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Sir William of Rowallan (Mure) Muir 1547–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Sep 1616

Death Location: Rowallane Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Rowallan

Mother: Lady Cunningham

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Children(s):

The story of Sir William of Rowallan (Mure) Muir began in 1547 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sir William of Rowallan (Mure) Muir passed away in 1616 in Rowallane Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William of Rowallan (Mure) Muir began in 1547 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William of Rowallan (Mure) Muir passed away in 1616 in Rowallane Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Sir Muir's Ancestors

Self
Sir Muir
1547–1616
Birth Place: Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John * Muir of Rowallan
1515–1591
Rowallan, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Marion) Cunningham
1527–1591
Cunninghame, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Mungo (Muir of) Rowallan
1500–1547
Rowallan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabel Campbell
1507–1548
Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
William (Cunningham Earl of) Glencairn
1508–1547
Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabel (Cunninghame of) Glencairn
1510–1579
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John II
1471–1513
Margaret IV)
1477–1559
Hugh Ayrshire
1476–1508
Katherine Borthwick
1493–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laird Murray
1460–1527
Lady hepburn
1455–1542
William Lord
1465–1542
Margaret Hay
1470–1536

Sir Muir's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Sir William of Rowallan (Mure) Muir in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1616
28 Sep 1616
Age 69
Death of Sir William of Rowallan (Mure) Muir in Rowallane Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Rowallane Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1616
    Event Place: Rowallane Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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