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).
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.
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.
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, DAVID ALBEMARLE BERTIE, brother of George Edward Matthew Dewar (qv); b. 3 Jul 1794; adm. 7 Apr 1802 (Clapham); left 1802; went to Harrow Sch.; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 9 Jul 1812, fellow commoner 7 Nov 1812, matr. 1812; of Doles Hall, Andover, Hampshire; m. 12 May 1821 Ann Louisa, eldest dau. of Richard Magenis MP [perhaps OW, qv], Grosvenor Place, London, Lieut. -Col. Fermanagh Militia; d. 25 Nov 1859.
DEVISME, LOUIS, third son of Philip De Visme, London, Huguenot refugee, and Marriane De La Majannes; b. 25 Sep 1720; adm. Jan. 1731/2; Min. Can. 1734; KS 1735; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1739, matr. 22 Jun 1739, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1739 - 8 May 1753 (expiry year of grace as R. Bigbury); BA 1743; MA 1746; ordained deacon 22 Sep 1745, priest 21 Sep 1746 (both Oxford); Rector of Bigbury, Devon, 27 Apr 1752; in Italy with William Nassau, 4th Earl of Rochford, Jun 1753, again in Italy as travelling tutor with Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, Bart., 1758-9; abandoned clerical duties to enter diplomatic service; Secretary to Lord Rochford when British Ambassador at Madrid, 1763-7; Secretary to British Embassy, St. Petersburg, Mar 1768 - Feb 1769; Minister Plenipotentiary to Elector of Bavaria and to German Diet Dec 1769 - Jan 1774; Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden from 29 Nov 1773; d. unm. at Stockholm 4 Sep 1776. DNB.
Devis, Paul James, son of Alexandre Georges Devis, steel merchant, of Uccle, Belgium, and Elsie Barbara, d. of James Loft Churchman of Menton, France; b. 20 Feb. 1935; adm. Sept. 1949 (R); left July 1951; d. 1971.
DEVEY, ARTHUR CHARLES, youngest son of Charles Hill Devey, and Charlotte Pierrepont, dau. of George Pollard (IGI); b. 11 Nov 1866; adm. from Tonbridge Sch. (R) 26 Jan 1881; left Dec 1882; went to King’s Coll. London; a bleaching engineer; AMIEE; member, Society of Chemical Industry; resident in Paris.
Devereux, David William Mervyn, son of Almeric Clifford Eustace Devereux (qv); b. 1 Mar. 1941; adm. Sept. 1954 (R); left July 1959; Selwyn Coll. Camb., matric. 1959, BA 1962; Carnegie-Mellon Univ. USA 1969-72, MSc; man. dir. C. & J. Clark (S. Africa) Ltd. 1972; subsequently man. dir. Clarks Overseas Shoes Ltd.; m. Dec. 1962 Jacqueline Wood; d. 12 Oct. 1988.
Devereux, Almeric Clifford Eustace, son of Maj. William Charles Devereux MB of Tewkesbury, Gloucs, and Ethel Mary, d. of Thomas Phillips of Kemerton Court, Tewkesbury; b. 21 Oct. 1905; adm. Sept. 1920 (R); left July 1923; Selwyn Coll. Camb., matric. 1923, BA 1926, MA 1931; 2nd Lieut. RA Feb. 1926, Lieut. Feb. 1929, Capt. June 1937, Maj. Feb. 1943, Lieut.-Col. Apr. 1949, Col. Apr. 1952; CRA 49th Armoured Divn (TA) 1951-4; CO 64th AA Bde 1954, Brigadier Apr. 1956; CO Plymouth Garrison 1957; retd Nov. 1957; m. 20 Apr. 1938 Jeanne Evelyn, d. of John Mervvn Dallas Wrench CIE, Indian State Railway Service, of Sherborne St John, Hants; d. 22 Apr. 1980.