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Dyball, Arthur

Peter Dyball (View posts)
Posted: 9 Sep 2003 11:34AM GMT
Classification: Query
Wish to contact any relatives of:
Arthur Dyball of Liverpool, England, born 14.1.1905 in West Derby,County of Liverpool.
Migrated to Australia about 1922.
Believed to have had a brother and sister in Liverpool.
Fathers name was Ephraim Dyball.
Mother Frances Ellen Sadlier Dyball formerly Roe.

Re: Dyball, Arthur

Posted: 19 Mar 2004 7:55PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello my second or third cousin once removed.

Ephraim Dyball was my great uncle and a policeman. I have just leared today he received three GM medals in 1900, 1905,1910 and I have just sent off for details. My great grandfather, whom I can send you a photograph of was Albert Valentine Dyball and his daughter only died jus overten years ago. You can get my version of the family tree from from Ancestry.com but it needs updating as I hae re-married and my wife has a famous ancestor in pietro Cappi who as a Viennese music publisher was the pub. of the first edition of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and much of Schubert's music.

I am very interested n the Dyball line from Norfolk originally.
It is said that Albert V came home from the Boer War and that his friend had his head shot off and he then married that man's wife to be, Martha Weall.

He was in the grenadier guards from at least 1891, when he was stationed at barracks in Norfolk although his family were already here in Blackburn Lancashire.He was tall and thick set with red hair and because of his distinctive character was known as the "Duke". I also used to live on Dukes Brow hence my email address !

Very best wishes to you

Alan Briggs

Re: Dyball, Arthur

Peter Dyball (View posts)
Posted: 23 Mar 2004 12:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello Allan,
Glad to hear from you.
Pop had a brother and sister in Liverpool. He never wanted to go back for a visit.I have no last known addresses, so I am really on a search and find. My grand niece has been doing some family tree research but has ground to a halt from Pops side due to lack of clues.There is no record of his migrating so I guess he worked his passage. Can we correspond further by e-mail ?
many thanks, Peter

Re: Dyball, Arthur

alan briggs (View posts)
Posted: 23 Mar 2004 2:20PM GMT
Classification: Query
Yes, I would be delighted to receive emails from you. I will endeavour to send you lots of info. I am at dukesalan@hotmail.com

I think I will be able to send you the whole family tree with about 500 plus on it. The Dyball line is coming on very well and I intend to visit Norfolk soon as this is where ours came from.

What part of Australia are you in? I have a cousin in Brisbane on the Briggs side.

Bye for the moment

Alan Briggs

Re: Dyball, Arthur

abriggs (View posts)
Posted: 23 Mar 2004 2:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
Annie Dyball 7 Lancs Liverpool Lancashire West Derby
Ephraim Dyball 10 Lancs Liverpool Lancashire West Derby
Ephraim Dyball 32 Norfolk Cromer Lancashire West Derby Police Constable
Frances Dyball 29 London Lancashire West Derby
Lucy Dyball 5 Lancs Liverpool Lancashire West Derby
Winfred Dyball 1 Lancs Liverpool Lancashire West Derby
from the online census 1901

Re: Dyball, Arthur

Posted: 4 Nov 2004 8:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
My wifes mother Phyllis Ruby Doreen Dyball was born in Waxham in Norfolk in 1920, her fathers name was Edgar Ernest dyball and her mothers name was Elizabeth Rose Dyball ,she was one of 14 children ,one of her sisters Dulcie or Dallas ,married a Joe Parrot ,and moved to New South Wales I believe she died in 1996 ,and we think she was born in 1902 in Martham,Norfolk. The last known address we have is 24, Edward St, Carlton NSW,2218.ll,we know that she had children,and she was coming to England just before she died,many members of the family have tried to trace surviving members,but to no avail. We have quite alot of information on the Dyball family in Norfolk.

Re: Dyball, Arthur

ALAN BRIGGS (View posts)
Posted: 5 Nov 2004 8:49AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Dyball, Briggs, Weall
Hello cousin.....

Ephraim Dyball was the brother of my Great grandfather Albert Valentine Dyball, of whom I have a photograph. He was a soldier and my grandmother told me that he was a gaurdsman at the palace at one stage and wore the tall hat,is it a bearskin or a busby? and recalled often carrying the old king into the palace after returning worse for wear.

It was Peter Dyball who was looking for information on Ephraim which started this line of correspondence so I presume you know to click on "previous" to read the other letters.

This was one of my replies:

Hello my second or third cousin once removed.

Ephraim Dyball was my great uncle and a policeman. I have just leared today he received three GM medals in 1900, 1905,1910 and I have just sent off for details. My great grandfather, whom I can send you a photograph of was Albert Valentine Dyball and his daughter only died jus overten years ago. You can get my version of the family tree from from Ancestry.com but it needs updating as I hae re-married and my wife has a famous ancestor in pietro Cappi who as a Viennese music publisher was the pub. of the first edition of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and much of Schubert's music.

