Frederick Carr Swinnerton Dyer

Notes:

He fought in the Crimean War. He was awarded the Order of the Medjidie. He was made Captain in the 17th and 75th Regiment, and also achieved the rank of honorary Major.

His second wife was his first cousin Francis Margaret Carr, a granddaughter of his grandfather John Albeck Clement.

Frederick married Selenah Maria Anne Richards on 6 Mar 1861 in St. James, Piccadilly, London, England. Selenah (daughter of Rev. Edward Windsor Richards and Caroline Susan Bennet) was born in 1834; died on 9 Nov 1867 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Arno Vale Cemetery, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married Francis Margaret Carr on 19 Nov 1868 in Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, London, England. Francis (daughter of William Ogle Carr and Elizabeth Maria Clement) was born on 19 Sep 1840 in Uplands, Colombo, Ceylon; was christened on 10 Oct 1840 in Uplands, Colombo, Ceylon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 24 Dec 1923, Stourton Sheringham, Norfolk, England

Notes:

He assumed the surname Bennet in 1894 upon inheriting property. As of 1908 he was a lieutenant in the Reserve Motor Volunteers. He appears to have subsequently gone as Frederick Stewart Hotham Bennet; it seems to have been the next generation that combined the two names.

Frederick married Adelaide Annie Taylor in Aug 1885 in Henfield, Sussex, England. Adelaide (daughter of George Taylor and Margaret) was born before 10 Apr 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England; was christened on 10 Apr 1864 in St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England; died in Oct 1942 in Hove, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He gained the rank of Major in the Leicester Regiment. He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded twice.

Richard married Miriam Wolcott Clapp on 17 Feb 1912 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, and was divorced in 1955. Miriam (daughter of Edward Bull Clapp and Mary Mattoon Wolcott) was born on 10 Nov 1890 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; died on 30 May 1973 in Alameda, Alameda, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Britannica.com (accessed 11 Sep 2020):

Richard Dyer-Bennet, (born October 6, 1913, Leicester, Leicestershire, England—died December 14, 1991, Monterey, Massachusetts, U.S.), British-born American tenor and guitarist who helped to revive the popularity of folk music through his concert performances, recordings, compositions, and teaching.

Though born in England, Dyer-Bennet grew up in Canada and California and attended the University of California at Berkeley (1932–35), where he studied English and music. (He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1935.) After visiting Swedish folklorist Sven Scholander in 1935, Dyer-Bennet adopted Scholander’s trinity of song interpretation—poetry, melody, and lute accompaniment. In 1944, though, he switched to the Spanish guitar and gave the first of what would become annual solo concerts at New York City’s Town Hall; the impresario Sol Hurok signed him for national and foreign tours for many years. He gained a cult following with his approximately 800 songs (including about 100 of his own composition) that ranged through British and French ballads, European medieval songs, Swedish shepherd tunes, and American cowboy songs. Curiously, though identified as a folk singer, he preferred the label minstrel or troubadour.

Dyer-Bennet stopped giving concerts after a stroke in 1972 limited use of his left hand. From 1970 to 1983 he taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Notes:

One of DDB's six proven "gateway ancestors." DDB is unique in this database in that one of his gateway ancestors is a parent.

John married Mary Abby Randall on 14 Jun 1951 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Mary (daughter of George Burdett Randall and Hester Worth) was born on 24 Nov 1923 in Los Angeles, California; died on 31 Aug 2012 in Northfield, Rice, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Heir apparent to the Swinnerton-Dyer baronetcy, most recently held by Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, who died 26 Dec 2018.

Family/Spouse: Lydia Drew Nickerson. Lydia (daughter of Ronald Whitman Nickerson and Lorna Mae Nickerson) was born on 24 May 1962 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Pamela Collins Dean on 30 Dec 1982 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Pamela was born on 18 Jan 1953 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]