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John Muir 1841 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1841

Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29/9/1937

Death Location: Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: ALEXANDER Muir

Mother: Mary Stewart

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In 1841, John Muir entered the world in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to ALEXANDER Muir and Mary Stewart. In 1851, John Muir resided in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland. In 1861, John Muir resided in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland. John Muir passed away in 1937 in Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1841, John Muir entered the world in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to ALEXANDER Muir and Mary Stewart.
  • In 1851, John Muir resided in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • In 1861, John Muir resided in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • John Muir passed away in 1937 in Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand.

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John Muir's Ancestors

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John Muir
1841 – 1937
Birth Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, 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

John Muir's Timeline

4 Records

1841
1 Jan 1841
Birth of John Muir in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 10
John Muir resided here in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 20
John Muir resided here in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1937
29/9/1937
Age 96
Death of John Muir in Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1841
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 9; Page: 24; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1851_123; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 9; Page: 18; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1861_80

    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: 19; Roll: CSSCT1851_123; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 9; Page: 18; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1861_80

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29/9/1937
    Event Place: Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand

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