Dryden, Dorothy

Birth Name Dryden, Dorothy
Gender female
Age at Death about 53 years, 5 months, 8 days

Notes

Note

Dorothy Dryden: She re-married John Reay, a coal trimmer, and inherited two children, Jane (1872) and John W (1874)
Appears as Dorothy Reay in 1881, 1891 and 1901 census. Key fact is that in the 1901 census they are living at the same address as appears on John Dryden's marriage certificate.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Census Mar 1851 25 Upper Toll Street, Tynemouth, Northumberland Dorothy Dryden, living with father John Dryden (1803) and six siblings 1a
Census Apr 1861 3 Upper Toll Street, Tynemouth, Northumberland Dorothy Dryden, living with father John Dryden (1803), step-mother and siblings 2a
Census Apr 1871 17 Charlotte Street, Tynemouth, Northumberland Dorothy Dryden, servant, living with Thomas Potts and his mother jane 3a
Note

1871 Census, Mary Ann Dryden and William Kilgour living next door to Thomas Potts and Dorothy Dryden, younger sister

Census Apr 1881 15 George Steet, Willington Quay, Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland 1881 Census: Dorothy Dryden living with second husband John Reay (coaltrimmer) and numerous children 4a
Census Apr 1891 22 Brunton Street, Chirton, North Shields, Northumberland Dorothy Dryden living with husband John (coaltrimmer) and children 5a
Birth about Jul 1848 North Shields, Northumberland Birth of Dorothy Dryden, daughter of John Dryden (1903) 6a
Census Apr 1901 13 Brunton Street, Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland Dorothy Dryden with husband John (coaltrimmer) and two children 7a
Death 9 Dec 1901 Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland Death of Dorothy Dryden, daughter of John Dryden (1803), wife to Thomas Potts and john Reay 8a 9a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Dryden, John20 Sep 1804about Mar 1879
Mother Cooper, Elizabethabout 1811Aug 1849
    Brother     Dryden, William Atkins (1828) about Mar 1828 12 Jul 1898
    Sister     Dryden, Ann 1831
    Brother     Dryden, John 1836
    Brother     Dryden, James about 1839
    Sister     Dryden, Mary Ann 1843 after Apr 1871
    Sister     Dryden, Elizabeth (1844) 25 Oct 1844
    Brother     Dryden, George about 1847
         Dryden, Dorothy about Jul 1848 9 Dec 1901

Families

Family of Potts, Thomas and Dryden, Dorothy
Married Husband Potts, Thomas ( * about Jan 1830 + 23 Jan 1874 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 11 Aug 1872 17 Charlotte Street, Tynemouth, Northumberland Birth of John Dryden Potts 10a 11a
Marriage 28 Nov 1872 St Hilda’s Parish Church, South Shields, Co. Durham Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden 12a 13a 14a
Birth 14 Oct 1873 Reed Street, Tynemouth, Northumberland Birth of Jane Potts 15a 16a
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Potts, John Dryden11 Aug 187221 Jul 1941
Potts, Jane14 Oct 1873Sep 1877

Family of Reay, John and Dryden, Dorothy
Married Husband Reay, John ( * 24 Nov 1844 + ... )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 23 Mar 1876 Tynemouth, Northumberland Marriage of Dorothy Dryden (widow) to John Reay (widower) 14b
Birth 1 Dec 1876 Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland Birth of Nicholas Douglas Reay, son of Dorothy Dryden 10b 6b
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Reay, Nicholas Douglas1 Dec 1876about Jan 1956
Reay, Thomasabout Jan 1878
Reay, Ann Aliceabout Apr 1887

