• Born: 16 June 1838, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ³
• Christened: 25 June 1838, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ³
• Marriage (1): John MUIR on 13 August 1863 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{1 2}
• Died: 24 March 1925, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland at age 86 ⁴

   Cause of her death was (a)Senility, (b)Bronchitis, (c)Hypostatic Congestion, (d)Cardiac Failure.

   Another name for Mary was Mary COUSER.³

  Birth Notes

• June.  Mary, daughter of John Couser, shipmaster, halfway near Irvine, and Barbara Boyd, his second spouse; was born sixteenth instant, and baptized twenty fifth ditto, their first child.

  Christening Notes

Relief Congregation

  Death Notes

11h. 20m. P.M., 9 Fotheringay Road, Glasgow

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• She appeared on the 1841 Census of Scotland on 6 June 1841 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

Barbara Cousar           39   Ayrshire, Scotland   Grocer
William Cuningham   15   Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Cousar          3   Ayrshire, Scotland
John Cousar        9 Mo  Ayrshire, Scotland
Sarah Blackford     12   Ayrshire, Scotland   F  S

• She appeared on the 1851 Census of Scotland on 30 March 1851 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

Barbara Cousar   Head    50   Irvine, Ayr   Grocer
Wm Cunningham    Son     25   Irvine, Ayr   Grocer
Mary Cousar      Dau     12   Irvine, Ayr   Scholar
John Cousar      Son     10   Irvine, Ayr   Scholar
Mary Toppery     Niece   23   Irvine, Ayr   Dress Maker
Margt Toppery    Niece   21   Irvine, Ayr   Dress Maker

• She 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

• She appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ⁵
  

May Muir      Head   Widow       52   Irvine, Ayrshire
Robt Muir     Son    Unmarried   23   Glasgow, Lanarkshire   Clerk
John C Muir   Son    Unmarried   20   Glasgow, Lanarkshire   Clerk

Mary married John MUIR, son of Robert MUIR and Ann JAFFREY, on 13 August 1863 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (John MUIR was born on 7 November 1837 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ⁶, christened on 19 November 1837 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ⁶ and died on 28 June 1882 in Cape Town, Cape Colony.)

  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