My great great grandfather, Thomas Fryer, was born, in #, County #, Ireland, about 1810.
He married my great great grandmother, Ellen (Fryer), in Wellington, Shropshire, England, about 1833.
She was born, in #, County #, Ireland, about 1813.
Their first child, John Fryer, who later became a writing clerk, in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, was born, in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, in 1836.
Their second child, Robert Fryer, who later became a manager of a wholesale hatter, in Aston, Warwickshire, England, was born, in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, about 1838.
The next three children were born in Wellington, Shropshire, England, and the final two children were born either in Wellington, Shropshire, England or, possibly, in Dorrington, Shropshire, England.
In 1838, Thomas Fryer became an excise man.
This, however, does not explain his earlier mobility.
I have been unable to determine his earlier ancestry.
Recently, however, I noticed that there were at least four other Fryers, three of them in and around Derby, Derbyshire, England, who were also excise men.
Although my father’s third given name, Derby, was, ostensibly, bestowed, when he was born, in 1915, in honour of Edward George Villiers Stanley, the seventeenth Earl of Derby, I have begun to wonder whether my grandfather and great grandfather were also honouring family roots in and around Derby, Derbyshire, England.
James Fryer, Supervisor of Excise, of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, about fifteen miles West of Derby, Derbyshire, England, died about 1808.
John Fryer, Officer of Excise, of Spring Gardens, Derby, Derbyshire, England was born about 1784, and he died on November 12, 1846.
His wife was Mary (Fryer).
William Fryer, Officer of Excise, of Derby, Derbyshire, England, became an excise man in 1843.
His wife, Lydia (Fryer), died, on January 07, 1855, at Wood End, near Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland.
Another John Fryer, of #, #, England (?), became an excise man in 1855.
As they had an occupation in common, these Derbyshire Fryers may be related to my great great grandfather, Thomas Fryer, which would help me determine his earlier ancestors.
Thank you, very much, in advance, for any information that you are able to provide.