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Re: Dryers from Missouri

DecMay — 2013-05-12 01:27:40Z

I have been subscribed for years. I can't travel right now for research and Ancestry is the next best thing although www.familysearch.org (free) is really excellent too.

With Ancestry I use the "old search" and have never filled in the boxes to save or create any trees or look for "leafs". I just use the databases for myself and to help others.

Re: Dryers from Missouri

SherriW33 — 2013-05-11 20:26:09Z

Thank you for putting out the word. How do you get on the public database on Ancestry? I am kind of new at all this.

Re: Dryers from Missouri

DecMay — 2013-05-10 17:43:40Z

Sorry don't have any more information. I put the word out to my other family members and so far nothing. They were either to young to know back then or too old to remember now. If someone does come up with it I will let you know.

Doing some searching all I found was Mervin R Smith with mother's maiden name Dryer in CA Death Index. Born in KS died 1991 in Los Angeles County.
Resided in Rosemond and Boron CA 1975 to 1980 of available Public Records database on Ancestry.

Re: Dryers from Missouri

SherriW33 — 2013-05-10 13:31:55Z

Thank you for the information. Most I already have. But would you happen to know what her second husband's last name may have been? Also, would you happen to know anything about the children and what became of them?
The Smith side lost contact with them after Harvey died.
Thanks for all your help.
Margaret's sister Lulu married Harvey's brother William "Bill" Smith.

Re: Dryers from Missouri

DecMay — 2013-05-09 23:57:38Z

Margaret was my grandmother's older sister. While I don't know much of her husband and family, I have Dryer Genealogy and her mother was a Nasalroad married Kee.

I don't have a death date for her...Harvey died in 1954 in Riverside County CA. She lived for a while with my step-grandfather and grandmother, then in a little house close by in La Sierra, Riverside County CA. Family memories are she had 2nd husband that died within a few years of marriage and she then left CA with her children to live in Oregon. Time frame would be 1950 to 1960. But one family member memory has she was remarried before 1954, 1950 or so. I don't have a clue if true and if she was divorced or widowed from Smith.

I had a mother board meltdown recently and new computer has Windows 8 and I have a few more hoops jump through for Win8 to "read" my Family Tree maker file from old hard drive (Win7) and be able to scan from Computer to upload or email pictures. I can mail paper copies if necessary, but the genealogies are also on Ancestry.com Public Trees.

1910 and 1920 census the Dryer family are in Lyons, Rice County KS. 1920 Ancestry index has name transcribed as Dwyer. 1930 census Harvey & Margaret are in Lyons, Rice County KS and Luther and Bertha Dryer are in Reno County, KS
1940 census Harvey and Margaret Smith are in Temescal Township, Riverside County CA, (La Sierra P.O.).

Dryers from Missouri

SherriW33 — 2013-05-09 14:17:10Z

I am seeking information on a Margaret Dryer born in Missouri in 1907. Parents are Luther C. and Bertha Dryer. Margaret married Harvey Robert Smith and they had two children, Mervin, born abt. 1928 in Kansas and Louise, born abt. 1936 in Missouri.
any information would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Wm. Dallmann in Milwaukee's German newspapers

rebholzgary — 2012-04-30 15:40:00Z

I've indexed a family death notice for your Wm. Dallmann from one of the available German papers published in Milwaukee. There are also some Dryer entries but only one Drier entry in the current index.
Contact me for the information from my index.
Gary Rebholz
gary.rebholz@gmail.com

Re: William Dryer B 1685 Taunton England

MAISTROP13 — 2012-03-14 22:34:18Z

Thank you I may look around to see if I can find a copy. I hope the info I gave you helps a little. I just had to go on what my Grandmother had.

Re: William Dryer B 1685 Taunton England

mujerado — 2012-03-14 03:13:58Z

There's a book titled "The Dryer Families of America" by William B. Dryer. I had to search on book-collector sites, as it was self-published and there's no publisher information in the book. I looked on Amazon and other book sites, and nobody is listing any copies right now. It's possible libraries that have genealogy sections might have a copy.

