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Peerage Record – 36963

Caroline Cumming1

Female, Registry Number #369621, d. 27 December 1856

Last Edited=4 Jul 2009
     Caroline Cumming was the daughter of Colonel Sir John Cumming.2 She married James Dewar, 4th of Vogrie, son of James Dewar, 3rd of Vogrie and Elizabeth McCullough, on 19 April 1792.1 She died on 27 December 1856.1
     From 19 April 1792, her married name became Dewar.

Children of Caroline Cumming and James Dewar, 4th of Vogrie

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1133. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

James Dewar, 5th of Vogrie1

Male, Registry Number #369622, b. 1793, d. 13 October 1869

Last Edited=4 Jul 2009
     James Dewar, 5th of Vogrie was born in 1793.1 He was the son of James Dewar, 4th of Vogrie and Caroline Cumming.2 He married Emily Dyer, daughter of General S Dyer, in October 1818.1 He died on 13 October 1869, without issue.1
     He was Commercial Resident of Rungpore, Bengal.1 He partipicated in an ordinance; Judge of the High Court [India].1 He partipicated in an ordinance; Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Midlothian.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1133. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

General S Dyer1

Male, Registry Number #369623

Last Edited=10 Jun 2009

Child of General S Dyer

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1133. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Emily Dyer1

Female, Registry Number #369624

Last Edited=9 Jun 2009
     Emily Dyer is the daughter of General S Dyer.2 She married James Dewar, 5th of Vogrie, son of James Dewar, 4th of Vogrie and Caroline Cumming, in October 1818.1
     From October 1818, her married name became Dewar.
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1133. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

John George Dewar1

Male, Registry Number #369625

Last Edited=4 Jul 2009
     John George Dewar was the son of James Dewar, 4th of Vogrie and Caroline Cumming.2 He died, drowned at sea.1
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1819 in the Royal Navy.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

George Dewar1

Male, Registry Number #369626, b. 1794, d. 1803

Last Edited=9 Jun 2009
     George Dewar was born in 1794.1 He was the son of James Dewar, 4th of Vogrie and Caroline Cumming.2 He died in 1803.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Alexander Cumming Dewar, 6th of Vogrie1

Male, Registry Number #369627, b. 10 November 1803, d. 12 June 1880

Last Edited=4 Jul 2009
     Alexander Cumming Dewar, 6th of Vogrie was born on 10 November 1803.1 He was the son of James Dewar, 4th of Vogrie and Caroline Cumming.2 He married Jane Elizabeth Cumming, daughter of Colonel Alexander Cumming, on 7 November 1855.1 He died on 12 June 1880 at age 76.1
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)1 He fought in the Afghan War.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bengal Cavalry.1 He fought in the Sikh Campaign.1

Children of Alexander Cumming Dewar, 6th of Vogrie and Jane Elizabeth Cumming

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Colonel Alexander Cumming1

Male, Registry Number #369628

Last Edited=4 Jul 2009
     Colonel Alexander Cumming is the son of Colonel Sir John Cumming.1
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the Honourable East India Company Service.1

Child of Colonel Alexander Cumming

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Jane Elizabeth Cumming1

Female, Registry Number #369629, d. 10 July 1876

Last Edited=4 Jul 2009
     Jane Elizabeth Cumming was the daughter of Colonel Alexander Cumming.2 She married Alexander Cumming Dewar, 6th of Vogrie, son of James Dewar, 4th of Vogrie and Caroline Cumming, on 7 November 1855.1 She died on 10 July 1876.1
     From 7 November 1855, her married name became Dewar.

Children of Jane Elizabeth Cumming and Alexander Cumming Dewar, 6th of Vogrie

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

James Cumming Dewar, 7th of Vogrie1

Male, Registry Number #369630, b. 13 January 1857, d. 29 April 1908

Last Edited=4 Jul 2009
Consanguinity Index=3.13%
     James Cumming Dewar, 7th of Vogrie was born on 13 January 1857.1 He was the son of Alexander Cumming Dewar, 6th of Vogrie and Jane Elizabeth Cumming.2 He married Katharine Adeline Purcell, daughter of Thomas Purcell, on 29 July 1884.1 He died on 29 April 1908 at age 51.1
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Dragoon Guards and 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars.1 He fought in the Zulu War, where he was mentioned in despatches and was severely wounded.1 He was Privy Chamberlain to Popes Leo XIII and Pius X.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)1 He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers in 1901.1 He was awarded the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre.1 He was awarded the Knight of Honour and Devotion, Sovereign Military Order of Malta.1 His last will he willed Vogrie to his youngest daughter to the exclusion of his son (who was left nothing in his mother’s will either.)1

Children of James Cumming Dewar, 7th of Vogrie and Katharine Adeline Purcell

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

 

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