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Alexander MUIR 1804–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Robert MUIR

Mother: Gray HAMILTON

Spouse(s): Helen Brisbane

Children(s):

Alexander MUIR was born in 1804 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Muir And Gray Maud Hamilton. In 1841, Alexander MUIR resided in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1851, Alexander MUIR resided in Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Alexander MUIR married Helen Brisbane. Alexander MUIR passed away in 1885 in Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander MUIR was born in 1804 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Muir And Gray Maud Hamilton.
  • In 1841, Alexander MUIR resided in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Alexander MUIR resided in Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander MUIR married Helen Brisbane.
  • Alexander MUIR passed away in 1885 in Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert MUIR
1769–1841
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
RM
Gray HAMILTON
1771–1844
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
GH

Spouses(s)

Helen Brisbane
1806–1869
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HB

Children(s)

Alexander MUIR's Ancestors

Self
Alexander MUIR
1804–1885
Birth Place: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert MUIR
1769–1841
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gray ((Maud)) HAMILTON
1771–1844
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Muir
1738–
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Anne Thomson
1736–
Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland
Gabriel Hamilton
1736–
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Isabel Reid
1736–
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Muir
1714–
Janet Roger
1716–
Gabriel Westburn
1702–1761
Agnes Duddingtown
1710–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Muir
1690–
Agnes Nimmo
1690–1736
Archibald Westburn
1660–1733
Margaret Stuart
1675–1704
George Duddingston
1674–1729
Magdalen Crawford
1679–1717

Alexander MUIR's Timeline

7 Records

1804
1804
Birth of Alexander MUIR in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 37
Alexander MUIR resided here in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 47
Alexander MUIR resided here in Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 57
Alexander MUIR resided here in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 67
Alexander MUIR resided here in Wandell and Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Wandell and Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 77
Alexander MUIR resided here in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1885
1885
Age 81
Death of Alexander MUIR in Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Cambuslang; ED: 4; Page: 19; Line: 1400; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Gorbals; ED: 5; Page: 17; Line: 720; Year: 1841
    [2] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Cambuslang; ED: 4; Page: 19; Line: 1400; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1821 Scotland Census, Parish: Cambuslang; ED: 4; Page: 8; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_150; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Cambuslang; ED: 5; Page: 12; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1861_93

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Wandell and Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Wandell and Lamington; ED: 2; Page: 8; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1871_151

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Cambuslang; ED: 4; Page: 16; Line: 19; Roll: cssct1881_206

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Kirkhill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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