Re: William Dryer B 1685 Taunton England

MAISTROP13 — 2012-03-13 22:31:15Z

I never was able to get much info on the Dryer family. Something my Grandmother always wanted to know about. She has since passed away many years ago. So mu info is very limited on this family.

William Dryer I I have as being a Blacksmith in Taunted England B 1630-1704. M to Elizabeth Jones.

William Dryer II 1655 to 1784 M Ester Wilmarth. He settled in Rebobolth died a year later from a fall from a horse.

I descend from there youngest son

Jesse Dryer B Attleborough,1773- 1853 M Amelia Neff
Moved aftet the war to Randolph, Vermont where his 4 oldest children where born
. About 1808 They moved to Western NY State, where many other Dryers had been settling. Jesse's 1st wife Amelia Died in 1810. and after some years he remarried, ??? and moved to Montgomery Co, Ill. as did his 3 sons. He died there in 1853.
Children:

I descend form his son :

John Lewis Dryer; 1803-1844, he was 41 when he died. He M Mary Reid, 17 lived in Attleboorough, Mass. They had 3 sons and 2 daughters, of which I decend from his son Eli, All 3 sons served in the Revolutionary War and 1 gave his life.

There son
Jesse Dryer 1773- 1853 M Amelia Neff

There son Eli
his son Charles Burr Dryer
My Grandmother Louise J Dryer.

You may find info in Arkansas 1880-1900 also in the census for Bald Knob Village, in White Co.
Also, check for info in Litchfield Ill

There is a William Dryer, who died abt 1854who's father was Jesse Dryer. They could not find alot of info on him, but that he had quite a large family

There are also relatives in in Jonesboro Ark as well. That is pretty much what I have. I would love to get a copy of a book on them, if you ever find 1 let me know.

Re: William Dryer B 1685 Taunton England

mujerado — 2012-03-11 20:27:13Z

Thanks for answering. I have the basic info, but want to check it against the book. I'm trying to find out about William Dryer II, born 1630 in Taunton England. My ancestor is his second son, William Dryer III, who was the first Dryer to the Colonies, and I'm unsure whether he was born to William II's second wife, Anna Locke, or his third wife, Elizabeth Jones. The second text page of the book, which has this information, is blank.

Re: William Dryer B 1685 Taunton England

MAISTROP13 — 2012-03-11 16:31:18Z

Sorry I do not have a book, I didnt know one existed how wonderful tho. Is there any certain info you are looking for ? My grandmother was a Dryer.

Re: William Dryer B 1685 Taunton England

mujerado — 2012-03-11 00:42:23Z

Hi. Don't know if you'll see this as it's been a long time since your message. I also have a copy of the Dryer Families book by William R. Dryer. Unfortunately, my copy is blank on page 8. If your copy has this page I'd be willing to pay for a copy & have it mailed to me or scanned. Please let me know. My email is gayspiritwarrior@yahoo.com or leave message here. Many thanks!

Louise Rose Dryer

noegruts1 — 2011-10-28 22:59:25Z

Hello I am looking for information on Louise Rose Dryer. She is my Great Grandmother.

Louise Rose Dryer was born Feb 17 1875 in Ohio. Died Jun 1 1936 in Pueblo, Colorado and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery Pueblo, Colorado Lot # 104 Block G Grave 2

Louise married John Keast about 1895

Louise and John had 5 Children together.

Blanche H Keast b. 1896
Vincent H Keast b. 1900
Mary B Keast b. 1907
Mildred A Keast b. 1907
Ray Walter Keast (my Grandfather) b. 1916

1900 Census lists Louise as living in Ohio
1905 living in Pueblo, Colorado
1910 Census lists her as living in Pueblo, Colorado with her name listed as Laura.
1920 Census lists her as living in Pueblo, Colorado with her name listed as Louisa
1930 Census lists her as living in Pueblo, Colorado with her name listed as Louise

Re: Rosa Dryer

TiffanyPerrigo — 2011-03-30 02:38:52Z

My maiden name is Dreyer and I recently started my search. I recieved a copy of my family tree but its hard to understand and read because it is so old and so many pages to it. It was hand written so its hard to read. LoL. anyway I remember seeing the names Johann Heinrich Dreyer, and Dora Dreyer in the tree. I am the grand daughter to Adolf "Sonny" Dreyer and Ggrand-daughter to Adolf Karl Dreyer. He is originally from Hannover, Germany and came to the states before the war. I don't know too much because I was young when he died and in his old age would switch from speaking English to German so he was hard to understand sometimes. Any help would be appreciated! Not sure if we are related but I do remember seeing the names you mentioned in earlier posts. Thanks!!!

