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Sir William Muir 1594 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1594

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 1657

Death Location: Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Father: John Rowallan

Mother: Lady Cunningham

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Children(s):

The story of Sir William Muir began in 1594 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. Sir William Muir passed away in 1657 in Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Muir began in 1594 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.
  • Sir William Muir passed away in 1657 in Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Sir Muir's Ancestors

Self
Sir Muir
1594 – 1657
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
John Mure of Rowallan
1559 – 1602
Rowellan Castle, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Marion) Cunningham
1556 – 1614
Rowallan Castle Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Muir
1535 – 1585
Rowallan, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Findlay
1539 – 1589
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sir (Lord William Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, 6th) Ear
1532 – 1580
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet Gordon of) Lochinvar
1528 – 1576
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Muir
1511 – 1561
Agnes Ritchie
1515 – 1565
John Findlay
1510 – 1565
Margaret Smith
1515 – 1574
Sir Kilmaurs
1510 – 1579
Lady Hamilton
1517 – 1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Muir
1471 – 1513
Lady Boyd
1472 – 1559

Sir Muir's Timeline

2 Records

1594
1594
Birth of Sir William Muir in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
1657
1657
Age 63
Death of Sir William Muir in Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Beith, Ayrshire, , Scotland

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