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Dewar, David, son of Thomas Dewar, Circuit Judge, and his first wife Dorothy Ann, d. of Cyril George Thomas Godden of Goring-on-Sea, Sussex; b. 17 Feb. 1938; adm. Sept. 1951 (G); left July 1956; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1957 (open schol. ), BA 1960, MA 1987; Clerk in the Parliament Office, House of Lords, 1962-73; an official of the European Parliament, Luxembourg, 1973-; m. 1962 Mariuccia, d. of Pietro Azzarini of La Spezia, Italy; d. 31 Mar. 1993.

DEWAR, GEORGE EDWARD MATTHEW, eldest son of David Dewar, St. Kitts, West Indies, and Penelope Susannah, dau. of Gen. Edward Mathew, Governor of Grenada; b. 1 Sep 1792; adm. 7 Apr 1802 (Clapham); left 1802; d. 7 Jan 1803.

Dewar, Lindsay, son of John Dewar, L.R.C.P., of Hampstead, by Annie Elizabeth, daughter of John Parr Scatliff, M. D., of Clapham Common; b. Sept. 10, 1891; adm. Sept. 28, 1905 (A); left July 1907; King's Coll. London; B. D. 1913; Bishops' Coll. Cheshunt 1913; ord. deacon 1914, priest 1915 (Southwark); Curate of Wimbledon, Surrey, 1914-6; served in France in Great War I; temp. Chaplain to the Forces Aug. 10, 1916 - Oct. 18, 1917, when he resigned on account of ill health; lecturer at Bishops' Coll., Cheshunt, 1918-9; Keble Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1919; B.A. 1921; M.A. 1925; Warden of St. Anselm's Hall, Manchester, 1922; Vicar of St. Mark, Witton, Lancs. 1927-30; Canon of York 1930-35; Canon Missioner of Gloucester 1935-7; Principal of Bishops' Coll., Cheshunt, 1937-54; Hon. Canon of St. Albans 1937; Rector of Much Hadham, Herts and examining chaplain to the Bishop of St. Albans 1954; author of several books on dogmatic and moral theology and pastorial psychology; m. Aug. 14, 1926, Edith Marjorie, eldest daughter of J. W. Hudson, of Hull, Yorks.

Dewdney, Edward Lucius Day, younger son of William Richard Dewdney, of Surbiton, Surrey, by Eliza, daughter of Francis Day, M. D., F.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., of Stoke Canon, Devon; b. Junell, 1870; adm. April 1884 (H); left Dec. 1888; King's Coll. Hospital; L. S. A. (Lond.) 1899; practises at Hatch Beauchamp, near Taunton; served as Major R.A.M.C. with the Royal North Devon Hussars in Gallipoli and Egypt 1915-6, on the Hospital Transport Ville de Liege 1917, and as acting Lieut.-Col. on Hospital Ship Grantully Castle 1918-9; mentioned in despatches L. G. Jan. 12, 1920; re-employed as Lieut.-Col. R.A.M.C. 1941; T. D.; m. Oct. 26, 1899, Kathleen Brenda, third daughter of Philip Maurice Muntz, of Hook, Surrey; d. Dec. 22, 1956.

DEWEY, FRANCIS, son of William Dewey, Oxford, and Jane ---; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1616, matr. 25 Oct 1616, aged 17, Westminster Student to 1630; BA 1620; MA 1623; BD 1630; ordained; licensed to preach 1630; Vicar of Chippenham, Wilts., from 1630; Rector of Hardenhuish, Wilts., 1634; m. Margaret, dau. of Henry Shepheard, Barnstaple, Devon; d. 1650 (will proved PCC 10 Dec 1650).

DEWHURST, ROBERT, son of Sir Bernard Dewhurst, Kt, Cheshunt, Herts., Secretary to Lord Burleigh, and Anne Warde; b.; adm.; QS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1595, adm. scholar 1596, matr. c. 1595; adm. Gray’s Inn 9 Jun 1600; Custos Brevium, Court of King’s Bench; of Cheshunt Nunnery, Herts.; m. 1st, 7 Sep 1620 Prudence, dau. of Sir Thomas Dacres, Cheshunt, Herts.; m. 2nd, 9 Dec 1630 Anne, dau. of Roger Dye, St. Mary Woolnoth, London; m. 3rd, Julia, dau. of Beckenham Boteler, Tewin, Herts.; d. 4 May 1645, aged 68.

Dewsbery, George Stewart; b. Oct. 31, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (R); left July 1919.

Diack, Philip George Anthony, son of Sir Alexander Henderson Diack KCIE CVO CBE, Finan­cial Commissioner Punjab, and his second wife Mylsie, d. of Robert Alfred Molloy, Indian PWD; b. 20 Feb. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (R); left July 1929; LSE, BSc 1933; resident in Australia; dir. of cos associated with Calico Printers Assn Ltd; m. 8 July 1940 Mary, d. of William Henry Barlow of Colne, Lancs.; d. 1990.

DIBBEN, THOMAS, second son of Richard Dibben, Clare Market, London; b.; adm.; KS 1692; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1696, adm. pens. 17 Jun 1696, aged 18, scholar 23 Apr 1697, readm. as fellow commoner 1702, matr. 1699; BA 1699/1700; MA 1703; BD 1710; DD 1721; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 26 Jun 1699; ordained deacon (London) 16 Jun 1700, dispensation for priest’s orders 12 Jul 1701; Rector of Fontmell Magna, Dorset, from 16 Jul 1701; Chaplain to Right Rev. John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol, at Congress of Utrecht 1713; Precentor of St. Paul’s from 16 Jun 1714; Proctor for Bristol diocese in Convocations of 1715 and 1727; several references to “Dirty Dibben of Dorsetshire” will be found in HMC Bath MSS, vol. iii; became mentally deranged and lost all his money; a Latin poet of some celebrity; translated the Carmen Saeculare of Matthew Prior (qv) into Latin verse, 1700; m.; d. in The Poultry Compter, London 5 Apr 1741. DNB.