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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Canada Lookup Request => Topic started by: johnhills on Saturday 19 May 12 18:45 BST (UK)
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I'm looking for children of Alexander Dewar and Mary McCreadie from Maryhill Glasgow who came to Canada around 1908 and after.I have 1 ship name the Hesperian
Names : Alexander Dewar b 1880 Baker
James " b 1881 Plumber
Daniel Gilchrist Dewar b 1882 Joiner
Any one recognizing these names may be a relative of mine.
John Hills (Australia)
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Hi John,
Gilchrist Dewar - 14 th October 1880 - Resides 631 Amherst Street. Montreal with a wife (unfortunately doesn't give her name) Occupation:- Carpenter.
Dated 13 th June 1916
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Sandra
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Gilchrist Dewar, 24, single, joiner travelled from Glasgow to Montreal on the Hesperian arriving May 1908 with a destination of Montreal.
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
Looks like he signed up for WWI - you can view his attestation papers from the above link under Military and Peacekeeping and then to CEF database
His sign up is under Gilchrist.
Form 30As for Alexander show a return to Canada on the Metagama for 20 Oct 1923. Alexander is single, 43, b. Glasgow, baker, first arrival in Canada 13/04/1910 with his arrival at the port of Halifax. He had returned to Scotland for a holiday. Address in Canada 662 Nassau St. Winnipeg. contact in Scotland was sister, Mrs. Clark 373 Garbraid (? ) Street Glasgow.
On the same ship was married brother James, plumber, with the same home address in Winnipeg. Wife Fannie, 38, b. London, England was accompanying him. She had arrived in Canada May 1909 at the port of Quebec.
Manitoba Vital Statistics website show a marriage 01/01/1920 at Winnipeg between James Dewar and Fanny Louisa Archer.
Another return voyage to Canada for Fanny Dewar, 45, married shows their address as 912 St. Matthews Ave. Winnipeg. Her return was on the duchess of York arriving June 1935. she had been in Canada between 1910-1935.
There is a passenger list for Daniel Dewar showing the above address on his return to Canada in the 1930s but at the moment it's not showing up again.
Debbie
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James Dewar - 31 st March 1882 - Mother Mary McCreadie Dewar. 338 Gairbraid Street, Glasgow Scotland. John was a creamery worker. Not married.
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Sandra
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Also on a Lanarkshire thread.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=597854.msg4480623;topicseen
Sandra
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This looks to be the Daniel Dewar which Cosmac referred to above. Daniel born about 1883 Scotland and aged 50 years. Travelled Glasgow. Scotland to Quebec 21 st October 1933 on the Duchess of Bedford.
Daniel was single. Had been in Canada fron Feb 1900 - Sept 1933. Address:- 912 St Matthews Street. Winnipeg. Manitoba.
Sandra
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Thanks Sandra for your help I thought they were in Canada the boys that is,now I know spouses and such might be able to trace them all.Thank you again for your help.
John Hills
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Meant to thank Cosmac too.Thanks a lot Debbie.
John Hills
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Fanny Louis Dewar died June 28th, 1962 http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/probate/1957-1968/wpgD1957.pdf
Her obituary says very little other than she is survived by her husband and family in England. There is a death for James Dewar April 30th '65 . His obit mentions his war service and 35 years working at Crescent creamery.
Alexander passed away May 10th 1961, Gladstone Manitoba. He ran Dewar's Bakery. His Margaret wife died 1940. There was one son John Robert Alexander Dewar of Gladstone and a daughter Margaret ( Hunt) of Neepawa.Both have passed away. I will p.m. those details...There is an extensive obit for John!!
The Dewar's Bakery ( Not much, just a bldg.) But also the Dewar house is in there, I didn't look for it, though... http://www.gladstone.ca/assets/history.pdf
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Here is the obit for John's wife...http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-48394/name-Mary_Dewar/ She and John both served ww2. You can let me know by p.m. if you want the obit for John... J.J.