Alexander H Dewar (1862 - 1947)

Born 17 Jan 1862 in Dalkeith Park, Inveresk with Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Husband of Bertha Jane (Mortby) Dewar — married 18 Nov 1909 in St Giles, Camberwell, Southwark, Surrey, England

Died Oct 1947 at age 85 in Chatham, Kent, England

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Alexander Dewar is a member of Clan Menzies.

Birth

Alexander H Dewar was born on 17 Jan 1862 at Dalkeith Park, Inveresk with Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^[1] He was the son of Duncan Dewar and Margaret Keithel.

Marriage

Alexander H Dewar married Bertha Jane Mortby on 18 Nov 1909 at St Giles, Camberwell, Southwark, Surrey, England.^[2] They had two children during their marriage.

Residences

• 1871 - Lugton, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. Living with parents and siblings. Occupation: Scholar.^[3]
• 1881 - Coshieville Inn, Dull Parish, Perthshire, Scotland. Employed Servant. Occupation: Herd.^[4]
• 1891 - Amulree Manse, Dull Parish, Perthshire, Scotland. Occupation: Minister of Amulree Parish.^[5]
• 1901 - Amulree Manse, Dull Parish, Perthshire, Scotland. Occupation: Minister of Amulree Parish.^[6]
• 1911 - 42 High Street, Dover, Kent, England. Occupation: Retail Draper.^[7]
• 1929 - 22 Blackheath Park, Lee Gardens, London, England.^[8]
• 1930 - 42 High Street, Dover, Kent, England. Occupation: Retail Draper.^[9]
• 1939 - 23 Railway Street, Gillingham, Kent, England. Living with wife and son, Donald. Occupation: Retired Draper.^[10]

Occupation

Alexander H Dewar was the Minister of Amulree Parish, Perthshire, Scotland. Retail Draper.

Death

Alexander H Dewar died in 1947 at Chatham, Kent, England.^[11]

Research Note: for the Name of Dewar.

In 2004 Dr Albert Duncan Dewar M.B.E, FSA, published a paper titled: Of The Name ‘Dewar’, the history of a surname; its association with the ancient Celtic Church and the custodianship of Saintly Relics. The last two paragraphs of this published paper state; “The lands of Dewar remained in the hands of the Dewars of the Ilk until 1618 when they were sold to Lady Margaret Maxwell of Newbattle and later to the Cranstouns of Curchope. In 1719 a descendant of the Dewars of that Ilk, and Edinburgh merchant and Baillie purchased the estate and barony of Vogrie* near Pathead, Midlothian, which was held by his successors until 1919. The adjacent village of Dewarton was created by them. The Vogrie estate is now a country park owned by the Midlothian District Council.

It is claimed that the head of the Vogrie Dewars is ‘Chief of the Name and Arms of Dewar’. Whilst it is undoubtedly correct for the present head of this family to be styled representer of the Dewars of that Ilk and Vogrie, the suggestion that ‘all those who bear the name of Dewar owe allegiance to him’ is highly questionable since, as stated above, the many families which later adopted the name of their hereditary office as a surname were unrelated and unconnected save, originally, in the duties of their office and that they in no way together formed a ‘clan’ or dynasty.

*It is an interesting coincidence that the lands of Vogrie had been owned previously by the Menzies Chief, Sir Robert Meygnes. The lands were forfeited to the King of England in 1336 as a result of Sir Robert’s support of Robert the Bruce, but were later restored to the Menzies.''

Acknowledgements

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research, compiling.

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Sources

1. ↑ Parish: Dull; ED: 1; Page: 3; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1901_114 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932. Parish Register, St. Giles.
3. ↑ 1871 Scotland Census.
4. ↑ 1881 Scotland Census.
5. ↑ 1891 Scotland Census.
6. ↑ 1901 Scotland Census.
7. ↑ 1911 England Census.
8. ↑ 1929 British Phone Books, 1880-1984.
9. ↑ UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946.
10. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register.
11. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007. Volume: 5b. Page: 357.