How 2020 ended…
Restoration of the Dyson Grave in East Perth Cemetery has begun.
Category Archives: Dyson
The antecedents, life and times, and descendants of James Dyson (1810-1888)
A little bit of war profiteering
Sam Dyson was was among the first to sign up for the Great War and was among the first quota of Western Australians in the AIF. He would be one of the first on the beach at ANZAC cove, and would survive for his Dad to tell that story. His father was Andrew “Drewy” Dyson and it’s important to remember that any story mentioning Drewy will always end up being about Drewy.
Coming eventually in 2020…
Watch this space, but stay hydrated and don’t forget to sleep occasionally.
Grave Matters
Help save the grave of James Dyson and his two wives in East Perth Cemetery The bodies of James Dyson and his wives Fanny and Jane lie in the old East Perth Cemetery. The three were united only briefly together under the same roof in life, and when they died many years apart, they were not necessarily buried in the same plot. But eventually all three were reunited on (not under) a single headstone in a family grave, in the oldest burial ground for the…
Won’t you think of the children?
A reference list for the children of James, Fanny and Jane Dyson
Alias Hoffington
I believe I have successfully reconstructed the baroque, Byzantine story of the first Mrs Dyson. I’m now prepared to state my theory and die on this hill if that be my fate.
Choose your own Adventure
This is the tale of two convicts in Van Diemen’s Land. Their story does not have an end yet: happy, sad or otherwise. Can you help?
A Trial on Trial
A man killed his wife. When the powerful find themselves on trial, discussions happen about the justice system that don’t happen when the powerless are similarly ensnared.
Dyson’s hat
Kings Meadows Convict Station discovery finds artefacts, convict hat
The Sons of Australia Benefit Society
Was your ancestor a member of the Sons of Australia Benefit Society (1837-1897)?