I am very interested n the Dyball line from Norfolk originally.
It is said that Albert V came home from the Boer War and that his friend had his head shot off and he then married that man's wife to be, Martha Weall.

He was in the grenadier guards from at least 1891, when he was stationed at barracks in Norfolk although his family were already here in Blackburn Lancashire.He was tall and thick set with red hair and because of his distinctive character was known as the "Duke". I also used to live on Dukes Brow hence my email address !

Very best wishes to you

Alan Briggs


Further to the above I have received the information about Ephraim's awards.

He got three mentions in the "POLICE REVIEW AND PARADE GOSSIP"
1. 1900 MARCH 9TH. PC 391A Ephraim was presented with a silver medal and framed vote of thanks for stopping two runaway horses. The award ceremony involved a lot of others and was held in the Hatton Garden Drill Hall on the 1st March.

2. 1905 OCTOBER 27TH. PC 319A Second Silver clasp for pluckily stopping a runaway horse attached to a float in Lord St., 11th July 1905...Also a vote of thanks for stopping a runaway horse attached to a hansom cab in Lord St. 11th March 1905.

3. 9th July 1910 "At a recent meeting of the Watch committee the presentation of certificates and medals awarded to members of the Police Force by the Liverpool Shipwreck and humane Society for acts of gallantry whist on duty were made.....
In all there were 29 awards.......PC Ephraim Dyball (A) for stopping a horse attached to a van on Lord St. on the 3rd June 1909"

Well he may not have made chief constable but he was fearless and though only an honorary scouser (Liverpudlians ate a stew they called scouse) this Norfolk lad did us all proud.

All the best,

Alan Briggs

Re: Dyball, Arthur

Posted: 6 Mar 2010 5:51AM GMT
Classification: Query
My Name is Jesse Dyball.

My great grandfather was Ephraim Dyball who lived in Sheringham Norfolk after he retired from the police force.

His first wife was Frances and after her death he remarried to Sarah.

His first children were Ephraim the eldest and named after him, followed by Ernest (my grandfather), Arthur and great aunty Lou.

Ephraim and Sarah had two or three daughters.

Ernest and Arthur came to Australia after the first world war. Ernest returned to England. Arthur stayed in Western Australia.

Ernest had three boys who migrated to Australia and are still living here and have now grown to become a large extended family.

Nice to hear from any of the Dyball family.

Regards
Jesse


Re: Dyball, Arthur

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 4:59AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Jesse,
My name is John Dyball.
Just doing some family research and came across your email.
Arthur was my grandfather. He had 2 sons and a daughter. Both sons joined the police here in West Australia. I am the eldest son of Arthurs eldest son. Both myself and my brother joined the Police as well so it must be in the blood thanks to Ephraim but skipped Pop (Arthur).
Where are you from?
John.

Re: Dyball, Arthur

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 7:40AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Dyball
Hello Jesse & others,

My great grandfather is Ephraim Dyball. My grandfather is Ephraim & Frances's son Arthur. My mother is Arthur's only daughter Elaine.

My mother's recent passing has reignited my curiousity in my families history.

According to information my daughter, Chrissie, and I collected in our family research at least 9 years ago now, it was our understanding that Ephraim's wife Frances died some time in 1909 but we don't have an exact date. As we understood it the 1901 census listed Ephraim & Frances's children as Winifred 1, Lucy 5, Annie 7 and Ephraim 10.

My grandfather Arthur (Ephraim's son) was born in 1905 in West Derby.

We were always told that Ephraim had re-married within 6mths of Frances passing away. But we've never had that confirmed. We also knew Arthur had a half-sister, Phyllis whose mother is Ephraim's 2nd wife Sarah.

I have a photo of Phyllis wearing a hat and summer dress sitting on a bench as a young woman, on the back is written - Phyllis 1931. I also have a photo of Ephraim & Sarah standing on a beach but there's nothing written on the back.

I have found a letter my mother kept that was written to her by her Auntie Anne {as she referred to herself} and Uncle Bob {obviously Annie's husband but unfortunately there is no surname}. The letter was written in 1952. There is a Liverpool address at the top of the letter but the writing style makes it difficult to make out some of the words. But it is very clearly Liverpool, England.

Also amongst my mother's things was a flier that was announcing a Dyball family reunion for 150yrs in Australia for any descendants of Robert & Sarah Dyball 1821 - 1897 and family William, Francis, Mary, Robert, James, George, Esther, May & other Dyball families most welcome. This re-union was being held on 7th Nov 1987 on the property of Jim & Anne Flower (nee Dyball). There is an address for the Flower family property in Victoria and also a postal address which is just a post office box. But that was 24yrs ago now - so?

None of my family attended that re-union. At that time I was told that those Dyball's would not be related to us as nobody from our family settled over there. However reading other posts on here I am now wondering if perhaps the Dyball's in Victoria might be related? But then they may not be too?

So yes. I don't know if anything I have written here is interesting news to any of you out there also researching this branch of the Dyball family history?

I look forward to learning more.

Happy hunting & sharing to all Dyball family descendants

Regards - Cathie



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