United States, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933

carolweldon46 — 2011-03-05 20:06:00Z

https://www.familysearch.org/s/image/show#uri=http%3A//pilot...

United States, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933Dry, Adam - Duckery, John

starting with image 114 through 145 we have the following Dryers

DRYER Alice A Army widow of Hiram
DRYER Allen Army invalid
DRYER Calista E Army widow of Newell A
DRYER Clarinda Army widow of John A
DRYER Doras Army invalid
DRYER Edward W R Army invalid then payable to Mary M. DRYER widow
DRYER Elizabeth Army widow of John
DRYER Eva Army widow of John H. DRYER alias George H. DRIER
DRYER Frederick Army invalid
DRYER Friedericka Army widow of Joseph
DRYER Henry M Army invalid
DRYER John Army invalid
DRYER John A Army invalid
DRYER Joseph Army invalid then payable to Friedericka DRYER widow
DRYER Thomas alias Thomas McKEEVER Army invalid
DRYER Zerinah O Army widow of George W

Re: DRYER family .....possibly in Manchester

astridsutcliffe — 2011-03-02 08:56:17Z

Sorry.....(especially to Sue). I've been away from this thread for a long time. Since my last post, I've discovered that my g grandfather was, indeed the cabinet maker from Germany, detailed in Sue's post, but he married a fellow immigrant...Lizzie Merrin was, in fact, the wife of my other g grandfather on my mother's side (ie my grandmother's mother in law & not her mother)

GRANDAMOY....I think there were /are a lot of Dryers in Manchester/Liverpool....some were "natives" & some (like mine) had foreign roots &, gradually, their name changed to the nearest local equivalent (mine started off as Dreher). My Dryers were Lutheran Protestants, but one of my other main branches were of Jewish origin. Jewish family history is "one of the most challenging" (ie very difficult), but I've found a lot of help from posters on a British site called Family Tree Forum....they've got 2 or 3 Jewish posters who are incredibly friendly & helpful. Please give me a shout if you have any problems finding it.

Re: DRYER family .....possibly in Manchester

grandmamoy — 2011-03-01 23:06:11Z

Have been researching husbands family..and have found a Lazarus Dryer born in 1876 in Manchester....against all odds- married a Rose Goldstein in Whitechapel in 1899 - jewish family history any info welcome !!!

Re: Mildred R. (Dreyer) Davis, 1937-2001

strople — 2011-01-07 20:19:33Z

It appears you and I are related. Karl Herman Dreyer married Theresa Marie Jacob. Karl is the son of Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Dreyer and Maria Schumacher. Heinrich is my great-grandfather. Heinrich's parents are Hans Christian Wilhelm Dreyer (from Boeddenstadt, Hannover, Germany) and Dorothea Maria Behrens. Please email me (jstrople@aol.com) so we can correspond and share more. /Joe Strople

DRYER Richard E - Vietnam Wall section 37W - our honor and thanks to those who put their lives on the line for us

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2010-11-18 12:20:53Z

DRYER Richard E - Vietnam Wall section 37W - our honor and thanks to those who put their lives on the line for us

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 218,952 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: Origins of the Family Dryer

wllw703 — 2010-10-02 14:36:06Z

My Dryer line starts with Lucy DRYER, b. 1770, Rehoboth, MA, d. 1833, Georgetown, NY; dau. of Allen & Molly WHEELER Dryer. It goes back to John Dryer, b. 1525, Taunton, Eng., d. 1572 in Taunton.
John's gr-grandson, William was b. Taunton, 1685, d. 1784 in Rehoboth. He is said to have arrived in new England ca. 1704 & lived to see "his children to the fourth generation amounting to 169 persons..."

