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George MUIR
(Abt 1770 – )
Mary MUIR
(Abt 1775 – )
William JAFFREY
(1783 – Abt 1840)
Agnes GARVEN
(1784 – )
Robert MUIR
(1800 –1881)
Ann JAFFREY
(Abt 1801–1881)
George MUIR
(1825 –1894)

 

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1. Mary MUIR

George MUIR 2 3
  • Born: 26 April 1825, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland 3
  • Christened: 1 May 1825, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland 3
  • Marriage (1): Mary MUIR on 13 March 1876 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: 19 November 1894, Bearsden, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland at age 69 4

bullet   Cause of his death was Apoplexy and General Debility; As Certified by John A. Kennedy, M.D..4

bullet   Another name for George was Robert MUIR.5

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bullet  Birth Notes

[1825]  May 1st   George, Son of Robert Muir Weaver Irvine, and Ann Jaffrey Spouses, Baptised the First instant, and born the Twenty Sixth Ultimo their First child

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • He worked as an apprentice cotton hand loom weaver on 6 June 1841 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 worked as a Westers Clerk on 30 March 1851 in Irvine, 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 an accountant on 7 April 1861 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • He appeared on the 1861 Census of Scotland on 7 April 1861 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. John Brodie       32
    Ann Brodie       30
    William Brodie       3
    George Muir       36
  • He worked as an accountant on 2 April 1871 in Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire, Scotland.
  • He appeared on the 1871 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1871 in Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire, Scotland.

George Muir       Head      43   Irvine, Ayr Sh       Accountant
Mary Muir Durie   Cousin    31   Irvine, Ayr Sh
Mary Price        Servant   19   Glasgow, Lanarksh    General Servant Domestic
Janet Muirhead    Servant   40   Dabyell, Lanark Sh   House Keeper

  • He worked as an accountant and factor 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.

  • He worked as an Account & House Factor on 5 April 1891 in Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire, Scotland.
  • He appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire, Scotland.

George Muir      Head       60   Irvine, Ayrshire   Account & House Factor
Agnes Muir       Daughter   24   Edinburgh
Jessie Jeffery   Servant    22   Irvine, Ayrshire


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George married Mary MUIR, daughter of David MUIR and Jean McQUEEN, on 13 March 1876 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland.1 2 (Mary MUIR was born about 1841 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland and died on 14 April 1876 in Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire, Scotland 4.). The cause of her death was Suicide by poisoning. Precognition shows deceased took poison when in an unsound state of mind..4


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Marriage Certificate (digital or paper copy of official marriage record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  2. Kirsty M. Haining.
  3. Irvine Relief Church (Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Baptisms 1778 –1790 and 1807 –1855 and Session Minutes 1777 –1877. The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1825 birth and baptism of George Muir; FHL microfilm 0889478.
  4. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  5. Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007). Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1– 338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.


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