
Janet “Nettie” Bethia Dewar


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Gender Female Born 14 May 1889 Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand [1]
Alternate Birth 15 May 1890 Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand [2]
Died 1 December 1973 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand [2, 3]
Cremated 4 December 1973 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand [3]
Funeral 4 December 1973 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand Buried 4 December 1973 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand Alternate Death 8 December 1973 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand [4]
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Person ID I5 Roger | Ancestors of Roger Last Modified 9 January 2008
Father John Dewar, b. 4 October 1834, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. 26 April 1927, Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand
(Age 92 years)
Mother Bethia Bringans, b. 30 October 1859, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
, d. 17 September 1937, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
(Age 77 years)
Family ID F6 Family Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family/Spouse William Ernest Moffat, b. 20 February 1886, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
, d. 19 March 1979, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
(Age 93 years)
Married 14 April 1921 St. Enoch’s Presbyterian Church, Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand [2, 5]
Children + 1. Robert Dewar Moffat, b. 15 October 1922, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
, d. 29 September 2007, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
(Age 84 years)
+ 2. Living
+ 3. Bethia Stoddart Moffat, b. 31 August 1925, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
, d. 20 June 1997, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
(Age 71 years)
+ 4. Peter Watson Moffat, b. 26 December 1926, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
, d. 6 February 1998, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
(Age 71 years)
Last Modified 20 January 2005 Family ID F3 Family Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 14 May 1889 - Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand Alternate Birth - 15 May 1890 - Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand Married - 14 April 1921 - St. Enoch’s Presbyterian Church, Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand Died - 1 December 1973 - Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand Cremated - 4 December 1973 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Funeral - 4 December 1973 - Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand Buried - 4 December 1973 - Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand Alternate Death - 8 December 1973 - Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand = Link to Google Earth
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Photos John and Bethia Dewar and Family
Scanned from original photo held by Bob Moffat.
Left to Right: John (Jack) Dewar, Janet (Nettie) Dewar, John Dewar, Bethia (Bringans) Dewar, Robert (Bert) DewarJohn and Janet Dewar
John Dewar and his daughter Janet "Nettie" DewarDewar Family Picnic
John Dewar is under the tree, and his daughter Janet "Nettie" in front. I'm not sure who the others are, but likely they are John Robert "Jack" Dewar, and Robert Alexander Dewar - sons of John Dewar.Ernest and Nettie
William Ernest Moffat and Janet Bethia Dewar at the 1960 Houliston Family Centenary in Balclutha.William Ernest Moffat and Janet Bethia Dewar
Documents Birth Certificate for Janet Bethia Dewar
Certified Copy of Entry in the Register-Book of Births in the District of East Taieri. Copy made at Mosgiel on 18th May 1911.Marriage Certificate for William Ernest Moffat and Janet Bethia Dewar
Copy of Register of Marriage by Officiating Minister. Marriage in the District of Manuherikai. Signed by William Ernest Moffat and Janet Bethia Dewar. Witnessed by John Robert Moffat (Willam's brother), Farm Labourer, Waiwera South and Mary Etta Edgar, School Teacher, Palmerston.
Histories Article from "The Clutha Leader" of Monday August 26 1929 describing the Diamond Jubliee of Te Houka School
This article reports on the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for the Te Houka School celebrating 60 years from 1869 to 1929. Includes mention of a number of Moffats and Houlistons in various capacities at the school or on the school committee during the 60 years.Family Folklore - compiled by Peter Moffat
A compilation of some anecdotes about some members of the Moffat family, compiled by Peter Moffat.John Dewar — Otago Pioneer: Notes about John Dewar
Written by his daughter, Janet Bethia Dewar, probably in 1973, prior to her death (the third to last paragraph mentions "a grandson (1973)".
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Notes - Attended the 1960 Houliston Centenary in Balclutha. [Source 12]
Six miles was too far for Janet Bethia to walk to school, so she was sent to live with her grandparents in Mosgiel for schooling for 2 years. At the end of that time, when she was seven, there was the move to Lowburn, and she returned home. She travelled by train to Lawrence with two Mosgiel women she knew. A memory of the journey is of the women leaning from the carriage window, catching in cups and drinking water which streamed down the inside of the Mt Stuart tunnel. At Lawrence, the shy little girl was given into the coach driver’s care and remembers standing in the roadway, pointing out her trunk, away on top of the coach. The move to Lowburn is also remembered, household goods as well as a crate of hens being transported by wagon.
It was back to Alexandra and school there in 1899 and Janet Bethia was the recipient of the school’s first dux medal. Runner-up was William Appleton (later Sir William, a businessman in Wellington and mayor for a time). The next two years’ education were at Mosgiel District High School. This was followed by two years’ pupil teaching at Alexandra and two years at Sawyers Bay before two years at Dunedin Teachers’ Training College, during which time she passed 3 university units which gave her a B certificate in teaching. Her ambition had always been to be an infantroom teacher. She spent two years as sole teacher at Matau school, at the lower end of Inch Clutha, then moved to Alexandra to a position as infantroom mistress. She left for health reasons, had 18 months at Hampden school, then taught at Tokomairiro District High School for two years. [Source 289] [6, 7]
- Attended the 1960 Houliston Centenary in Balclutha. [Source 12]
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Sources - [S20] Certified Copy of Entry in the Register-Book of Births in the District of East Taieri.
- [S61] Hand Drawn Pedigree Chart, hand drawn by Ashley Moffat.
- [S31] eMail message titled “Some Dates for You”, from Andrew Moffat.
- [S62] Personal Comment to Roger Moffat, from Mum (Hilda Moffat).
- [S311] Copy of Register of Marriage for William Ernest Moffat and Janet Bethia Dewar.
- [S12] Booklet titled “Here a Name - A History of the Houliston Family in New Zealand”, written by Caldwell, P.
- [S289] John Dewar - An Otago Pioneer, remembrance by his daughter, Janet Bethia Dewar.
- [S20] Certified Copy of Entry in the Register-Book of Births in the District of East Taieri.
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