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Sir Thomas Muir 1535 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Rowallan, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Patrick Muir

Mother: Agnes Ritchie

Spouse(s): Margaret Findlay

Children(s): John Rowallan

Sir Thomas Muir was born in 1535 in Rowallan, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick Muir and Agnes Ritchie. Sir Thomas Muir married Margaret Findlay, and had children including John Mure of Rowallan. Sir Thomas Muir passed away in 1585 in Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Muir was born in 1535 in Rowallan, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Patrick Muir and Agnes Ritchie.
  • Sir Thomas Muir married Margaret Findlay, and had children including John Mure of Rowallan.
  • Sir Thomas Muir passed away in 1585 in Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Muir
1511 – 1561
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
PM
Agnes Ritchie
1515 – 1565
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
AR

Spouses(s)

Margaret Findlay
1539 – 1589
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
MF

Children(s)

John Rowallan
1559 – 1602
Birth Location: Rowellan Castle, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
JR

Sir Muir's Ancestors

Self
Sir Muir
1535 – 1585
Birth Place: Rowallan, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Muir
1511 – 1561
Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Ritchie
1515 – 1565
Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John) Muir
1471 – 1513
Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen,) Boyd
1472 – 1559
Bonshaw, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Muir
1460 – 1517
Princess STEWART
1470 – 1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Murray)
1439 – 1504
Margerie Newton
1443 – 1506
King Stewart
1451 – 1488
King Stewart
1451 – 1488

Sir Muir's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Muir (1535 – 1585) m. Margaret Findlay (1539 – 1589)
  1. 1. John (Mure of) Rowallan (1559 – 29 Jul 1602) m. Lady (Marion) Cunningham (1556 – 7 September 1614)
    1. 1. Andrew Muir (1577 – 1627) m. Agnes Will (Abt. 1580 – Abt. 1630)
      1. 1. John (William) Muir (27 Aug 1609 – 17 Sep 1669) m. Jean Mayne (23 Dec 1623 – 30 Apr 1647)
        1. 1. Robert (Sennee) Muir (4 Feb 1640 – Abt 1725) m. Janet Howie\Hovie (1640 – 1688) m. Elizabeth Irvine
      2. 2. James Muir (1611 – )
    2. 2. Sir (William) Muir (1594 – 1657)
    3. 3. John Muir (1594 – 02 Jan 1640)

Sir Muir's Timeline

3 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir Thomas Muir in Rowallan, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Rowallan, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1585
1585
Age 50
Death of Sir Thomas Muir in Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland
1770
28 Oct 1770
Age 235
Sir Thomas Muir was baptized in Inchture,Perth,Scotland
Inchture,Perth,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Rowallan, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1770
    Event Place: Inchture,Perth,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glasgow, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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