Dr. William Muir, Surgeon and Merchant in Kilmarnock

WILLIAM MUIR

Surgeon and Merchant in Kilmarnock

William Muir is the son of Mungo Muir. He is identified as Doctor William Muir by Kittybrewster Kittybrewster: The Ancestry and Relations of Janet Wilson but he was in fact a surgeon and a merchant. NRS: GD8/1006

His Letter to Doctor William Cullen

27 May 1787: Case of Mrs Campbell who has a long history of a cough and spitting blood. She became particularly fatigued caring for her child who was successfully inoculated by her surgeon Mr Muir. The Cullen Project

Evidence From the National Records of Scotland

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24 June 1751: Extract registered Heritable Bond by Thomas Smith, weaver in Kilmarnock, only son and heir of the late Robert Smith, weaver there, in favour of William Muir, surgeon in Kilmarnock, son of the late Mungo Muir, merchant there, of an annual rent of £1 6s 0d securing a principal sum of £26. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, Burgh of Kilmarnock, reference GD8/1006

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13 February 1752: Disposition by William Muir, surgeon in Kilmarnock, only son of the late Mungo Muir, merchant there, to William, Earl of Glencairn, of an annual rent of £1 6s 0d out of certain houses in the Waterside of Kilmarnock. Dated at Kilmarnock, 13 Feb 1752. National Records of Scotland, Boyd Papers, reference GD8/1005

Genealogical Accounts

1. Memoir of Wilson of Crumnock, pp. 175-76 for Moore or Moor of Bruntwood
2. Kittybrewster: The Ancestry and Relations of Janet Wilson

Information Supplied by Susan Muir

William Muir
MyHeritage Family Trees

Martin Web Site, managed by Ian Martin (Contact)

Birth: Jan 10 1725 - Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death: Aug 27 1812 - Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Parents: Mungo Muir, Mary Muir (born Finlay)

Siblings: Elizabeth Muir, William Muir, Margaret Muir, Mary Muir, John Muir, George Muir, Christian Muir, Agnes Gillies (born Muir)

William Muir MyHeritage Family Trees

Sara & Michael McGrath Family Tree, managed by Sara McGrath (Contact)

Birth: Jan 6 1725 - Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death: Aug 27 1812 - Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Parents: Mungo Muir, Mary Muir (born Finlay)

Wife: Janet Muir (born Tough)

Son: William Muir

William Muir MyHeritage Family Trees

OUR FAMILY TREE in Findley Web Site, managed by PATRICIA GRUETTER (Contact)

Birth: Jan 6 1725 - KILMARNOCK, AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Parents: Mungo Muir, Mary Finlay Muir (born Findley)

Wife: Janet Toughe

Children: William Muir, Agnes Wilson (born Muir)

• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 11 2021, 2:46:23 UTC