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
Parents and Siblings
1696– Male
1704– Female
Siblings (8)
1731– Male
1733– Male
1735– Male
1738– Male
1741– Female
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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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