The Dyson family grave site in East Perth Cemetery.
Category: Dyson
The antecedents, life and times, and descendants of James Dyson (1810-1888)
Perth City Council Minutes 1858-1875
Transcription of the the minute books of the Perth City Council between 1858-1875
Tales of the Moffatt
The voyage of the Moffatt, transporting 400 convicts to Van Diemen’s Land in the year 1834, might be unique in that there are no less than two narrative accounts of the same passage, written with considerably more detail than the usual bald official accounts of departure and arrival, and the invariably incomplete manifests of passengers… Continue reading Tales of the Moffatt
Researching a Convict Ship
Researching a particular convict ship I find more that I expected. This will turn out to be a damn good chapter when everything has been assimilated.
Are you … kidding me?
When I started writing my book on the Dyson family, very little was known about James Dyson’s first wife Fanny nee Hoffingham. They married in 1842, they had four children, the last of whom was an infant daughter who died in 1849, a year before Fanny herself (supposedly) died. The best guess as to the… Continue reading Are you … kidding me?
Bio: Richard Edwards (jr)
He was born about 1807, probably in the village of English Bicknor, part of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, an ancient western county of England near the border with Wales. He died… well that’s one of the many facts up for debate about his life. The best guess is that he snuffed it in… Continue reading Bio: Richard Edwards (jr)
How 2020 ended…
Restoration of the Dyson Grave in East Perth Cemetery has begun.
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… Continue reading Grave Matters