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John Muir

John Muir

Male 1868 - 1955  (86 years)

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  • Name John Muir 
    Born 4 Sep 1868  Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  [2
    coal miner 
    Residence 1891  36 Kelvin St, Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 2 Sep 1892  [1
    Coal Miner 
    Occupation 22 Apr 1893 
    Railway Surfaceman 
    Occupation 17 Feb 1895 
    Coal Miner 
    Occupation 4 Dec 1896 
    Railway Guard 
    Residence 25 Jun 1901  Mayview Cottage, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 24 Jan 1904 
    coal miner 
    Occupation 16 Oct 1905 
    engine keeper in steel works 
    Occupation 27 Nov 1905 
    coal miner 
    Occupation 10 Mar 1908  [3
    coal miner 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [4
    coal miner hewer 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Redding Rows, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 13 Aug 1911 
    coal miner 
    Occupation 1 Mar 1916 
    Coal Miner 
    Occupation 22 Sep 1923  [5
    coal miner 
    Occupation 21 Apr 1928 
    Pithead Worker 
    Occupation 27 Nov 1931 
    Coal Miner 
    Occupation 15 Mar 1933 
    coal miner 
    Died 21 Aug 1955  Lauriston, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 13 Oct 1958 
    Coal Miner (deceased) 
    Occupation 19 Dec 1967 
    coal miner (deceased) 
    Occupation 30 Apr 1972 
    Coal Miner (deceased) 
    Occupation 10 Sep1978 
    coal miner (deceased) 
    Occupation 1 Mar 1984  [6
    coal miner (deceased) 
    Occupation 11 Feb 1992 
    Coal Miner (deceased) 
    _UID ACA48A067AD646A393049AA42C3C95725D1B 
    Person ID I5621  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2018 

    Father William Muir,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Kirkwood,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Myles,   b. 30 May 1871, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1950, 20 Braeside Place, Westquarter, Polmont, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 2 Sep 1892  Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Married according to the Wesleyan Methodist Church rites
      Witnesses at the wedding of Agnes Myles and John Muir were Matthew Myles and Thomasina Myles.
    Children 
     1. Mary Frater Kirkwood Muir,   b. 22 Apr 1893, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1958, 19 Langton Road, Laurieston, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. William Muir,   b. 17 Feb 1895, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1967, 10 Woodside Gardens, Brightons, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Thomas Myles Muir,   b. 4 Dec 1896, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1901, Mayview Cottage, Reddingmuir, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     4. Agnes Myles Muir,   b. 1903,   d. 16 Oct 1905, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     5. John Myles Muir,   b. 24 Jan 1904, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1972, County Chest Hospital, Oban, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     6. Rebecca Muir,   b. 27 Nov 1905, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1984, Strathcarron Hospice, Denny, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Helen Frater Muir,   b. 10 Mar 1908, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep1978, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Agnes Myles Muir,   b. 13 Aug 1911, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1992, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2010 
    Family ID F1844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Possible entry on 1901 census in Aberdeen Prison

      Informant on the death of John Muir was his on, John Muir
    • (Medical):His Death Certificate says "found dead on bed 9.0 am. Last seen alive 6.15 am 19 Langton Road, Laurieston Falkirk."

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S232] 1911 Census Scotland, Scotland., (n.d.) (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S47] GRO Edinburgh (Reliability: 3).