Thomas Muir

Male11 May 1747–

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Muir was born on 11 May 1747, in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Muir, was 50 and his mother, Janet Crawford, was 42.

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Family Time Line

Robert Muir
1696–
Janet Crawford
1704–
John Muir
1731–
William Muir
1733–
Robert Muir
1735–
Matthew Muir
1738–
Janet Muir
1741–
James Muir
1743–
Marion Muir
1743–
Thomas Muir
1747–

Sources (2)

  • Thomas Muir, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Muir - Church record: birth-name: Thomas Muir

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Siblings (8)

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World Events (5)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

Age 55

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1811 · The Tron Riot

Age 64

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

1815

Age 68

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived on a moor, from Older Scots muir ‘moor’ (an expanse of bare, wild upland country). There has been some confusion with Mure .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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