Brief Life History of George
George Dewar was born on 28 October 1749 as the son of Alexander Dewar and Margaret Livingston.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- George Dewar, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Parents and Siblings
1719– Male
– Female
Siblings (9)
1743– Female
1745– Male
1747–1800 Female
1749– Male
1752– Female
+4 More Children
World Events (5)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 53
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 62
1815
Age 66
Name Meaning
Scottish:
from Gaelic Mac an Deoraidh, ‘son of the pilgrim or sojourner’. Perhaps also an occupational name for a custodian of holy relics (which was normally a hereditary office), from Gaelic deoradh ‘pilgrim, stranger’.
habitational name from Dewar, a place near Dalkeith, of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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