William Henry Dyson ^{352,611,682,683,684,685,686,687,688}

  Research Notes:

Oct 28, 2006 Re: William Dyson
I believe I can add some information about William. He married Letitia Done at St. Dunstan Stepney on18/12/1833. In additiion to Wm.1834,Jas.1836,Geo.1837,Chas.1840 there were Letitia 1842 and John Francis 1848 all christened at St. Leonards Shoreditch. In 1852 the family (minus the eldest child William) emigrated to Australia aboard the "Francis Ridley". It was the height of the gold rush in colonial Victoria.I was interested to read that William was a printer.One of his sons ,John Francis, established a printing and paper firm "Andrew Jack & Dyson" in Melbourne. Other children were born in Australia. Letitia died in 1871 and William in 1895. They are buried together in Melbourne cemetery. I am married to Joyce Dyson gt.grand daughter of John Francis. I believe the family goes back to the Dysons of"Willow Hall" in Halifax in particular Jeremiah Dyson and I'm trying to find the link between James b.1746 and the Halifax Dysons.
Barry Gasperino

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Clerk, 1851, Shoreditch, London. ⁶⁸⁵

• Immigration, Jul 1853, Australia. ⁶⁸⁶

• Occupation: Merchant, 1857. ⁶¹¹

• Travel: SS Great Britain, 1874, Melbourne to Liverpool. ⁶⁸⁹

William married Letitia Sarah Done, daughter of James Done and Elizabeth Harrison, on 18 Dec 1833 in St.Dunstan, Stepney, London.⁶⁸² (Letitia Sarah Done was born on 10 Jun 1818 in Shoreditch, London ^{683,685,686,690}, christened on 19 Jul 1818 in St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, London ⁶⁹⁰ and died on 1 Nov 1871 in Melbourne, Australia ^683,688.)