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From: R & E Adamson <>
Subject: My surnames - Muir,Paterson
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 21:46:31 +1000

Hello all,

I'm new to this list.

Just putting in my names for anyone to see if there is a common thread:

Muir at Stair 1700-1850
Paterson at Mauchline 1700 - 1820

Marion Muir, Robert Muir and several siblings emigrated to Australia in the
1830s to 1850s.

1 - Matthew Paterson
Born - Abt 1770 ?Ayr, SCT
sp- Janet Young
Born - Abt 1770 ?Ayr, SCT
Mar. - Abt 1790 Ayr, SCT
2 - Christina Paterson
Chr. - 16 Jul 1793 Mauchline, Ayr, SCT
sp- David Muir
Chr. - 8 Jan 1786 Stair, Ayr, SCT
Mar. - 6 Dec 1812 Stair, Ayr, SCT
Died - 6 Jan 1853
3 - John Muir
Born - 15 Sep 1813 ?Stair, Ayr, SCT
Died - 1874
3 - Janet Muir
Born - 28 Jul 1815 ?Stair, Ayr, SCT
Died - 13 Aug 1906 Inglewood, VIC
sp- James Sloan
Born - 29 Apr 1825 Ayr, SCT

3 - Matthew Muir
Born - 9 Feb 1817 Ayr, SCT
Died - 2 Apr 1823
3 - Marion Muir
Born - 6 Mar 1819 Stair, Ayr, SCT
Died - 14 Apr 1885 Strathalbyn, SA
sp- Colin Dawson McFarlane
Born - 2 Aug 1810 Stirling, STI, SCT
Mar. - Abt 1840 Adelaide, SA
Died - 23 Jul 1890 Sunter St, Strathalbyn, SA

3 - James Muir
Born - 19 Mar 1821 Ayr, SCT
Died - 1849 Louisiana, USA
3 - William Paterson Muir
Born - 23 Jul 1823 Monckton, Ayr, SCT
Died - 1873 Melbourne, VIC
sp- Elizabeth Mary Cairns

3 - David Muir
Born - 10 Sep 1825 Ayr, SCT
Died - 25 May 1828 Ayr, SCT
3 - Robert Muir
Born - 20 Oct 1827 Ayr, SCT
Died - 23 Jan 1887 Yatala, Qld
sp- Jane Meston

sp- Elizabeth Meston

3 - Christina Muir
Born - 28 Dec 1829 Ayr, SCT
Died - Abt 1830
3 - Christina Muir
Born - 4 Mar 1831 Ayr, SCT
3 - David Muir
Born - 4 Mar 1831 Ayr, SCT
3 - Matthew Paterson Muir
Born - 3 Oct 1833 Ayr, SCT
Died - 15 Mar 1895 Qld
sp- Caroline O'Connor

3 - Alexander Muir
Born - 2 Dec 1835 Ayr, SCT
Died - Inglewood, VIC

BEGINNING ANOTHER LINE OF DESCENDANTS
1 - John Muir
Born - Abt 1740 Ayr, SCT
Died - 1820 Corsehill, Stair, Ayr, SCT
sp- Marion
Born - Abt 1750 ?Ayr, SCT
Mar. - Abt 1768 ?Ayr, SCT
2 - William Muir
Born - 1769 ?Stair, Ayr, SCT
Died - 1855 ?Ayr, SCT
2 - David Muir
Chr. - 8 Jan 1786 Stair, Ayr, SCT
Died - 6 Jan 1853
sp- Christina Paterson
Chr. - 16 Jul 1793 Mauchline, Ayr, SCT
Mar. - 6 Dec 1812 Stair, Ayr, SCT
DESCENDANTS NOT PRINTED, LISTED ON PAGE 1
2 - Alexander Muir
Born - Aft 1786 ?Ayr, SCT
sp- Sarah Gemmell
3 - John Muir
sp- Charlotte Greig
3 - William Muir
sp- Mary Roxburgh
3 - Sarah Gemmell Muir
sp- Alexander Roxburgh
3 - Matthew Muir

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