George Dewar

Male28 October 1749–

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

Alexander Dewar
1719–
Margaret Livingston
Elisabeth Dewar
1743–
James Dewar
1745–
Euphan Dewar
1747–1800
George Dewar
1749–
Katharine Dewar
1752–
Katharine Dewar
1754–
Jean Dewar
1757–
Alexander Dewar
1760–
Margaret Dewar
1760–

Sources (1)

  • George Dewar, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (9)

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World Events (5)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

Age 53

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1811 · The Tron Riot

Age 62

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

1815

Age 66

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

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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