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ALEXANDER Muir 1806 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1806

Birth Location: Middlequarter, Lanarkshire Scotland

Death Date: 26 Mar 1896

Death Location: Awitu Peninsula, near Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Alexander Muir

Mother: Anne Russell

Spouse(s): Mary Stewart

Children(s): james Muir, Isabella Muir, Alexander Muir, Robert Muir, Alexander Muir, Mary Muir, John Muir, Margaret Muir, Elizabeth Muir, James Muir, Marion Muir, George Muir, Alexander Muir

ALEXANDER Muir was born in 1806 in Middlequarter, Lanarkshire Scotland, the child of Alexander Muir and Anne Russell. In 1841, ALEXANDER Muir resided in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1851, ALEXANDER Muir resided in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland. ALEXANDER Muir married Mary Stewart, and had children including james Muir, Isabella Muir, Alexander Muir, Robert Muir, Alexander Muir, Mary Muir, John Muir, Margaret Muir, Elizabeth Muir, James Muir, Marion Muir, George Muir, Alexander Muir. ALEXANDER Muir passed away in 1896 in Awitu Peninsula, near Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • ALEXANDER Muir was born in 1806 in Middlequarter, Lanarkshire Scotland, the child of Alexander Muir and Anne Russell.
  • In 1841, ALEXANDER Muir resided in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, ALEXANDER Muir resided in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • ALEXANDER Muir married Mary Stewart, and had children including james Muir, Isabella Muir, Alexander Muir, Robert Muir, Alexander Muir, Mary Muir, John Muir, Margaret Muir, Elizabeth Muir, James Muir, Marion Muir, George Muir, Alexander Muir.
  • ALEXANDER Muir passed away in 1896 in Awitu Peninsula, near Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Muir
1781 –
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Anne Russell
1801 – 1869
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stewart
1811 – 1872
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

james Muir
1832 –
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
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Isabella Muir
1832 – 1893
Birth Location: Glasgow , Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alexander Muir
1834 – 1921
Birth Location: Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Muir
1835 – 1890
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alexander Muir
1837 – 1915
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Mary Muir
1840 – 1923
Birth Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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John Muir
1841 – 1937
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret Muir
1842 –
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Muir
1844 – 1866
Birth Location: Epsom Auckland
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James Muir
1845 –
Birth Location: Auckland New Zealand
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Marion Muir
1846 – 1919
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanark
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George Muir
1849 – 1924
Birth Location: Auckland
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Alexander Muir
– 1921
Birth Location: –
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ALEXANDER Muir's Ancestors

Self
ALEXANDER Muir
1806 – 1896
Birth Place: Middlequarter, Lanarkshire Scotland
Parents
Alexander Muir
1781 –
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Anne Russell
1801 – 1869
Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert Muir
1737 –
Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland
Helen Murdoch
1734 –
Nether Cramond, Edinburgh City, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

