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William Dewar 1500–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1562

Death Location: Dumfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Dewar

Mother: Kaet Kellok

Spouse(s): Elspeth Montcreiff

Children(s): James Dewar, Ann Dewar, Isobel Dewar, Agnes Dewar

William Dewar was born in 1500 in Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Nicol Dewar And Kaet Kellok. William Dewar married Elspeth Montcreiff, and had children including Agnes Dewar, Ann Dewar, Isobel Dewar, James Nicol Dewar. William Dewar passed away in 1562 in Dumfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Dewar was born in 1500 in Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Nicol Dewar And Kaet Kellok.
  • William Dewar married Elspeth Montcreiff, and had children including Agnes Dewar, Ann Dewar, Isobel Dewar, James Nicol Dewar.
  • William Dewar passed away in 1562 in Dumfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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William Dewar's Ancestors

Self
William Dewar
1500–1562
Birth Place: Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Nicol Dewar
1525–1550
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Kaet Kellok
1525–
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William Dewar
1500–1562
Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Elspeth Montcreiff
1500–1525
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Moncreiffe
1475–1513
Beatrix Forman
1482–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dewar's Descendants

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William Dewar (1500–1562) m. Elspeth Montcreiff (Abt. 1500–Aft. 1525)
  1. 1. James (Nicol) Dewar 1525–1550 m. Kaet Kellok 1525–1575 m. Katherine (H.) Dewar 1525– m. Kaet Kellok 1525–
    1. 1. William Dewar 1549–1597 m. Janet Steinson 1553–1597
      1. 1. JOHN (Dewar or Dewer or) Deor 1578–1655 m. Isobel Moreis 1574–1655
        1. 1. Thomas Dewar 1608– m. Jonet Peacock 1608–1669
        2. 2. James Dewar 1599–1637
        3. 3. Isobel Dewar 1612–1655
        4. 4. Bessie Dewar 1602–
      2. 2. Marjory Dewar 1580–
      3. 3. Helen Dewar 1585–
      4. 4. William Dewar 1590–1666
      5. 5. Andrew Dewar 1582–1655
      6. 6. Grizel Dewar 1587–
      7. 7. Isobel Dewar 1576–1647
    2. 2. Kathryn Dewar 1545–
    3. 3. Irene Dewar 1547–
  2. 2. Ann Dewar 1525–1550
  3. 3. Isobel Dewar 1520–1590
  4. 4. Agnes Dewar 1525–1550

William Dewar's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Dewar in Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1562
1562
Age 62
Death of William Dewar in Dumfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1565
21 Oct 1565
Age 65
William Dewar was baptized in Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1565
    Event Place: Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Dumfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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