Hi
I've read the topics regarding the Dyer Family and Bellows Mill with interest as my grandfather belongs to the same family.  He  was Reginald Dyer son of Ada Dyer, Ada being a daughter of Richard and Phillis Brandam  Ada had another child Eva before her marriage to George Mead in 1904. I remember my grandmother telling me that Eva died in a fire. I do not know any of my grandfather's half siblings and would like to be able to find out more about them if anyone could help I am more than happy to share what info I have


I have traced the family back as far as I can to John Dyer and Elizabeth Hewitt at Bellows Mill as others on here have done.

Hi Liz,

I would love to get any information you could give me on your grandfather Reginald, as I have him on my tree information in ancestry.com, however I don't have anything further on him as to whom he married etc.  I have a lot of information on Colin's mother Ada Mead (Reginald's sister) and some of the other family, as my gr. gr grandmother was Eliza Ann Dyer (daughter of Richard and Phillis). It was interesting what you said regarding Eva and dying in a fire, I wonder if in the newspaper archives there might be something recording the details.  Did you grandfather know whom his father was?

If you have an ancestry account, you can find my tree on there and take any information you might like from it, including some photo's that are there.

Look for my name 66ness.

Also through here, I have put up a few different topics and also Tom n Harry have been a wealth of information.  I wrote a short story also on here on my great grandmother Ethel May Dyer

Also Marlow Wooton's Eaton Bray Community Tree is great for helping too.

Hi Liz,
Reginald Dyer was my Mothers half Brother, her name was Ada Mead, he also had two other half brothers, William Mead and Frederick Mead. Fred was dropped at birth and suffered mentally and was eventually placed in a home because he became violent. He died in that home. Hope this is of some use to you . Regards Colin.