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Alexander Muir 1837 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: ALEXANDER Muir

Mother: Mary Stewart

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In 1837, Alexander Muir entered the world in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, born to ALEXANDER Muir and Mary Stewart. In 1851, Alexander Muir resided in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Alexander Muir passed away in 1915 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1837, Alexander Muir entered the world in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, born to ALEXANDER Muir and Mary Stewart.
  • In 1851, Alexander Muir resided in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Muir passed away in 1915 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Alexander Muir's Ancestors

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Alexander Muir
1837 – 1915
Birth Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
ALEXANDER Muir
1806 – 1896
Middlequarter, Lanarkshire Scotland
Mary Stewart
1811 – 1872
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Muir
1781 –
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Anne Russell
1801 – 1869
Ayrshire, Scotland
Robert Stewart
Isabella (Colquhaun) Nalsmith
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Muir
1737 –
Helen Murdoch
1734 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Muir's Timeline

3 Records

1837
1837
Birth of Alexander Muir in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 14
Alexander Muir resided here in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1915
1915
Age 78
Death of Alexander Muir in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 9; Page: 24; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1851_123; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    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: 17; Roll: CSSCT1851_123; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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