Individual Details

Maj James William DEWAR Esq

(9 Sep 1827 - 19 Jul 1861)

Events

Birth9 Sep 1827Bombay, India
Baptism21 Nov 1827Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
MilitaryFrom 184649th Regiment of Foot & the 97th Regiment of Foot
Marriage17 Nov 1850Saint James, Westminster, London - Kate Jane DAYRELL
MiscellaneousBet 1854 and 1855fought in the Crimean War - The Crimean Peninsula
Marriage15 Nov 1855Benares Anna DE STIEGER
Death19 Jul 1861Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire
Probate4 Oct 1861Oxford
BurialMiddleton Stoney Churchyard, Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire

Families

SpouseKate Jane DAYRELL (1827 - 1853)
ChildKate Jane DEWAR (1851 - 1915)
SpouseBenares Anna DE STIEGER ( - )
FatherSir James DEWAR (1797 - 1830)
MotherClementine WEMYSS (1805 - 1834)
SiblingRev David Erskine DEWAR (1826 - 1906)
SiblingWilliam Wemyss Methven DEWAR (1829 - 1903)

Notes

Military

He gained the rank of Ensign in 1846 in the service of the 49th Regiment.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1850.1 He was decorated with the award of the Order of the Medjidie (5th Class) in 1853.1 He gained the rank of Captain in 1854. He was decorated with the award of the Chevalier, Legion of Honour in 1857.1 He gained the rank of Major in 1858

Miscellaneous

He was present at Alma, Inkerman and Sebastapol (where he was one of the Town Majors).

Probate

Probate was granted to his brothers the Reverend David Erskine Dewar and William Wemyss Methven Dewar, of Middleton Stoney. His effects were valued at under £1500 (£64,740.00 in 2005).