Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

David Dewar

Male Abt 1867 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Dewar was born Abt 1867, Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-179424
    • Residence: CA 1918, Norfolk Ave, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    David — Elizabeth Taylor. Elizabeth was born Abt 1867, Of, Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Robb Dewar  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1893, , Scotland; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. John Taylor "Jack" Dewar  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Oct 1897, Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland; died 3 Apr 1918, , France; was buried , Faubourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Robb DewarWilliam Robb Dewar Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 1893, , Scotland; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW1
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-179426
    • Occupation: 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter

    William married Jean Young 16 Aug 1923, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jean was born 1893, , Scotland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  John Taylor "Jack" DewarJohn Taylor "Jack" Dewar Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 28 Oct 1897, Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland; died 3 Apr 1918, , France; was buried , Faubourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW1
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164164
    • Occupation: 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; miller

    Notes:

    Military:
    Dewar, John Private. Enlisted with 111th Battalion of South Waterloo at Galt, November 11, 1915. Presbyterian. Born in Leith, Scotland but had lived in Galt for years. He was a miller by trade. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewar, Norfolk Avenue, Galt. He died April 3, 1918 at the age of 21 with gun shot wounds in his arm, legs and chest. He was employed by the Galt Brass Company, Limited, Galt.1a

    1aDewar, John: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2834866/data?n=1