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Groom: James DEWAR.
Birth place: Given as South Australia.

Bride: Mary Jane HUTCHINSON.
Birth place: Given as Dunkeld.

Year married: 1883.
Place: Victoria, Australia.

James Birth & Death details not located at time of posting.

Mary's birth not located at time of posting.
Birth may not have been registered.

Mary died 1941 in Warracknabeal, Victoria.
Age: 79 years.
Parents named as William Morris HUTCHINSON and Jane BAKER.
See Post: HUTCHINSON Henry and Jane BAKER

Eleven children located Victoria for James and Mary.

[1]

John Edward DEWAR.
Born: 1884 Natimuk, Victoria.
Died: 1971 Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: 88 years.

Married: Edith Ann Cassandra LIGHT.
Year: 1913.
Place: Victoria.

Edith was born 1891 in Natimuk, Victoria.
Parents named as Hugh LIGHT and Charlotte HEBARD.

Edith died 1970 in Horsham, Victoria.
Age: 79 years.
Parents named as Hughie LIGHT and Charlotte HEBARD.

[2]

Frederick James DEWAR.
Born: 1885 Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Died: 1965 Maryborough, Victoria.
Age: 80 years.

[3]

Grace Victoria DEWAR. (Twin sister of May below)
Born: 1887 Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Died: 1962 Footscray, Victoria.
Age: 74 years.

Married: John Thomas MAYBERY.
Year: 1912.
Place: Victoria.

John was born 1887 in Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Parents named as Daniel MAYBERY and Rosina LEAR.

John died 1950 in Warracknabeal, Victoria.
Age: 63 years.
Parents named as Daniel MAYBERY and Rose LEAR.

[4]

May Victoria DEWAR. (Twin sister of Grace above)
Born: 1887 Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Died: 1969 Murtoa, Victoria.
Age: 81 years.

Married: Irving Edward MEEK.
Year: 1908.
Place: Victoria.

Irving was born 1880 in Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Parents named as William MEEK and Keziah WARWICK.

Irving died 1978 in Murtoa, Victoria.
Age: 98 years.
Parents named as William MEEK and Kezia WARRACK.

[5]

Henry Lewis DEWAR.
Born: 1889 Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Died: 1889 Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Age: Days.

[6]

Elsie Winifred DEWAR.
Born: 1890 Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Died: 1935 Horsham, Victoria.
Age: 46 years.

Married: David John Walton KEYTE.
Year: 1913.
Place: Gilgandra, New South Wales.

John was born 1892 in Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Parents named as James KEYTE and Ann WALTON.

John died 1962 in Douglas, Victoria.
Age: 69 years.
Parents named as James KEYTE and Ann WALTON.

[7]

Walter Henry DEWAR.
Born: 1892 Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Died: 1967 Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.
Age: 75 years.

Married: Muriel Mary MAYBERY.
Year: 1915.
Place: Victoria.

Muriel was born 1891 in Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Birth: Recorded as Muriel Mary MAYBERRY.
Parents named as Daniel MAYBERRY and Rosina LEAR.

Muriel died 1964 in Heathcote, Victoria.
Age: 73 years.
Parents named as Daniel MAYBERY and Rose SEAR.

[8]

Alice Jane DEWAR.
Born: 1898 Natimuk, Victoria.
Died: 1967 Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: 73 years.

Married: Frederick Hermann Gustav GROHS.
Year: 1917.
Place: Victoria.

Frederick died 1943 in Horsham, Victoria.
Age: 57 years.
Parents named as Frederick GROHS and Bertha VOLMER.

[9]

Wesley William DEWAR.
Born: 1895 Natimuk, Victoria.
Died: 1917 Belgium.

First World War Roll of Honour.
Name: Wesley William DEWAR.
Service number: 6321,
Final Rank: Private.
Unit: 23rd Australian Imperial Force.
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918.
Date of Death: 09 October 1917.
Place of Death: Belgium.
Cause of Death: Killed in Action.
Place of Association: Natimuk, Victoria, Australia.

Cemetery or Memorial Details:
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke,
Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.

[10]

Wilkie David DEWAR.
Born: 1899 Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Died: 1967 Hughesdale, Victoria.
Age: 68 years.

Married: Ethel May HATELEY.
Year: 1921.
Place: Victoria.

Ethel was born 1895 in Goroke, Victoria.
Parents named as Henry HATELEY and Wong Florence AH.
Mother also recorded as Florence Elizabeth AH WONG.

Ethel died 1983 in Ballarat, Victoria.
Age: 88 years.
Parents named as Henry W HATELEY and Florence Elizabeth unknown.

[11]

Irene Vera DEWAR.
Born: 1903 Mount Arapiles, Victoria.
Died: -

Married: Hubert Leonard SCHIER.
Year: 1923.
Place: Victoria.

Sources:
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria.
Registry of Marriages, New South Wales.
AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.

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