ALEXANDER Muir's Descendants

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ALEXANDER Muir (22 Nov 1806 – 26 Mar 1896) m. Mary Stewart (26 June 1811 – Jun 1872)
  1. 1. james Muir (1832 – )
  2. 2. Isabella Muir (15 FEB 1832 – 30/05/1893)
  3. 3. Alexander Muir (9 Apr 1834 – 5 Dec 1921)
  4. 4. Robert Muir (1835 – 1890)
  5. 5. Alexander Muir (1837 – 1915)
  6. 6. Mary Muir (ABT 1840 – 03 Aug 1923) m. George Hill (14 JUL 1819 – 11 FEB 1892) m. James Muir (abt 1841 – )
    1. 1. George Hill (18 Oct 1861 – 1 Dec 1944) m. Mary (May) Allen (3 Jul 1870 – 10 June 1963)
      1. 1. George (Allen) Hill (29 May 1892 – 08 August 1915)
      2. 2. Alfred (Ernest) Hill (04 May 1893 – 17 May 1969)
      3. 3. Susie (Curtis) HIll (15 May 1895 – 14 Oct 1993)
      4. 4. Eric (Henry) Hill (11 March 1897 – 12 September 1988)
      5. 5. Mary (Aileen) Hill (1899 – 1971)
      6. 6. Jennie (Allen) Hill (About 1901 – 1992)
      7. 7. Minnie Hill (1902 – 1902)
      8. 8. Mryrtle (Mary) Hill (1902 – 1902)
      9. 9. John (Curtis) Hill (26 Jan 1904 – 1985)
      10. 10. Harold (Stretton) Hill (3 October 1907 – 13 Jan 1977)
      11. 11. Kathleen (May) Hill (18 June 1909 – 2006)
      12. 12. Clarence (Trevor) Hill (06 Jul 1911 – 23 Mar 1987)
      13. 13. Evelyn (Inez) Hill (10 Mar 1913 – 2011)
    2. 2. George Hill (18th October 1861 – 1944)
    3. 3. Mary (Stewart) Hill (30 MAR 1863 – 29 JUN 1933)
    4. 4. Robert (Alexander) Hill (25/10/1864 – 2/10/1874)
    5. 5. Hannah Hill (29/9/1866 – 19/4/1914)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Blunt (Dolly)) Hill (Abt 1872 – 8 July 1947) m. Thomas Tapp (Dec 1856 – 17 April 1928)
      1. 1. Ronald (Charles) Tapp (6 July 1895 – 30 Dec 1968)
      2. 2. Annie Tapp (11 Oct 1896 – )
      3. 3. Norman (Leslie) Tapp (5 Sept 1898 – 8 Sept 1964)
      4. 4. Ida (May) Tapp (April 1900 – 25 Jun 1972)
      5. 5. Albert (James Thomas) Tapp (10 march 1901 – 1980)
      6. 6. Cecil (George) Tapp (19 Apr 1902 – 21 Sept 1979)
      7. 7. Caleb (Rolan) Tapp (29 Oct 1903 – 27 Feb 1987)
      8. 8. Kenneth (Snowshaul) Tapp (2 July 1906 – 24 February 1995)
      9. 9. Kathleen (Maud) Tapp (10 Jan 1910 – 11 Jul 1990)
      10. 10. Gladys (Swinburn) Tapp (23 Oct 1912 – 26 Dec 1995)
    7. 7. Caleb Hill (5 APR 1875 – 24 SEP 1932)
    8. 8. Alexander Hill (9 June 1876 – 4 December 1962)
    9. 9. James (Albert) Hill (22 january 1878 – 28 July 1967)
    10. 10. James Muir (abt 1869 – )
    11. 11. Robert Muir (abt 1871 – )
    12. 12. William Muir (abt 1878 – )
  7. 7. John Muir (1 Jan 1841 – 29/9/1937)
  8. 8. Margaret Muir (abt 1842 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth Muir (15/6/1844 – 2/11/1866)
  10. 10. James Muir (1845 – )
  11. 11. Marion Muir (abt 1846 – 13 Apr 1919)
  12. 12. George Muir (15 Feb 1849 – 12 Aug 1924)
  13. 13. Alexander Muir ( – 5/12/1921)

ALEXANDER Muir's Timeline

7 Records

1806
22 Nov 1806
Birth of ALEXANDER Muir in Middlequarter, Lanarkshire Scotland
Middlequarter, Lanarkshire Scotland
1841
1841
Age 35
ALEXANDER Muir resided here in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 45
ALEXANDER Muir resided here in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 55
ALEXANDER Muir resided here in West Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
West Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 75
ALEXANDER Muir resided here in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 85
ALEXANDER Muir resided here in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1896
26 Mar 1896
Age 90
Death of ALEXANDER Muir in Awitu Peninsula, near Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand
Awitu Peninsula, near Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1806
    Event Place: Middlequarter, Lanarkshire Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Cambuslang; ED: 4; Page: 19; Line: 1110; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 9; Page: 24; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1851_123; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: West Dalkeith; ED: 1; Page: 30; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1861_123
    [4] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 9; Page: 18; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_80
    [5] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 10; Page: 26; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1891_188
    [6] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 10; Page: 25; Line: 6; Roll: cssct1881_172
    [7] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Cambuslang; ED: 4; Page: 19; Line: 1110; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 9; Page: 24; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1851_123; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: West Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: West Dalkeith; ED: 1; Page: 30; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1861_123
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 9; Page: 18; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_80

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 10; Page: 25; Line: 6; Roll: cssct1881_172

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 10; Page: 26; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1891_188

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Awitu Peninsula, near Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
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