Re: Matilda N. Dryer born in Pommern, Germany died in Michigan

wglesz1 — 2010-09-18 02:08:45Z

you can contact me a wglesz1@frontier.com Ask your dad about the times at the farm. Also if anyone has photos with the farm in it i would like a copy. as i use old farm photos as homemade wine labels. would like some with other family members photos for them. thanks Bill Leszinske

Re: Matilda N. Dryer born in Pommern, Germany died in Michigan

katiep21 — 2010-09-17 23:43:27Z

Ahhh okay, I know who you are! I'm daughter of Mark, son of Dorothy.

Aunt Pat had the photo of Valentine and Adeline, if you private message me with your email address I can invite you to my family tree I've been working on for a long time, and I have the picture along with many others on there. Glad to see you on here! :) Or if you can't do that I can just ask Aunt Pat for it. Hope to talk again soon!

Re: Matilda N. Dryer born in Pommern, Germany died in Michigan

wglesz1 — 2010-09-17 23:23:35Z

I am a G.G.Grandson of Valentine, G.Grandson of Aldof, I just forgot Grandfather, and Son of Paul Leszinske of Rogers City MI.

I am William Leszinske of Ravenna, MIx

I would like the photo and info

Thank you, Bill

Re: Matilda N. Dryer born in Pommern, Germany died in Michigan

katiep21 — 2010-09-16 22:42:07Z

Are you related to Valentine? If so, let me know, he was my great great grandfather and I have a photo of him and lots of info.

Re: Matilda N. Dryer born in Pommern, Germany died in Michigan

wglesz1 — 2010-09-16 22:32:18Z

Valintine was the father of Aldof who lived in Rogers city mi. who had seven children i belive that valintine was part of the first leszinske family to come to the US. hope this was of some help

Re: Fred C Dryer b.1863 New York

smmayer11 — 2010-06-07 14:54:10Z

Whoops - That's Charles Frederick Dryer Jr. born Sept 7, 1918

Re: Fred C Dryer b.1863 New York

smmayer11 — 2010-06-07 14:52:58Z

Thanks Mark. That was when I was just starting out, my tree has been corrected since. You are right Fred C (or Frederic Charles had just the three boys). My wife's great grandfather was Charles Frederick born Oct 26, 1889 and her grandfather was Charles Frederick Jr. born Sept 7, 1889 (your father's 1st couisin).

Would you possibly have any infor on the Dryer's back in New York in the early 1800's? I've got two further generations - Jairous Lamphere Dryer (1830-1883) and Nathaniel A Dryer (ca1809-aft1880). Thanks.

-Sean Mayer smmayer11@msn.com

Re: Fred C Dryer b.1863 New York

DecMay — 2010-06-06 16:52:42Z

FYI:
In the actual image of the census page it has "daughter-in-law" for Clara in Fred's household, with a smaller "w of",and for Arthur above "son" is written in "nh" which I take to mean 'new head' so the "w of" is 'wife of new head'.
Also has married O yrs for both Arthur and Clara.

Not related

Re: Fred C Dryer b.1863 New York

dryer40 — 2010-06-06 15:15:02Z

When I get home I will look in my Dryer family tree book (it was compiled some 20 yrs ago). I just spoke with my Father over the phone, his name is Arther J Dryer Jr., born Sept. 22, 1922. He thought his grandfather, Fred C. Dryer had 3 boys which you listed, but Clara (my grandmother) was actually married to Arthur J. Dryer whom was a sheep salesman for John Clay Company for almost 50 yrs. in St. Joseph MO (largest livestock company during those times). Both of them are buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetary in St. Joseph. I'll get back with you with more info if you'd like.

Mark H. Dryer

Re: William Allen Dryer/Betsy Newell Dryer Madison NY>Lansing MI

robteed1 — 2010-04-26 04:17:24Z

I could send you Photos and Dates if you like. I would need to
get them from my mother.

