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William Douglas Haig Dewar 1916–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1916

Birth Location: Footscray, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 5 Feb 1997

Death Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Dewar

Mother: Mary Dewar

Spouse(s): Jean Bound

Children(s):

William Douglas Haig Dewar was born in 1916 in Footscray, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Dewar And Mary Eadie Martin Dewar. William Douglas Haig Dewar married Jean Margt Bound. William Douglas Haig Dewar passed away in 1997 in Yarraville, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Douglas Haig Dewar was born in 1916 in Footscray, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Dewar And Mary Eadie Martin Dewar.
  • William Douglas Haig Dewar married Jean Margt Bound.
  • William Douglas Haig Dewar passed away in 1997 in Yarraville, Victoria, Australia.

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William Dewar's Ancestors

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William Dewar
1916–1997
Birth Place: Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William Dewar
1886–1961
Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
Mary (Eadie Martin) Dewar
–1978
Glasgow, Scotland
Grandparents
David Martin
1843–1902
Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Isabella (Sarah) Sandell
1844–1902
58 Wimpole street, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Martin
1795–1865
Janet ✅
1811–1882
William Sandell
1811–1878
Elizabeth Ann
1821–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Martin
1762–
Helen Nilson
1770–
John ✅
1784–1859
Janet McMeaken
1791–
William Sandell
1785–1856
Mary Jewry
1792–1877
Thomas Lee
1791–1863
Sarah Eglestone
1794–1884

William Dewar's Timeline

2 Records

1916
13 Mar 1916
Birth of William Douglas Haig Dewar in Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Footscray, Victoria, Australia
1997
5 Feb 1997
Age 81
Death of William Douglas Haig Dewar in Yarraville, Victoria, Australia
Yarraville, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Footscray, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1997
    Event Place: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia

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