BRYER of Suffolk Family Chart no. 31

	William BRYER		Ann Maria DOWNS
	b. 29 Jun 1838 at 20 Northampton Sq St James Clerkenwell MDX		b. circa 1840 at Hadleigh SFK
			m. 2 May 1863 at Hadleigh SFK [IGI]
	d. 2 Feb 1914 at Homelands Strete Blackawton DEV, age 75 probate 17 Mar 1914
	Wholesale Jeweller (1871) Gold & Silver Refiner (1891-1911)

Their Children

William Herbert	Edith Sarah	John Henry	Mary Maria	Harry Edward	Charles Felix	Ernest Albert	Kathleen	Florence	Percy	Albert Edward
b. 1864 at Camberwell SRY bap. 8 May 1864 at St Giles Camberwell SRY	b. 11 May 1865 at Camberwell SRY bap. 7 Jun 1865 at St Giles Camberwell SRY	b. 1867 at Camberwell SRY bap. 15 May 1868 at St Giles Camberwell SRY	b. 1868 at Camberwell SRY bap. 15 May 1868 at St Giles Camberwell SRY	b. 3 Apr 1870 at Camberwell SRY bap. 2 May 1880 at St Mary Shortlands KEN	b. 1872 at Camberwell SRY	b. 1872 at Camberwell SRY	b. 1874 at Camberwell SRY	b. 19 Jun 1876 at Camberwell SRY bap. 2 May 1880 at St Mary Shortlands KEN	b. 13 Oct 1879 at Beckenham KEN bap. 2 May 1880 at St Mary Shortlands KEN	b. 1 Jun 1881 at Beckenham KEN bap. 3 Dec 1882 at St Mary Shortlands KEN
m. Mary Elizabeth ANDERSON 11 Oct 1902 at All Souls Langham Place MDX	m. Robert McKERCHAR 17 Sep 1889 at Christchurch Forest Hill KEN	m. Beatrice Annie BAGGS 8 Aug 1905 at Lady Sy Mary Church Wareham DOR		m. Winifred MILLEDGE 1899 at Billericay ESS	m. Marguerite Clara TEBBIT 1909 Croydon RD SRY			m. Henry Spencely Harmer HAYLES 1909 Blackawton St Michael DEV	m. Gladys Eliza Lucy KEATS 1921 Victoria AUS
d. 20 Aug 1926 at Beaconsfield Tasmania AUS, age 62 bur. Beaconsfield Old Cemetery Tasmania AUS probate 27 Jan 1927	d. 26 Jun 1954 at Hillgrove Wootton IOW HAM, age 89 probate 18 Sep 1954	d. 28 Nov 1934 at Poole DOR, age 67 probate 22 Jan 1935	d. 1 Mar 1956 IOW HAM, age 88 probate 3 Aug 1956	d. 14 Feb 1955 at 200 Drymen Road Dunbarton Scotland, age 85 probate 3 Jun 1955	d. 26 Oct 1935 at St Anthony's Hospital Cheam SRY, age 63 bur. 29 Oct 1935 Sutton probate 18 Sep 1957	d. 1877 Cosford RD SFK, age 4	d. 1878 Camberwell SRY, age 3	d. 10 Jan 1950 in Airey's Inlet Victoria AUS, age 73 bur. Geelong East Cemetery	d. 8 Jul 1950 in Victoria AUS, age 70 bur. Geelong East Cemetery [FindAGrave] probate 9 Feb 1951	d. 26 Jul 1962 at Mulberry Grange Ventnor IOW HAM, age 81 probate 14 Nov 1962

Who They Were

William's father, John, had a Watchmaking and Chronograph Manufacturing business at 53-54 Barbican in the City of London. This business seems to have passed to William by the time it is listed in the 1902 directory, when it had become William Bryer & Sons, Gold and Silver Refiners. Today, one of the blocks of flats in the Barbican Estate is named Bryer Court, after the company, and more information can be found on the Barbican Living website.

An example of one of William & Co's clocks came up for auction recently, and the online catalogue displayed this photograph.

By 1881, William had moved south of the river, to Beckenham in Kent, with his large family. At least three of his sons - John Henry, Harry Edward, and Albert Edward - worked with their father, as they are all listed in the 1908 Collingridge Directory. Charles Felix became an Insurance Clerk, and for a time lived away from home - he can be found living at a Club in Pancras in 1891 - although he had returned to the family home by 1901.

William's will, proven on 17 Mar 1914, named son Charles Felix and daughter Mary Maria as executors; William's estate was valued at £12,760 5s 5d, about £1.1 million today.

Where They Lived

1841 - 20 Northampton Sq Islington; baby William living with parents and servants.
1851 - 20 Northampton Sq Islington; William and sister Elizabeth Susannah were living with their maternal aunt Mary Ann ROWBOTHAM and Thomas W BAKER their cousin. See father John's family group for a fuller explanation of the living arrangements.
1861 - 53 The Barbican City of London; William and sister Elizabeth with the faithful aunt Mary Ann ROWBOTHAM, and Thomas W BAKER nephew and jobbing watchmaker.
1871 - Valpound Cottage St Giles Camberwell;
1881 - Rozel Beckenham KEN;
1891 - Royal Parade Eastbourne SSX; William, Ann, Percy and Albert were visitors at the home of John and Emily Cunningham.
1901 - Beckenham KEN; William, Ann, Mary, Charles, Florence and Albert.
1911 - Blackawton Kingsbridge DEV; William widowed with daughter Mary Maria and 2 servants.

Family Group Identifiers

Family: B-SFKHAD01
Family Group: b-sfk031