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What is the name ?
« on: Monday 01 April 13 18:14 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Could anyone help decipher the name ? Was transcribed as Mrs Broar but looks more like Divar/Dewar perhaps ?

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Re: What is the name ?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 01 April 13 18:19 BST (UK) »
Looks like this is Dewar.  ::)

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Re: What is the name ?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 01 April 13 18:39 BST (UK) »
I would say Dewar to....

Jules..
Sussex-  MADGWICK, PONT, MITCHELL, COATES, WHEATLEY, NEWTON, COLLINS.
Kent - HALL, WARMAN, BOORN, STREDWICK, COLE, FILMER.
Suffolk - RAMUS, RUDLAND, DICKERSON, ASBEE.
Hampshire - MADGWICK, PEAKE, VARNDELL, CHAMPION, HINES, HELMS, GOSSLING.
London - PITT, RAMUS, BOOTE,
S Africa - VAN STAADEN, WATKINS, SLATER
Australia - MADGWICK, RAMUS, NEWTON.

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Re: What is the name ?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 01 April 13 20:07 BST (UK) »
I'm not sure about the surname, but to me it look more like Mr than Mrs.

Alexander


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Re: What is the name ?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 01 April 13 22:08 BST (UK) »
First look:
Fred Dewar



Susan
Bedfordshire:     Church, Brooks
Essex (Great Bardfield):   Woolard
Hertfordshire:  Day, Johnson
Kent:   Church, Bristow, Day, Pharo, Oliver, Green
London:   Brinsley, Gillbe, Dawson, Gash
Northampton:   Pharo, Ilett
Suffolk:   Day, Munnings
Yorkshire:  Oliver, Hall, Richardson

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Re: What is the name ? COMPLETED
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 02 April 13 10:55 BST (UK) »
Thank you. It was Mrs Dewar - case solved.  ;D

COMPLETED.
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