Source References

  1. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851.: 1851 England Census
      • Date: 30 Mar 1850
      • Page: 1851 Census: John Dryden (1803): Class: HO107; Piece: 2410; Folio: 304; Page: 48; GSU roll: 87088
      • 1851 Census John Dryden and 7 children
  2. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861.: 1861 England Census
      • Date: 7 Apr 1861
      • Page: 1861 Census: John Dryden (1803) and some family: Class: RG9; Piece: 3842; Folio: 26; Page: 45; GSU roll: 543194.
      • 1861 census John Dryden (1803), second wife Catherine and some children
  3. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871.: 1871 England Census
      • Date: 2 Apr 1871
      • Page: 1871 Census: Thomas Potts: Tynemouth, ED 7, Class: RG10; Piece: 5120; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 847396.
      • 1871 census Thomas Potts his mother Jane with Dorothy Dryden
  4. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881.: 1881 England Census
      • Date: Apr 1881
      • Page: 1881 Census: Dorothy Dryden: Class: RG11; Piece: 5073; Folio: 46; Page: 14; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342225.
      • 1881 Census John REAY, wife Dorothy, JD POTTS and siblings
  5. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891.: 1891 England Census
      • Date: 5 Apr 1891
      • Page: 1891 Census: Dorothy Dryden: Tynemouth Class: RG12; Piece: 4225; Folio 56; Page 52; GSU roll: 6099335.
      • 1891 census J REAY, Dorothy and JD POTTS
  6. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright): England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
      • Date: Jul 1848
      • Page: Birth of Dorothy Dryden: Tynemouth, Volume 25, page 483
      • DRYDEN Dorothy Birth 1848
      • Date: Jan 1877
      • Page: Birth of Nicholas D Reay, son of Dorothy Dryden: Tynemouth Volume 10b Page 16?
      • Birth of Nicholas D Reay 1877
  7. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901: 1901 England Census
      • Date: 31 Mar 1901
      • Page: 1901 Census: Dorothy Dryden: Class: RG13; Piece: 4800; Folio: 186; Page: 49.
      • 1901 census Dorothy Dryden, John Reay and children
  8. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s - current
      • Date: 3 Dec 1901
      • Page: Death of Dorothy Dryden/Potts/Reay: Preston Cemetery, North Shields; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225461683/dorothy-reay. Memorial id 225461683
      • Thomas Potts Dorothy Dryden Reay grave stone
  9. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright): England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
      • Date: Dec 1901
      • Page: Death of Dorothy Dryden: Tynemouth Volume 10b, page 157
  10. Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of TNA, London England. 1939 Register (Series RG101), The National Archives, Kew, London, England.: 1939 England and Wales Register
      • Date: 29 Sep 1939
      • Page: 1939 Register: John Dryden Potts: GB BM, Tynemouth, Registration District 559, sub-district 1
      • 1939 register JD POTTS and others
      • Date: 29 Sep 1939
      • Page: 1939 Register: Nicholas D Reay: Tynemouth Reference: Rg 101/2946b
      • 1939 Register Nicholas D Reay
  11. General Register Office: Birth Certificates (Certified Copies)
      • Date: 11 Aug 1872
      • Page: Birth of John Dryden Potts: Volume 10b, Page 197. Father - Thomas Potts, chainmaker; Mother - Dorothy Potts, formerly Dryden.
      • Citation:

        Birth of John Dryden Potts: birth registered 18 September 1872 by Dorothy. Worth noting that Thomas and Dorothy didn't marry until November 1872!

  12. St Hilda's Parish Church, South Shields, Co Durham, UK: Marriage Register of Parish of St Hilda
      • Date: 28 Nov 1872
      • Page: Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden
      • Citation:

        Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden: Thomas's sister Margaret had married Dorothy's brother William in 1854

      • Source text:

        Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden: Dorothy could not write her own name. The fathers were John Potts (sailor) and John Dryden (chainmaker). The two witnesses are illegible but appear not to be family members.

  13. England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.: England Select Marriages, 1538 - 1973
      • Date: 28 Nov 1872
      • Page: Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden: FHL Film number 1894152, Reference ID 98
  14. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright): England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
      • Date: Nov 1872
      • Page: Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden: Oct-Nov-Dec 1872 South Shields Volume 10a Page 1115
      • Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden
      • Date: Jan 1876
      • Page: Marriage of Dorothy Dryden and John Reay 1876: Tynemouth volume 10b, page 347
      • Marriage of Dorothy Dryden and John Reay
  15. England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.: England Select Births and Christenings 1538-1975
      • Date: 14 Nov 1873
      • Page: Birth of Jane Potts: FHL Film Number 1068908, ref item 5 p280; birth 14 Oct 1873, Father - Thomas Potts, Mother - Dorothy
  16. Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002.: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
      • Date: 14 Oct 1873
      • Page: Birth/baptism of Jane Potts: Tynemouth, Father - Thomas Potts, Mother - Dorothy Potts
      • Citation:

        Birth/baptism of Jane Potts: Christening age 0, Birth date 14 Oct 1873, Christening date 14 Nov 1873,