Damerel, I'm wondering if one of these is the father to Catherine & Mary.

Catherine died c1760 but Mary did marry in 1783. She had a daughter Sabina Dyer Eathorne in 1786 so I'm thinking the family stayed in Stoke Damerel.

Still searching 

Claire

[..claire..]

Hi George

Have found something else that needs looking at

Marriage in Stoke Damerel

John DIER mar. Elizabeth HAWKINS by Banns 27th August 1724 (transcribed as Dier, - DYER in image)

Possibly these are the parents of John & Anna.

Claire

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Claire,

You've certainly been busy. Let me digest what you've found and I'll come back to you.

George

[garlands]

Hi Claire,

Concerning Joseph DYER, I had tentatively gone for the burial on 30 Jan 1758. Fortunately, as long as it's after the birth of his daughters, it is of no great importance which one we choose; Stoke Damerel is the important thing. It's a nuisance that we can't find the marriage.

The name of Mary's daughter fits in beautifully with all the other details you've found.

Thank you.

George

[..claire..]

Hi George

As there doesn't seem to be any more children born to Joseph & Sabina I think in all probability the burial in 1758 seems likely to be the father Joseph, the parish register isn't at all informative.

I have also found two other male 'Dyer's' in the registers that marry c1750 - Peter & Benjamin- like Elizabeth I can't pin down baptisms for.

I've wondered if they just weren't baptised or there is an element of Non Conformity in the family.

Claire