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James Dewar 1865–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 26 Feb 1945

Death Location: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Father: Henry Dewar

Mother: Margaret Robertson

Spouse(s): Christina Philp

Children(s): Agnes Dewar, Christina Dewar, Georgina Dewar, Henry Dewar, Maggie Dewar, Robert Dewar, James Dewar

In 1865, James Dewar entered the world in Scotland, born to Henry Dewar And Margaret Darling Robertson. James Dewar married Christina Philp, and had children including Agnes Nancy Dewar, Christina Finlay Dewar, Georgina Dewar, Henry Dewar, James Dewar, Maggie Dewar, Robert Dewar. James Dewar passed away in 1945 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1865, James Dewar entered the world in Scotland, born to Henry Dewar And Margaret Darling Robertson.
  • James Dewar married Christina Philp, and had children including Agnes Nancy Dewar, Christina Finlay Dewar, Georgina Dewar, Henry Dewar, James Dewar, Maggie Dewar, Robert Dewar.
  • James Dewar passed away in 1945 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Dewar
1829–1903
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife
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Margaret Robertson
1828–1875
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christina Philp
1866–1929
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Agnes Dewar
1900–1988
Birth Location: Scotland
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Christina Dewar
1891–1983
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
CD
Georgina Dewar
1903–
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Henry Dewar
1890–1956
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
HD
Maggie Dewar
1898–
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
MD
Robert Dewar
1900–1966
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
RD
James Dewar
1894–1916
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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James Dewar's Ancestors

Self
James Dewar
1865–1945
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Henry Dewar
1829–1903
Leslie, Fife
Margaret (Darling) Robertson
1828–1875
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dewar's Descendants

1.
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James Dewar (1865–26 Feb 1945) m. Christina Philp (25 Dec 1866–14 Dec 1929)
  1. 1. Agnes (Nancy) Dewar 1900–1988
  2. 2. Christina (Finlay) Dewar 1891–1983 m. William Simpson 1889–1962
    1. 1. William Simpson 1918–
    2. 2. Christina Simpson 1920–
  3. 3. Georgina Dewar 1903–
  4. 4. Henry Dewar 1890–1956
  5. 5. Maggie Dewar 1898–
  6. 6. Robert Dewar 1900–1966
  7. 7. James Dewar 1894–1916

James Dewar's Timeline

2 Records

1865
1865
Birth of James Dewar in Scotland
Scotland
1945
26 Feb 1945
Age 80
Death of James Dewar in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1945
    Event Place: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
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