• Born: 7 November 1837, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ³
• Christened: 19 November 1837, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ³
• Marriage (1): Mary COUSAR on 13 August 1863 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{1 2}
• Died: 28 June 1882, Cape Town, Cape Colony at age 44

  Birth Notes

• Nov..  John, son of Robert Muir, weaver Irvine, and Ann Jaffrey, spouses; was born seventh instant, and baptized nineteenth ditto, their fourth child.

  Christening Notes

Relief Congregation

  Death Notes

now Cape Town, South Africa

  Recorded Events in His Life

• Although he was likely buried in Cape Town, there is a gravestone monument in his honor at the Irvine Old Parish Churchyard in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He appeared on the 1841 Census of Scotland on 6 June 1841 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

Robert Mur    40   Ayrshire, Scotland   Cotton H L W
Ann Mur       35   Ayrshire, Scotland
George Mur    15   Ayrshire, Scotland   Ap Cotton H L W
Agnes Muir    12   Ayrshire, Scotland
William Mur    9   Ayrshire, Scotland
John Muir      3   Ayrshire, Scotland

• He appeared on the 1851 Census of Scotland on 30 March 1851 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

Robert Muer   Head     51   Irvine, Ayr   Hand Loom Weaver-cotton
Anne Muer     Wife     48   Irvine, Ayr   Muslin Sewer
George Muer   Son      25   Irvine, Ayr   Westers Clerk
Agnes Muer    Dau      22   Irvine, Ayr   Dress Maker
John Muer     Son      13   Irvine, Ayr   Hand Loom Weaver-cotton
George Muer   Nephew   12   Irvine, Ayr   Scholar

• He worked as a cotton hand loom weaver on 30 March 1851 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He worked as an Accountant Clerk in 1861.

• He worked as an Accountant House Frater on 2 April 1871 in Maxwell, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

• He appeared on the 1871 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1871 in Maxwell, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  

John Muir             Head             33   Irvine, Ayrshire        Accountant House Frater
Mary Muir             Wife             32   Irvine, Ayrshire
Barbara Boyd Muir     Dau               6   Glasgow, Lanarkshire    Scholar
Robert Muir           Son               3   Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Cousin John Muir      Son            1 Mo   Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Mary Ann Calderwood   Mother           60   Paisley, Renfrewshire   Ladies Murse (Margt Lament's mother??)
Margt Lament          Domestic Servt   16   Kirk, Argyleshire       General Servant Domestic

• He worked as a commercial clerk on 3 April 1881 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He appeared on the 1881 Census of Scotland on 3 April 1881 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

Robert Muir    Head       54   Irvine, Ayrshire       Accountant & Factor
Agnes Muir     Daughter   14   Edinburgh              Scholar
Agnes Brodie   Sister     52   Irvine, Ayrshire
John Brodie    Nephew     17   Irvine, Ayrshire       House Painter
John Muir      Brother    43   Irvine, Ayrshire       Commercial Clark
Mary Price     Servant    27   Glasgow, Lanarkshire   Gen. Serv. (Domestic.

John married Mary COUSAR, daughter of John COUSAR and Barbara BOYD, on 13 August 1863 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Mary COUSAR was born on 16 June 1838 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ⁴, christened on 25 June 1838 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ⁴ and died on 24 March 1925 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ⁵.). The cause of her death was (a)Senility, (b)Bronchitis, (c)Hypostatic Congestion, (d)Cardiac Failure.

  Marriage Notes

In 1863  John was married at Fullarton Place Irvine Ayrshire, he was Presbyterian and lived at St. James Street Paisley Rd Govan Glasgow.  He carried on a business as an Accountant and House Taylor(sic).  The Minister officiating was M.B. Robertson, and Witnesses were George Muir and B.C. Topping. ²