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Alexander W Dewar 1831–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 DEC 1831

Birth Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 5 NOV 1911

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Donald Dewar

Mother: Julia Stewart

Spouse(s): Helen Geddes

Children(s): Theodore Dewar, Andelia Dewar

The story of Alexander W Dewar began in 1831 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Alexander W Dewar married Helen Yule Geddes, and had children including Andelia Stewart Dewar, Theodore Geddes Dewar. Alexander W Dewar passed away in 1911 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander W Dewar began in 1831 in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • Alexander W Dewar married Helen Yule Geddes, and had children including Andelia Stewart Dewar, Theodore Geddes Dewar.
  • Alexander W Dewar passed away in 1911 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Alexander Dewar's Ancestors

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Alexander Dewar
1831–1911
Birth Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
Donald Dewar
1787–1865
Fossaway, Perthshire, Scotland
Julia (Margaret) Stewart
1784–1848
Fossaway, Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
James Dewar
1764–1825
Ann McFarlane
1765–
Henry Stewart
1753–1841
Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Anna Douglas
1750–
Great-Grandparents
John McFarlane
1731–
Margaret McKeaster
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McFarlane
1701–1790
Anne Stewart
1713–

Alexander Dewar's Descendants

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Alexander (W) Dewar (27 DEC 1831–5 NOV 1911) m. Helen (Yule) Geddes (18 APR 1834–16 MAY 1931)
  1. 1. Theodore (Geddes) Dewar 1860–1932
  2. 2. Andelia (Stewart) Dewar 1863– m. Walter Lambourne 1863–1937

Alexander Dewar's Timeline

2 Records

1831
27 DEC 1831
Birth of Alexander W Dewar in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada
1911
5 NOV 1911
Age 80
Death of Alexander W Dewar in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1831
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1911
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand

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