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Forteviot, Baron (UK, 1917)

Creation: let. pat. 4 Jan 1917

Family name: Dewar

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Arms:

Or on a Pale Vert the Crosier of St Fillan proper on a Chief engrailed Gules a Holy Lamb passant reguardant Staff and Cross Argent with the Banner of St Andrew proper between two Stalks of Barley slipped also proper

Crest:

A Cock proper

Supporters:

Dexter:  the Figure of St Fillan holding in the exterior hand his Crozier proper;  Sinister:  an Eagle wings erected proper

Motto:

Pro Rege, Lege et Grege (For King, law and people)

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John Alexander [Dewar], 1st Baron Forteviot

2nd son of John Dewar, of Perth, and Pittendynie, Moneydie, co. Perth, by his wife Jane Gow, dau. of John Gow, of Pittendynie, co. Perth

born

6 Jun 1856

mar. (1)

24 Jun 1884 Joan Tod (d. 15 Feb 1899), dau. of William Tod, of Gospetry, co. Kinross

mar. (2)

22 Mar 1905 Margaret Elizabeth Holland (d. 22 Mar 1940), dau. of Henry Holland, of Cairnsmore, Camberley, co. Surrey

died

23 Nov 1929

created

24 Jul 1907 Baronet of the United Kingdom, styled "of the City of Perth"

4 Jan 1917 Baron Forteviot, of Dupplin in the County of Perth

suc. by

son by first wife

John [Dewar], 2nd Baron Forteviot, OBE MC

born

17 Mar 1885

mar. (1)

27 Nov 1919 Marjory Winton Isabel Heaton-Ellis (d. 6 Sep 1945), 2nd dau. of Lt Col Sir Charles Henry Brabazon Heaton-Ellis CBE, of Wyddiall Hall, Buntingford, co Hertford, by his first wife Marion Pringle McCarthy, 1st dau. of Herbert T S McCarthy, of Bective, Somerton, New South Wales, Australia

mar. (2)

20 Aug 1946 his sister-in-law Muriel Cecil Harriette Cavendish (widow of (1) Richard Charles Graves-Sawle, and (2) Maj Alwyn Lionel Compton Cavendish;  d. 1975), 1st dau. of Lt Col Sir Charles Henry Brabazon Heaton-Ellis CBE, of Wyddiall House, Buntingford, co. Hertford, by his first wife Marion Pringle McCarthy, 1st dau. of Herbert T S McCarthy, of Bective, Somerton, New South Wales, Australia

died

s.p. 24 Oct 1947

suc. by

half-brother

Henry Evelyn Alexander [Dewar], 3rd Baron Forteviot, MBE

born

23 Feb 1906

mar.

25 Apr 1933 Cynthia Monica Starkie (d. 1986), 1st dau. of Piers Cecil Le Gendre Starkie, of Hethe Place, Hartfield, co. Sussex, by his wife Cicely de Hoghton, 2nd dau. of Sir James de Hoghton, 11th Bt., of Hoghton Tower, co. Lancaster, by his wife Aimée Jane Grove (d. 1 Jul 1919), only dau. of John Grove, of Mudeford, co. Hampshire

died

25 Mar 1993

suc. by

son

John James Evelyn [Dewar], 4th Baron Forteviot

born

5 Apr 1938

mar.

17 Oct 1963 Lady Elizabeth Jeronima Waldegrave (b. 4 Apr 1936; d. 19 Feb 2003), 3rd dau. of Geoffrey Noel [Waldegrave], 12th Earl Waldegrave, by his wife Mary Hermione Grenfell, 1st dau. by his second wife of Lt Col Arthur Morton Grenfell DSO

children

1. Hon Alexander John Edward Dewar (b. 4 Mar 1971), mar. 5 Apr 1997 Donryn Clement, dau. of Graham Clement, of Cape Province, South Africa, and has issue:

1a. James Alexander Thomas Dewar (b. 5 Jul 2000)

1a. Elisabeth Annabelle Dewar (b. 5 Dec 2004)

1. Hon Mary Emma Jeronima Dewar (b. 1 Jun 1965), mar. 1988 Hon Adam Humphrey Drummond, Yr. of Megginch (b. 20 Apr 1953), 1st son and heir of Capt Humphrey ap Evans later Drummond of Megginch MC, of Nantymoch, co. Cardigan, by his wife Hon Jean Cherry Drummond of Megginch, suo jure Baroness Strange, and has issue

2. Hon Miranda Phoebe Dewar (b. 1 Mar 1968), mar. 15 Feb 2003 Philippe El Khazen, 1st son of Clovis El Khazen, of Ajaltoun, Lebanon, and has issue

3. Hon Henrietta Cynthia Dewar (b. 27 Jan 1970), mar. 21 Jul 2001 Justin Wateridge, son of Alan Wateridge, of South Harting, co. Sussex, and has issue

Last updated 22 Sep 2004

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Titles:

4th Baron Forteviot, of Dupplin in the County of Perth

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 4 Jan 1917)

4th Baronet, styled "of the City of Perth"

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 24 Jul 1907)

Address:

Aberdalgie House, Aberdalgie, Perthshire PH2 0QD

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