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Muir & Son Watchmakers
« on: Wednesday 15 September 10 14:12 BST (UK) »
Hello
 Please can you help, I am trying to find out just when Muir & Son Watchmakers and Jewellers, had their shop in Union street Glasgow, if any one can help I would really appreciate it.
                     Kind regards Sue
Povah Liverpool,wrexham
Kelly, Manchester, Yorkshire
Crook Liverpool, Bolton
Yeo,Barrow in Furness, Stoke Damerel

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Re: Muir & Son Watchmakers
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 15 September 10 15:10 BST (UK) »
Sue, if there's no luck here, try the Mitchell Library, Glasgow.     Skoosh.

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Re: Muir & Son Watchmakers
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 15 September 10 18:09 BST (UK) »
There is no trace of them on the 1913 Valuation Rolls for Union Street but there is an entry for them in the 1927 Directory at 136 Union Street

In the 1943/44 directory they appear to have several shops in the area
136 Union Street, 55 & 57 Gordon Street where they are described as Watchmakers Jewellers & Silversmiths

A separate listing shows Muir & Sons Jewellers at 160 Argyle Street and at 26 Union Street

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Re: Muir & Son Watchmakers
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 16 September 10 14:24 BST (UK) »
Hi
 Thank you both very much for this infomation, I really appreciate your help.
                            Kind regards Sue
Povah Liverpool,wrexham
Kelly, Manchester, Yorkshire
Crook Liverpool, Bolton
Yeo,Barrow in Furness, Stoke Damerel

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Re: Muir & Son Watchmakers
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 24 November 11 15:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi Sue Lewis,
Just joined an found your post of last year on Muirs. I believe I am a distant relative and searching for the link between Thomas Muir 1855 and Archibald Muir of 1755. Thomas was my G. Grandfather and my father was Thomas Muir Ross. Did you mange to find the family that ran the business? somewhere between 1755 and modern times around the 1950/60's
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Re: Muir & Son Watchmakers
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Re: Muir & Son Watchmakers
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 24 November 11 16:45 GMT (UK) »
Thanks PM this is very useful will have to see next page to get rest of names, Thanks again.

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Re: Muir & Son Watchmakers
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 24 November 11 17:07 GMT (UK) »
http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/
is the main link.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0hk2/
it might be worth getting this on inter library loan, or looking up the obit in Gaelgroup.
PM

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Re: Muir & Son Watchmakers
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 24 November 11 17:17 GMT (UK) »
Thanks I just found it and copied the pdf
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