Re: William Allen Dryer/Betsy Newell Dryer Madison NY>Lansing MI

robteed1 — 2010-04-26 04:10:07Z

I dont know which side of the family but Anna Livermore was the mother of Vice President Hamlin who was serving during the time Abraham Lincoln was shot. Hamlin narrowly missed becoming President.Hamlin's Great granddaughter Sally Hamlin was a child actor and recording artist. You can download recordings of her work on the
internet.

Re: William Allen Dryer/Betsy Newell Dryer Madison NY>Lansing MI

robteed1 — 2010-04-26 03:53:10Z

My Grandfather ( Claude Porter ) died when my mother ( Ardis Porter/Teed) was eight years old.My Grandmother ( Coral Porter ) died in 1977 or 1978. They had one Child ( Ardis Porter ) She married my father ( Clarence Gordan Teed )Both of My Grandparents are buried in Bath,Michigan.
My mother Lives in East Lansing. My Father lives in Lansing.
They have 7 children. ( Susan ,Gail, David ( Deceased 1977 ),
Robert,Ronald ,Coral and James.
Email me for more information.
For some interesting family information read
http://www.ingham.org/bc/hist/pioneer%20history%20of%20ingha...

Re: William Allen Dryer/Betsy Newell Dryer Madison NY>Lansing MI

scrapbookingqueen — 2010-04-19 01:03:17Z

Coral E. Dryer Porter was my 2nd cousin 2 x removed. I haven't foudn anything extra about her, except one photo, the 1910 census of her parents and who she married, but nothing else on Claude except his birth year. Could you fill me in on either of them ?
Jack Dole who answered this thread is my cousin.

Thank you

Obit for Delores Dryer Irving

carolweldon46 — 2009-12-09 00:30:19Z

Delores Irving (Dee)
Delores (Dee) Irving Born February 19, 1931 in Gallatin, MO and died January 24, 2009 in the evening after fighting cancer since January of 2001. At her bedside were her husband, John, their four children Carol Weldon, Doug Irving and his wife Uschi and son Daniel, Jan Anders and children Lauren and Bryan Anders and Jim Irving. Others in the immediate family arrived the next day. Dee's mother Mildred Dryer and brother, Bob Dryer also survives. Dee was very involved in P.E.O. both in North Hollywood and here in San Jose (Chapter SJ) and was involved for many years with their Nearly New Shop pricing antiques and collectibles as well as having been a Chapter President and also president of the local P.E.O. Reciprocity Bureau. This organization helps to educate women through Cottey College, a 2 year college in Nevada, MO and through local grants to women who have to return to the workplace. Profits from the Nearly New Shop help with these grants. Part of her antique 'skills' are the result of her passion for old glass - depression, art, Imperial (Candlewick) and the brilliant cut glass of the United States' craftsman. Dee was also active in her church. In addition to regular attendance, she was a member of WAM Circle of the United Methodist Women. Another favorite pastime that Dee participated in was the making of miniatures through her MiniCal club. Some of the items were rooms, scenes in coffee cups, plastic wine 'glasses' and even an old shoe. The club has for many years participated in the 'Showcase of Miniatures' (The Good Sam Show) where the profits supported either gifts to the hospital or, more recently, the Plane Tree Health Library. Dee and her husband John, were married in Burbank, California where she worked at a specialty greeting card company helping her husband to finish college. She became a 'stay-at-home mom' being heavily involved in PTA where she received an Honorary Service award in North Hollywood and then again after her husband had a job transfer to the San Jose area she received another Honorary Service award, being involved with Hyde Junior High in the Cupertino school district. Services will be held in their church, Campbell United Methodist Church on Thursday, January 29th at 11 o'clock. Donations in Dee's honor may be made to Cottey College, 1000 W. Austin, Nevada, MO 64772 or Endowment Fund, Campbell United Methodist Church, 1675 Winchester Blvd., Campbell, CA 95008.
Published in San Jose Mercury News on 25 or 26 through 29 or 30 January 2009. As I remember we paid for 3 days and got the 4th free or paid for 2 days and the 3rd was free. This copy was from the San Jose Mercury News website http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?p... >.

