BRYER of Dorset Family Chart no. 51
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Robert BRYER |
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Sarah BATEMAN |
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b. 1754
bapt. 11 Aug 1757 at St Peter Dorchester DOR [BVRI] |
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b. circa 1774 |
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m. 21 Apr 1804 Lambeth SRY |
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d. 29 Dec 1825 ay 6 Canterbury Row Newington SRY, aged 71
bur. 7 Jan 1826 at St Mary Newington SRY [FindaGrave] |
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d. 30 Apr 1807, aged 33
bur. at St Mary Newington SRY [alter tomb] [FindaGrave] |
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Bank of England Assistant Accountant (circa 1777 - 1820) |
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Their Children
| Arthur Blewert |
| b. 1807 6 Canterbury Row Newington SRY |
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| d. 17 Mar 1886 Newington SRY, aged 79 |
Who They Were
Robert was very obviously a man of means, and he married into wealth as well. Although on his marriage document he said that he was single, he was 50 when he married Sarah Bateman, which is quite late for a first marriage; I wondered if he was actually a widower and had another family elsewhere. There is a marriage in Walton on the Hill LAN in 1776 of a Robert Bryer, Gentleman, to Ann RUSHTON or RISHTON; this marriage produced two at least 2 children, Ann and Mary. I need to explore this line further. However, the obituary for Robert published in the Gentleman's Magazine 1826 reiterates that he had married late:
Robert BRYER Esq FSA
Dec 29 [1825] At Canterbury Row, Newington, aged 70, Robert Bryer Esq. F.S.A. He had been 48 years in the service of the Bank of England, 25 of which he filled the situation of Assistant Accountant. He was actuated by the highest sense of honour and integrity, truly loyal, and firmly attached to the Established religion of his country.
A lover of Literature, his mind was enriched with an extensive knowledge of Ancient History, Numismatics, and the Antiquities of this island. He became a member of the Society of Antiquaries in the year 1801, to whose works his name appears as a contributor. A gentlemanly urbanity and suavity of manners united to a vein of cheerfulness peculiarly his own, gained him a numerous acquaintance, amongst whom were many eminent Literati.
He married, rather late in life, a lady whose aimiable qualities gladdened his existence; but his happiness in that connexion was of short duration. The rapid incursion of disease, added to a delicacy of constitution, suddenly terminated a few years of the most perfect reciprocal affection, and deprived him of the companion with whom he anticipated so much comfort.
His private life was highly exemplary, and in his own domestic circle his irreparable loss, as a father, friend, and master, will be long and deeply felt.
Sarah Bateman was the daughter of Thomas Bateman (who died in 1820) and his wife Mary; she had at least one sister, Mary (who died in 1847); both are buried in St Mary Newington.
There is an obituary for Sarah published in the Gentleman's Magazine of May 1807 which reads:
April 30, in her 33rd year, Mrs. Sarah Bryer, wife of Mr. Robert Bryer, of Newington in Surrey. To those who knew her, it will not be obtrusive thus to bring her to their remembrance, who by her pleasing manners and excellent disposition obtained the respect and esteem of all. Her conduct and temper were uniformly good and amiable; most exemplary in kindness and affection as a wife, mother, and daughter; strictly attentive to religious and moral duties, patient and uncomplaining under disease. With qualities thus endued to impart comfort, it pleased the Almighty to take her to Himself early in life; teaching us by such privation to extend our hopes and place our dependence on that state beyond corporeal existence.
The alter tomb in which Sarah and Robert are buried has the following inscription on the east side:
In this vault are deposited the remains of Mrs. Sarah Bryer daughter of Thomas Bateman, Esq. of this parish who died on the 30 April 1807 aged 2[-] years also of Robert Bryer, Esq.husband of the above who died on the 29 December 1825 aged 71 years.
And on the south side:
Also the remains of Thomas Bateman Esq. of this parish who died on the 14 March 1820 aged 71 [?] years also of Mary wife of the above who died on 28 December 1837 aged 83 years also of Mary Bateman daughter of the above who died on the [?] October 1847 aged 74 years
The connection to the Bateman family is interesting. The Gentleman's Magazine of March 1820 gives this obituary of Thomas Bateman:
March 14, at Newington in Surrey, in his 74th year, Mr. Thomas Bateman, one of the principal clerks in the 4l and 5l per cent, in the Annuity Offices, in the Bank of England ; and Father of the Worshipfull Company of Vintners, in the City of London, of which Company he was chosen Master in the year 1796. He was a man whose whole conduct through life was most strictly just, honourable, and faithful.
Pictures and an interesting history of the Church of St Mary Newington can be found on this website.
Where They Lived
Given the information supplied in the 1861 census entry for Arthur, that he was born at 6 Canterbury Row Newington, and the entry in the burial register for Robert that he had lived in Canterbury Row, I conclude that the family occupied the property for some time. According to John Lockie's London Street Directory of 1810 Canterbury Row, Newington, forms part of the East side of the road, leading from the church to Kennington common, commencing about 1/5 of a mile on the Left from the church. On old maps, it appears to be quite close to Vauxhall Gardens.
© Chart prepared by Sue Beard September 2005
