| Clan Dewar | |||
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| Deòireach, [1] Mac an Deòir | |||
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| Motto | Quid non pro Patria? (Latin) "Why would we not do it for our Country?" [2] | ||
| Chief | |||
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| Michael Kenneth O’Malley Dewar | |||
| Dewar of that Ilk And Vogri | |||
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Clan Dewar is a Scottish clan. [2]
| Clan Dewar | |||
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| Deòireach, [1] Mac an Deòir | |||
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| Motto | Quid non pro Patria? (Latin) "Why would we not do it for our Country?" [2] | ||
| Chief | |||
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| Michael Kenneth O’Malley Dewar | |||
| Dewar of that Ilk And Vogri | |||
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Clan Dewar is a Scottish clan. [2]
As with many Scottish clans a legend exists to demonstrate physical prowess. [2] There is a tradition that a savage wolf was terrorising the district around Heriot and a reward was offered to the man who would despatch the beast. [2] Dewar is said to have achieved this and received his bounty. [2] However it is not known if the lands of Dewar are named after the surname or if the surname is taken from the lands. [2]
The earliest record of an organised family by the name of Dewar is in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, where Thomas and Piers de Deware appear swearing fealty to Edward I of England. [2]
Lord Borthwick granted a charter for the lands of Dewar to William Dewar in 1474. [2] This Dewar family were known as of that Ilk and rose to prominence, appearing in various charters in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. [2] William Dewar sold the lands of Dewar and moved to Carrington that was nearby. [2] From this William Dewar descend the chiefly line of Clan Dewar. [2]
A derivation of the name in Scottish Gaelic is Deoradh which means pilgrim. [2] The most distinguished of five Highland families by the name Dewar were the Dewar Coigerachs who were custodians of the Staff of St Fillan. [2] The staff was carried at the Battle of Bannockburn in support of Robert the Bruce in 1314. [2] The priceless artefact of the early Celtic church is now held in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. [2]
A branch of the Clan Dewar, the Dewars of Cambuskenneth were established by at least the 17th century, although Dewars are recorded in nearby Stirling, which was a Royal Burgh, from as early as 1483. [2] John Dewar, son of Patrick Dewar of Cambuskenneth was fined £50 in 1710 for causing blood and riot. [2]
The chiefly line of the Clan Dewar, the Dewars of that Ilk, became successful merchants and in 1719 purchased the barony and estate of Vorgie near Gorebridge. [2] The representation of this family had passed to James Dewar who was a nephew of William Dewar of that Ilk. [2]
The Vogrie estates were a hive of industry, and a flourishing coal mine was sited there in the mid-19th century, as well as Scotland's first gunpowder mill. [2] The fifth Laird of Vogrie lived in India where he was a High Court Judge. [2] He died in 1869 and was succeeded by his brother, Alexander Dewar, sixth of Vogrie who served in the Bengal cavalry. [2] The mansion house of Vogrie was built by Alexander, sixth Laird, although the estate has shrunk from 2,000 to around 250 acres (1.0 km2). [2]
Kenneth Dewar was an aide to George V and commanded HMS Royal Oak (08). [2] It is from this Kenneth Dewar that the present chiefs of Clan Dewar are descended from. [2]
The Dewar family whisky business was transformed into a major Scottish company by John Dewar who was created Baron Forteviot of Dupplin in 1917. [2] This Dewar family's seat was at Dupplin Castle which was built between 1828 and 1832, and is one of the grandest houses in Scotland. [2]
The father of the present chief of Clan Dewar, Peter Dewar of that Ilk & Vogrie, was recognised by the Lord Lyon in 1990 thus allowing the Clan to be recognised as an official Scottish clan with chief rather than an Armigerous clan without a chief. The present chief is Peter Dewar Of That Ilk And Vogrie. [3] his heir, Roderick Thomas George Dewar, will take over, after the death of, Peter Dewar.
The surname Dewar is also regarded as a sept of the Clan Menzies, Clan Buchanan, Clan Arthur and Clan Macnab. [4]
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