Burial was at Los Gatos Memorial Park, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, USA

Re: Rosa Dreyer

JudsonEneas — 2009-11-11 14:51:58Z

by the way my email address is judson@coralwave.com

Re: Rosa Dreyer

JudsonEneas — 2009-11-11 14:51:18Z

Plymouth Frazier and Rosa Dreyer had a son named Simon Frazier who was a physician in Savannah, Georgia. His oldest daughter, Muriel Frazier (my mother) married a dentist from the Bahamas, Dr. Cleveland Eneas (my father). I am Dr. Judson Eneas, the next physician in the family after my grandfather, and I live in the Bahamas. Please write me back and invite me to the site.

Re: Rosa Dreyer

JudsonEneas — 2009-11-11 14:34:58Z

yes, Simon Frazier is my grandfather. write me at judson@coralwave.com. I live in the Bahamas and My mother is Muriel Frazier Eneas from Savannah, Georgia

Re: Rosa Dryer

JudsonEneas — 2009-11-11 14:31:23Z

I am the great grandson of Rosa Dryer and Plymouth Frazier. My mother Muriel Frazier Eneas wanted to know of any Dryer relatives. You may contact me at judson@coralwave.com. We live in Nassau, Bahamas.

Re: William Allen Dryer/Betsy Newell Dryer Madison NY>Lansing MI

robteed1 — 2009-08-21 01:48:07Z

I live in Bath Michigan. My grandmother was Coral Dryer. She was married to Claude Porter. William Frank Dryer was her
Father. I think he was the son of William Allen Dryer of Ingham County Michigan.William Allen Dryer was the son of
William Allen Dryer(VanDrier) who lived in Casanovia,NY.
He came from Holland after being drafted into the English Navy. If I have my facts straight.

Re: Origins of the Family Dryer

glassbybeth — 2009-08-19 05:12:56Z

Sorry, no connect to my Dryer/Dreyer family. Mine entered the States in 1832 in Baltimore, MD
Good Luck in your search.
Beth

www.Beth-website.net/FamilyDryer1.html

Re: Origins of the Family Dryer

DonaldDryer — 2009-08-18 07:06:56Z

My own Dryer Family Is Son to Father to Grand Father Listed Below:

Donald Dryer -Me (Born in Boston, MA)
James Dryer - Dad (Born in Washington, DC)
George Dryer - Grand Father (Born in Mt Vernon, NY)
George Dryer - Great Grand Father (born in Hamburg)

The DNA links are all sorts of names, but the closest matches are:

Swinton
Lankford
Parker
MacDonald
Lewis

Most Common Matching Names are:

MacDonald
Keith
MacPherson
Lewis
Johnston/Johnson

Re: Origins of the Family Dryer

glassbybeth — 2009-08-18 05:27:29Z

Can you add some names & dates so to determine which Dryer family you are talking about?

Mine is Gotleib (b.1788 in Germany)& Willmina Dreyer. In my line the name was changed to Dryer by the son Frederick Dryer. (He was b.1816-1860 in Missouri by Ohio & Illinos)

Origins of the Family Dryer

DonaldDryer — 2009-08-17 07:41:44Z

I was raised to believe that my Biological Family came from Germany. And one day I purchased the Dryer Coat of arms (from one of the commercial suppliers through the military PX). Then while surfing the internet I noticed the same arms assigned to another family (the Johnstones of Annandale, Scotland). This led to a bunch of other searches, online, and I have found some information linking the Dryers to the Johnstones as far back as 1000CE (I am still a fan of AD but you know what I mean). This string of searching has opened a BUNCH of new information into the Dryer history. And caused me to develope a thesis that I am now working on proving.

Thesis: The Dryer Family originated in the Scottish Lowlands and were forced out of Scotland either by Civil war (during or after the jacobite revolutions) or during the highland clearences of the 18th Century.

These assumptions are supported by the following facts:

- My DNA Study did not show a single match in Germany (not that they don't exist, but that nobody there participated) but there were nearly 2 dozen matches in England.
-- >70% of all matches were of Scotish Decent, there were several Wallace, Johnston, Bruce, and Swinton Matches (all of which are families located along the Scotish/English Boarder).
- My German Family comes from Hamburg, which has one of the largest Scotish Populations in Mainland Europe... With a documented link to fleeing Scots from the 1700's Highland Clearences.

