Hello. Any assistance that you can provide would be appreciated. I have a written history of the family that was put together by my great uncle Donald Muir; deceased. I will type it as he has documented: Now the first Muir I know about were James Muir, and was probably born about 1785 or there about. He married Margaret Bland. They were my Great-Grandparents. James was foreman for the Marquis of Bute. He has several children, two girl migrated to New Zealand.
My Grandfather, Archibald was the last Muir on the farm at Barone Park. Archibald married Agnes Robertson. She was a business woman and had a dress making job. She must have been very successful, as she put all of her children through college. James Muir, the oldest, came to America and was a lumberman.
Robertson was a Veterinarian. He graduated from Kings College of Veterinary. Archibald was a chemist and got his education as a chemist in Germany. The German's were the chemist for the world until the first World War. Charles was an M.D. and went to Australia where he stayed. Margaret, Mary, Louie, and Onie stayed in Scotland.
Now our own family, father(George Bland Muir) was married twice. He had two boys by his first wife, Archie and Matt. Archie died in Seattle. And Matt died in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They both were married. Matt had two children, Matt and Julia.
George was educated at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, he majored in Agronomy. George came to the United States in 1880, and married Mary Belle Sager, daughter of Dr. Newton Sager. Ella was born in 1884 and Donald(myself) was born in 1890.
The Family of Jame Muir & Margaret Bland--married November 4, 1811- Parish Church-Sedburgh, Yorkshire
-James Muir: died January 29, 1866 at the age of 80
-Margaret Bland: died August 20, 1838
Children:
-William; born November 11, 1812
-Thomas Bland; born December 24, 1816
-Mary; born April 6,1820 died July 23, 1816
-Margaret; born July 31, 1821, died July 13, 1859
-Archibald; born February 18, 1823, died July 13,1910(Donald & Ella's Grandfather)
-James; born April 5, 1825, died September 9, 1845
-George; born November 27, 1827, died September 11, 1852
The Family of Archibald Muir & Agnes Robertson-married September 1849 at 304 Argyle St., Glasgow, Scotland
Children:
-James; born September 2, 1850
-Robertson; born 1852
-George Bland; born May 12, 1854, died may 17, 1914- 60 years old (Donald & Ella's father)
-Archibald Jr.; born Jun 26, 1856
-Margaret(Maggie); born March 21, 1858
-Agnes Veronica(Onie); born September 2, 1862
-William Charles Crawford; born October 17, 1864
-John Henry Stuart; born 1866
-Mary Isabella; born December 2, 1868
-Jane Ewing; died in infancy
-Louisa Douglas(Louie); born January 22, 1870
I hope some of this information is useful.
Jill Allen
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