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John Muir 1871 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1871

Birth Location: Netherton Colliery, Morpeth, Northumberland

Death Date: 8 November 1911

Death Location: Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Thomas Muir

Mother: Eleanor Dixon

Spouse(s): Helen Rumgay

Children(s): Thomas Muir, (Ellen) Muir, Mary Muir, John Muir, Andrew Muir, Elizabeth Muir, Twins Muir, William Muir, Thomas Muir, James Muir, Anna Muir, James Muir, Andrew Muir, James MUIR

In 1871, John Muir entered the world in Netherton Colliery, Morpeth, Northumberland, born to Thomas Muir and Eleanor Dixon. In 1871, John Muir resided in Netherton Colliery, Northumberland, England. John Muir married Helen Stevenson Rumgay, and had children including Thomas Muir, (Ellen) Helen Menzies Stevenson Muir, Mary Eleanor Muir, John Muir, Andrew Rumgay Muir, Elizabeth Muir, Twins Muir, William Archibald Muir, Thomas Muir, James Muir, Anna Menzies Muir, James Rumgay Muir, Andrew Rumgay Muir, James Rumgay MUIR. John Muir passed away in 1911 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1871, John Muir entered the world in Netherton Colliery, Morpeth, Northumberland, born to Thomas Muir and Eleanor Dixon.
  • In 1871, John Muir resided in Netherton Colliery, Northumberland, England.
  • John Muir married Helen Stevenson Rumgay, and had children including Thomas Muir, (Ellen) Helen Menzies Stevenson Muir, Mary Eleanor Muir, John Muir, Andrew Rumgay Muir, Elizabeth Muir, Twins Muir, William Archibald Muir, Thomas Muir, James Muir, Anna Menzies Muir, James Rumgay Muir, Andrew Rumgay Muir, James Rumgay MUIR.
  • John Muir passed away in 1911 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Muir
1845 – 1922
Birth Location: Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
TM
Eleanor Dixon
1847 – 1908
Birth Location: Bedlington, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Helen Rumgay
1871 – 1965
Birth Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HR

Children(s)

Thomas Muir
1893 – 1893
Birth Location: 85 Portland Park, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
TM
(Ellen) Muir
1894 – 1948
Birth Location: 3 Brown St., Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
(M
Mary Muir
1896 – 1979
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM
John Muir
1898 – 1956
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Andrew Muir
1900 –
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire
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Elizabeth Muir
1902 – 1977
Birth Location: 196 Quarry St. Hamilton
EM
Twins Muir
1904 – 1904
Birth Location: Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada
TM
William Muir
1906 – 1988
Birth Location: Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
WM
Thomas Muir
1908 – 1961
Birth Location: Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada
TM
James Muir
1910 – 1984
Birth Location: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Anna Muir
1911 – 1984
Birth Location: Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
AM
James Muir
1903 – 1904
Birth Location: 190 Quarry St., Hamilton
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Andrew Muir
1903 – 1904
Birth Location: 190 Quarry St., Hamilton
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James MUIR
1909 – 1984
Birth Location: Sydney Mines, Canada
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John Muir's Ancestors

Self
John Muir
1871 – 1911
Birth Place: Netherton Colliery, Morpeth, Northumberland
Parents
Thomas Muir
1845 – 1922
Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eleanor Dixon
1847 – 1908
Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
James Muir
1812 – 1896
Dalgety, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Ditchburn
1812 – 1887
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Dixon
1816 – 1894
Cowpen Square, Northumberland, England
Isabella Dunn
1819 – 1896
South Shields, Durham, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Muir
1783 – 1867
Janet Cowan
1779 – 1867
William Ditchburn
1773 –
Mary Waters
1761 –
William Dixon
1786 –
Eleanor Walker
1791 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Muir
1760 – 1790
Catherine Thomason
1760 –
Robert Cowan
1758 –
Jean Muir
1758 –
William Ditchburn
1738 –
Margaret Murray
1744 –
John Waters
1735 –
Janet Marr
1735 –
William Dixon
1758 – 1825
Mary Potts
1760 – 1819
Joseph Walker
1765 –
Elisabeth McDowell

