Barbara Agnes (Doran) Dewar (1884 - 1967)

Born 12 Dec 1884 in Reedy Creek, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Robert J Dewar — married 1911 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1967 at age 82 in Myrtle Bank, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Online birth records list her parents as Thomas Doran and Catherine Oconner.

In 1911 in Boken Hill she married Robert J. Dewar. He was from Western Australia.

WEDDING ARTICLE. DEWAR-DORAN. A wedding took place at the Pro-Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon, the contracting parties being Miss Barbara Agnes Doran and Mr Robert Dewar, late of West Australia. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a tailor-made costume of navy blue serge and a hat trimmed with autumn leaves and flowers. The bridesmaid, Miss Annie Doran, sister of the bride, was dressed, in cream serge, and wore a gold brooch, gift of the bridegroom. Mr. Harry Stephens, of Block 14 acted as best man. After the ceremony the wedded couple drove to the residence of the bride's 'parents, where an enjoyable evening was spent.

She was still alive in 1937 when her mother died.

In 1946 she was living in South Australia.

Online death records have her name as Barbara Agnes Dewar, age as 83, widowed, place of death Myrtle Bank, last place of residence Southwark, husband RRobert Dewar .

Sources

• South Australia BDM records. Birth reg 341/101 1884.
• New South Wales BDM records. Marriage reg 8744/1911.
• Wedding Article. Barrier Miner 12/8/1911. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45160596?searchTerm=barbara%20doran
• South Australia BDM records. Death reg 37A/7182 1967.