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William Muir 1762 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1762

Birth Location: Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Bef 1878

Death Location: Castle, McPherson, Kansas, United States

Father: John Muir

Mother: Margaret Wylie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Norval

Children(s): Frances (Strachan)

William Muir was born in 1762 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Muir and Margaret Wylie. William Muir married Elizabeth Norval, and had children including Frances "Fanny" Muir (Strachan). William Muir passed away in 1878 in Castle, McPherson, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • William Muir was born in 1762 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Muir and Margaret Wylie.
  • William Muir married Elizabeth Norval, and had children including Frances "Fanny" Muir (Strachan).
  • William Muir passed away in 1878 in Castle, McPherson, Kansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Muir
1734 – 1812
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Margaret Wylie
1731 –
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Norval
1766 – 1846
Birth Location: Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire,
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Children(s)

Frances (Strachan)
1795 – 1878
Birth Location: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Muir's Ancestors

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William Muir
1762 – 1878
Birth Place: Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Muir
1734 – 1812
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Wylie
1731 –
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Muir's Descendants

1.
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William Muir (6 May 1762 – Bef 1878) m. Elizabeth Norval (15 July 1766 – abt 1846)
  1. 1. Frances ("Fanny" Muir) (Strachan) (2 Jun 1795 – 18 Apr 1878) m. Stewart Strachan (1793 – 15 June 1857)
    1. 1. Sarah Strachan (abt 1832 – 18 April 1889)
      1. 1. William (Mccurdy) Campbell (03 May 1864 – 20 Mar 1913) m. Jane\Jennie Ross (20 Jan 1866 – 04 Apr 1943)
        1. 1. Margaret (Dunsmuir (Dunsmore)) Campbell (abt 1888 – 16 Jun 1917) m. John Cairns (15 Dec 1889 – 9 Aug 1961)
        2. 2. Sarah (Strachan) Campbell (abt 1890 – 1973)

William Muir's Timeline

2 Records

1762
6 May 1762
Birth of William Muir in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1878
Bef 1878
Age 116
Death of William Muir in Castle, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Castle, McPherson, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1762
    Event Place: Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1878
    Event Place: Castle, McPherson, Kansas, United States
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