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William Muir (abt. 1788 - 1865)

William Muir aka Mure
Born about in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotlandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 2 Dec 1814 in Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
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Died at about age 77 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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William Muir was born in Scotland.

William was born about 1788 at Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland[1]. His father was William Muir, weaver, but his mother's name is unknown[2] (see research notes).

He married Jean Fairies (aka Faris) on 2 December 1814 at Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire[3][4]. They had at least six children (all recorded with the name spelt Mure).

  1. Anne (1815[5] - 1884[6])
  2. John (1821[7] - )
  3. Agnes (1824[8] - )
  4. James (1824[9] - )
  5. Janet (1827[10] - )
  6. William (1830[11] - )

In 1841 he was living with his wife Jean, his son William (10) and Mary G Neal (11) at Brockloch, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire[12]. He was an agricultural servant aged 50. On Census night in 1851 he was working away from home[13] as a farm labourer aged 63 at Glentoo, Balmaghie for George Walker, a farmer of 240 acres[14] . In 1861 he was living with his wife Jean (79) and his grand-daughter Jane M Liddle (a scholar aged 7) at High St, Kirkcudbright[15]. He was a former labourer aged 73 born at Kelton, Kirkcudbright.

William died on 12 November 1865 aged 80 (which does not match his age in the previous Census) from paralysis at High Street, Kirkcudbright[2], and his death was registered (with no mother's maiden name) at Kirkcudbright[16]. The informant was his son William who knew little about his father.

Research Notes

Because no maiden name was given on William's death registration, it is difficult to confirm his parents. He was not the William Muir born on 10 December 1786 at Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland[17]. This William Muir, the son of John Muir and Agness Halliday, died in Virginia, United States according to a family grave stone in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire[18]:

William first son of John Muir and Agnes Halliday, who died at Fredericksburgh Virginia America Feb 1861 aged 71 years

The age does not match this baptism, but ages at death are often wrong. The John Muir may well be a brother of William's father William. (Dickson-4413 22:00, 14 July 2023 (UTC))

Sources

  1. ↑ "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Schedule: 15, FindMyPast Transcription Accessed 15 July 2023
    William Muir (73), married, Formerly labourer, head of household on High Street in Kirkcudbright registration district in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Copy of an entry for William Muir in the Registry of Deaths for Kirkcudbright, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, provided on 19 Jul 2020 by the National Records of Scotland, held by Margaret Bailey Allison
  3. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTRQ-GYW : 11 February 2020), William Mure, 1814. Accessed 15 Jul 2023
  4. ↑ Scotlands People (digital database), Old Parish Registers Banns and marriages. Accessed 17 Oct 2020
    Bride=FAIRIES JEAN Groom=WILLIAM MURE/FR110 (FR110) DOM=02/12/1814 Ref=881/ 10 103 Parish=Tongland
  5. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBBQ-N5V : 12 February 2020), William Mure in entry for Anne Mure, 1815. Accessed 19 Jul 2020
  6. ↑ Scotlands People (digital database), Statutory registers – Deaths. Accessed 9 Oct 2021
    MCCAW, ANNE MMN=FARRIES YOD=1864 Ref=857/ 17 RD=Balmaghie
  7. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYMK-RXW : 12 February 2020), William Mure in entry for John Mure, 1821. Accessed 19 Jul 2020
  8. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRSV-6Z2 : 12 February 2020), William Mure in entry for Agnes Mure, 1824. Accessed 19 Jul 2020
  9. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYMK-XDX : 12 February 2020), William Mure in entry for James Mure, 1824. Accessed 19 Jul 2020
  10. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRSV-832 : 12 February 2020), William Mure in entry for Janet Mure, 1827. Accessed 19 Jul 2020
  11. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYWJ-4V3 : 12 February 2020), William Mure in entry for William Mure, 1830. Accessed 19 Jul 2020
  12. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59034d27e9379091b1490850 : viewed 17 Oct 2020), William MUIR in household of William MUIR, KIRKCUDBRIGHT, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/3, Folio 7, Page , Schedule Brockloch, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Balmaghie; ED: 2; Page: 6; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_211; Year: 1851. Accessed 9 Oct 2021.
  14. ↑ "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Schedule: 15, FindMyPast Transcription Accessed 15 July 2023
    William Mure (63), married servant, Farm labourer, in household of George Walker (55) in Glentoo, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
  15. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Kirkcudbright; ED: 1; Page: 3; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_147; Registration Number: 871; Household schedule number: 15; Accessed 15 Jul 2023.
    William Muir (73), Formerly Labourer, head of household on High St in Kirkcudbright registration district. Born in Kelton, Kirkcudbright.
  16. ↑ Scotlands People (digital database), Statutory registers – Deaths, Accessed 17 Oct 2020
    MUIR, WILLIAM Age=80 MMN=----- YOD=1865 Ref=871/ 92 RD=Kirkcudbright
  17. ↑ Scotlands People (digital database), Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms. Accessed 9 Oct 2021
    MUIR, WILLIAM Parents=JOHN MUIR/AGNESS HALLIDAY FR34 (FR34) Sex=M DOB=10/12/1786 Ref=869/ 10 28 Parish=Kelton
  18. ↑ "Scotland Monumental Inscriptions", FindMyPast Transcription Accessed 15 July 2023
    William Muir commemorated in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.




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