DYER, John (Grimwade p.339)
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:32 am
He was christened John Joseph Dyer at St Mary Islington in 1806, the son of John (possibly Grimwade p.301?) and Elizabeth.
He was married to Elizabeth Phillips at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney in 1827; both were from that parish.
The christening record for a daughter at St Leonard, Shoreditch in 1828 shows their address as Pool Street.
Christening records of two daughters at St Mary, Islington in 1830 and 1832 show their address as Ruffords Row and Bath Street, City Road respectively.
Christening records for a further two daughters at St Mary, Lambeth in 1837 and 1839 show their address as again Ruffords Row and Red Lion Street respectively.
Two sons were christened at St Mary, Islington in 1841 and 1843 and the records show their address as Red Lion Street and Gloucester Street respectively.
John Joseph was variously shown as a watch case maker, watch maker or silversmith.
Maker’s marks had been entered at Goldsmiths Hall in 1836 from Bath Street, in 1837 from Red Lion Street and in 1841 from Gloucester Street, all as a watch case maker.
The the family were at Red Lion Street in 1841 and at Gloucester Street in 1851, John Joseph continuing as a watch case maker.
The 1847-49 Poll Tax records for Hillingdon show he had an interest in seven properties there.
His death in 1851 appears in the Clerkenwell register.
The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths Jewellers & Allied Traders 1837-1914 Vol. I p.132 by John Culme notes that the business at Gloucester Street had comprised pendant making, rolling and flatting mills in addition to watch case making. His widow Elizabeth (born 1805) continued to run the business with her son John (born 1843) as manager.
He was married to Elizabeth Phillips at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney in 1827; both were from that parish.
The christening record for a daughter at St Leonard, Shoreditch in 1828 shows their address as Pool Street.
Christening records of two daughters at St Mary, Islington in 1830 and 1832 show their address as Ruffords Row and Bath Street, City Road respectively.
Christening records for a further two daughters at St Mary, Lambeth in 1837 and 1839 show their address as again Ruffords Row and Red Lion Street respectively.
Two sons were christened at St Mary, Islington in 1841 and 1843 and the records show their address as Red Lion Street and Gloucester Street respectively.
John Joseph was variously shown as a watch case maker, watch maker or silversmith.
Maker’s marks had been entered at Goldsmiths Hall in 1836 from Bath Street, in 1837 from Red Lion Street and in 1841 from Gloucester Street, all as a watch case maker.
The the family were at Red Lion Street in 1841 and at Gloucester Street in 1851, John Joseph continuing as a watch case maker.
The 1847-49 Poll Tax records for Hillingdon show he had an interest in seven properties there.
His death in 1851 appears in the Clerkenwell register.
The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths Jewellers & Allied Traders 1837-1914 Vol. I p.132 by John Culme notes that the business at Gloucester Street had comprised pendant making, rolling and flatting mills in addition to watch case making. His widow Elizabeth (born 1805) continued to run the business with her son John (born 1843) as manager.