Major Joseph Johnstone Muir

1833 - 1871  (38 years)

• Name	Joseph Johnstone Muir
  Prefix	Major
  Birth	18 Jul 1833	Girvan, South Ayshire, Scotland
  Christening	11 Aug 1833	Girvan, South Ayshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Name:     Joseph Johnston Muir Gender:     Male Birth Date:     18 Jul 1833 Baptism Date:     11 Aug 1833 Baptism Place:     , Girvan, Ayr, Scotland Father:     John Muir Mother:     Gloriana Mcadam Pearson FHL Film Number:     1041380 Reference ID:     - 2:16D4HGP
  Gender	Male
  _UID	21A3A93C5C2D464D85E427EDE9E1E08D791A
  Death	28 Dec 1871	Bangalore, Madras, India   [2]
  	Name:     Joseph Johnstone Muir Gender:     Male Age:     37 Birth Date:     1834 Death Date:     28 Dec 1871 Burial Date:     29 Dec 1871 Burial Place:     Bangalore, Madras, India FHL Film Number:     521859 https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/name/1117595 Primary Service (as stated on memorial) Rank: Major Unit: Madras Staff Corps Primary Service (IWM reference) Service: Commonwealth Rank: Major Unit: Indian Army Death and burial details Age: 38 Date: 1871-12-28 Country of death: India Country of burial: India Town of death: Bangalore-Madras Presidency Cemetery: Bangalore New Cemetery
  Burial	29 Dec 1871	Bangalore New Cemetery, Madras, India   [2]
  	Major Joseph Johnstone Muir (WMR 71905), Creetown, Dumfries And Galloway
  Person ID	I37813	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Rev. John Muir,   b. 25 Apr 1805, Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland d. 30 Nov 1858 (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Gloriana Mcadam Pearson,   b. 29 Oct 1806   d. 6 Feb 1888 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1829
  Family ID	F13760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Rankin Gilmour,   b. 1841, Douglastown, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Aug 1919, Wanlock House, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1861	Eaglesham Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	Name:     Helen Rankin Gilmour Gender:     Female Marriage Date:     25 Aug 1861 Marriage Place:     Eaglesham,Renfrew,Scotland Spouse:     Joseph Johnston Muir FHL Film Number:     1041092 MUIR JOS J GILMOUR HELEN R 1861 561/ 12 Eaglesham
  Family ID	F13767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 25 Aug 1861 - Eaglesham Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S138] Ireland, 1821 Census Transcription, (digital images, Ireland Census 1821 Transcription, Findmypast (findmypast.com)), accessed 18 Jul 2020), Joseph Jonston Muir. (Reliability: 3). [S828] North Lanarkshire Archives; Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland; North Lanarkshire Electoral Rolls Collection, Scotland, North Lanarkshire, Electoral Registers, 1847-1969, ((ancestry.ca)), accessed 18 Jul 2020), Joseph Johnstone Muir; FHL Film Number: 521859. (Reliability: 3). [S44] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 (No), ( Ancestry . http://www.ancestry.ca : 2014), accessed 8 Jul 2020), Joseph Johnston Muir and Helen Rankin Gilmour family group record (Reliability: 3). [S203] National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Statutory Registers - Marriages, ((https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/)), accessed 18 Jul 2020), JosJ Muir & Helen R Gilmour marriage. (Reliability: 3).