If are interested in participating in a DNA study, I did my DNA link through Ancestry.com. (familytree.com has an ongoing Dryer study - with several dryer participants -- I am planning on participating in that study as well).

Warm Regards,

DJ Dryer

Dryer family Manchester/Liverpool/Nottingham

astridsutcliffe — 2009-03-12 11:04:13Z

I believe my grandmother, Lena Dryer, was adopted by Charles (originally Christian) Dryer & his wife Ada (formerly Rheinhardt). Charles/Christian & Ada were living in West Derby, Liverpool in 1881, tho Charles'/Christian's family may have mainly been located in Manchester. By 1901 they had moved to Nottingham.....Lena was supposed to have been born there in 1895, but I have been unable to trace any registration of her birth....she was never able to obtain a birth certificate.....& she did not know when her birthday was, although she thought it was late December/early January.

Very grateful for any information

Re: DRYER family .....possibly in Manchester

Sumi48 — 2009-02-19 14:32:15Z

it's possible he was Charles Christian.....on 1881 census son Charles was born 1877.

could this be death reference of Charles Christian??...fits with birth year circa 1849

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Deaths Sep 1919 (--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dryer Charles C 70 Nottingham 7b 281

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Christian ("Charles") DRYER / Ada DRYER / Elizabeth MERRIN in Nottingham

astridsutcliffe — 2009-02-18 22:31:30Z

Any posters with connections/information here please ? Christian Dryer (possibly also known as Charles) & his wife Ada (both Germans) were in their 40s/50s & living in Nottingham at the time of the 1901 census. He is later reported as married to/living with Elizabeth Merrin. All information welcome

Re: DRYER family .....possibly in Manchester

Sumi48 — 2009-02-18 22:28:34Z

this family are also on the 1881 census in West Derby (now suburb of Liverpool)with children Louisa born London and Charles born Liverpool. Both Christian and Ada are recorded as born Hanover. You can find this entry for free by searching the census on www.familysearch.org

This is the family mistranscribed in 1891 as PRYER living at 16 Deacon Hill

1891 England Census
about Christian Pryer
Name: Christian Pryer
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ada
Gender: Male
Where born: Berlin, Germany

Civil Parish: St Mary
Ecclesiastical parish: St Ann
Town: Nottingham

Christian Pryer 45
Ada Pryer 35
Louisa Pryer 15
Charles Pryer 12
William Pryer 10
Alfred Pryer 8
Ernest Pryer 5
Albert Pryer 1

you can order a copy of Lena's marriage certificate from www.gro.gov.uk with the reference below. A copy of one of her siblings birth certificate will give you Ada's maiden name.

Marriages Mar 1918 (>99%)
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Dryer Lena Elliott Nottingham 7b 540
Elliott Samuel Dryer Nottingham 7b 540

SueS

Re: DRYER family .....possibly in Manchester

Sumi48 — 2009-02-18 22:22:02Z

hello again

it's good that you have your grandmother's marriage certificate details but they do NOT give details of the mother so Elizabeth MERRIN would not be mentioned unless she was a witness....only the father's name and occupation. Was her father a cabinet maker? I suggest you get a copy birth certificate of one of Lena's siblings which should give more information and will give mother's details.

Re: DRYER family .....possibly in Manchester

astridsutcliffe — 2009-02-18 19:22:20Z

I've contacted my mother, to check if my grandmother ever said anything about her mother having been Germany. She was totally surprised by the suggestion....her mother had often said her father had been German, but had implied her mother had helped him live in a foreign country.

My mother then mentioned that she'd got my grandmother's marriage certificaze (NOW she tells me) & on it her parents are listed as Charles Dryer (possibly what they saw as the nearest English equivalent to Christian, which I, think, had faded in Britain at the time...or maybe Christian wrote his name & they couldn't make out much beyond the CH).......& Elizabeth Merrin !

Going to check Ada's maiden name....could have been anglicised, but it really doesn't explain why all the family had the impression that my grandmother's mother was not German, unlike her father.

Going to put a call out on the Notts thread