John Muir's Descendants

1.
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John Muir (15 January 1871 – 8 November 1911) m. Helen (Stevenson) Rumgay (14 Sep 1871 – 7 Oct 1965)
  1. 1. Thomas Muir (19 May 1893 – 8 Dec 1893)
  2. 2. (Ellen) (Helen Menzies Stevenson) Muir (9 Nov 1894 – 28 Sep 1948) m. David Richards
  3. 3. Mary (Eleanor) Muir (7 April 1896 – 16 Apr 1979) m. James Dickson (abt 1884 – 27 May 1971) m. David
    1. 1. David (Rodney) Dickson (29 Dec 1921 – 9 Mar 1996)
  4. 4. John Muir (22 Aug 1898 – 26 Jun 1956) m. Daphnae (1908 – 1982)
  5. 5. Andrew (Rumgay) Muir (6 Jan 1900 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth Muir (9 FEB 1902 – 21 Feb 1977) m. Carl (Askey) Sheffer (10 Feb 1898 – 9 Jun 1978) m. Campbell
    1. 1. Marjorie Muir (Abt 1930 – Abt 1960)
    2. 2. John (Grant) Sheffer (1 MAY 1936 – 13 March 1997)
  7. 7. Twins Muir (1904 – 1904)
  8. 8. William (Archibald) Muir (10 April 1906 – 17 Dec 1988) m. Agnes (A) Holz (26 October 1907 – 29 Mar 1994)
    1. 1. Agnes (Lois) Muir (22 March 1930 – 8 Jul 2016) m. Carl Prytula (17 April 1923 – 29 Aug 1984)
      1. 1. Valerie (Ruth) Prytula (15 October 1953 – 22 Dec 2003) m. Norris (Edward) Lucas (2 Jun 1962 – ) m. Victor Curatolo m. Keith (Vernon) Sawka (8 Jan 1956 – )
        1. 1. Carl (Alexander) Curatolo (11 February 1984 – )
        2. 2. Meredith (Rose) Sawka (16 March 1975 – 1 November 2002) m. Andre Scott
      2. 2. Carl (Dominick) Prytula (18 August 1965 – ) m. Elisabeth (Anntoinette) Gantner (10 Jul 1968 – )
        1. 1. Tiffany (Lynn) Prytula (27 June 1987 – ) m. Joseph Savine m. William Anderson
        2. 2. Carl (Anthony) Prytula (8 July 1988 – )
        3. 3. Tamara (Rose) Kassin (9 June 1990 – ) m. Brandon (Edward) Kassin (7 Sep 1989 – ) m. Joseph (Michael) Patterson (22 Mar 1989 – )
      3. 3. Helene (Maredeth) Prytula (Oct 1970 – ) m. Randy Vandenabeele (Mar 1967 – ) m. John (Francis "Butch") Scott (7 December 1960 – 5 September 2008)
        1. 1. Jacqueline (Marie) Vandenabeele (Mar 1993 – )
        2. 2. Randy (Todd) Vandenabeele
        3. 3. Kyle (Anthony) Vandenabeele
    2. 2. William Muir (24 January 1933 – ) m. Janet Laing (abt 1933 – )
    3. 3. Clara (Aileen) French (17 November 1939 – ) m. Lee (Guy) French (abt 1936 – )
      1. 1. James (D) French (12 Sep 1958 – )
      2. 2. Jenise (Rhonda) French (28 Sep 1959 – )
      3. 3. Alan (Lee) French (10 Apr 1962 – )
      4. 4. Aaron (W) French (16 Sep 1964 – )
      5. 5. Ron French
      6. 6. Ruan French
  9. 9. Thomas Muir (26 Jan 1908 – 20 Apr 1961) m. Ruby
  10. 10. James Muir (Jan 1910 – 1984) m. Eleanore
  11. 11. Anna (Menzies) Muir (22 SEP 1911 – 28 Apr 1984) m. Martin Abinett
  12. 12. James (Rumgay) Muir (9 May 1903 – 4 Feb 1904)
  13. 13. Andrew (Rumgay) Muir (9 May 1903 – 4 Feb 1904)
  14. 14. James (Rumgay) MUIR (16 Nov 1909 – 11 Oct 1984)
    1. 1. James Muir (22 Aug – )

John Muir's Timeline

7 Records

1871
15 January 1871
Birth of John Muir in Netherton Colliery, Morpeth, Northumberland
Netherton Colliery, Morpeth, Northumberland
1871
1871
John Muir resided here in Netherton Colliery, Northumberland, England
Netherton Colliery, Northumberland, England
1881
1881
Age 10
John Muir resided here in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 20
John Muir resided here in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 30
John Muir resided here in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1911
1911
Age 40
John Muir resided here in Cape Breton North-Victoria, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton North-Victoria, Nova Scotia
1911
8 November 1911
Age 40
Death of John Muir in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1871
    Event Place: Netherton Colliery, Morpeth, Northumberland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Scotland Census
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census
    [3] 1871 England Census
    [4] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16, Cape Breton North-Victoria, Nova Scotia; Page: 7; Family No: 63
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Netherton Colliery, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1880

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1903
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16, Cape Breton North-Victoria, Nova Scotia; Page: 7; Family No: 63

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Cape Breton North-Victoria, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16, Cape Breton North-Victoria, Nova Scotia; Page: 7; Family No: 63

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1911
    Event Place: Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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