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William Dewar 1549–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Oct 1597

Death Location: St. Andrews, Fife, Kinross-shire, Scotland

Father: James Dewar

Mother: Kaet Kellok

Spouse(s): Janet Steinsone, Janet Steinsone

Children(s): John Dewar

In 1549, William Dewar entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to James Nicol Dewar And Kaet Kellok. William Dewar married Janet Steinsone, and had children including John Dewar. William Dewar passed away in 1597 in St. Andrews, Fife, Kinross-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1549, William Dewar entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to James Nicol Dewar And Kaet Kellok.
  • William Dewar married Janet Steinsone, and had children including John Dewar.
  • William Dewar passed away in 1597 in St. Andrews, Fife, Kinross-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Dewar
1525–1550
Birth Location: Dumfermline, Fyfe, Scotland
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Kaet Kellok
1525–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Steinsone
1553–1597
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Steinsone
1553–1597
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Dewar
1578–1655
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
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William Dewar's Ancestors

Self
William Dewar
1549–1597
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Nicol Dewar
1525–1550
Dumfermline, Fyfe, Scotland
Kaet Kellok
1525–
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William Dewar
1500–1562
Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Elspeth Montcreiff
1500–1525
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dewar's Descendants

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William Dewar (1549–19 Oct 1597) m. Janet Steinsone (1553–19 Oct 1597) m. Janet Steinsone (1553–19 Oct 1597)
  1. 1. John Dewar 1578–1655 m. Isobel (Moreis) Dewar 1574–1655
    1. 1. Isobel Dewar 1612–1655
      1. 1. Christin Angus 1640–1700 m. Andro Wardlaw 1643–1688
        1. 1. ROBERT (JAMES) WARDLAW 1671–1725 m. Jeannette Hutson 1673–1703
        2. 2. George Wardlaw 1664–
        3. 3. William Wardlaw 1667–
        4. 4. Harie Wardlaw 1669–1725
        5. 5. James Wardlaw 1675–
        6. 6. Barbara Wardlaw 1678–1728
        7. 7. Katherin Wardlaw 1681–1736
        8. 8. Robert Wardlaw 1671–1730

William Dewar's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of William Dewar in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1597
19 Oct 1597
Age 48
Death of William Dewar in St. Andrews, Fife, Kinross-shire, Scotland
St. Andrews, Fife, Kinross-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1597
    Event Place: St. Andrews, Fife, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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