Robert Muir

Robert Muir
Born	1859 Scotland
Died	1914 (aged 54–55) Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death	Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place	Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	Miner

Early Life

Birth

Robert John McNaughton Muir was born 2 Dec 1859 at Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland

Parents

Thomas Muir married Mary Reid

Marriage

Robert J. McN. Muir, age 21, from Fauldhouse, son of Thomas Muir and Mary Reid, occupation stone miner, married Elspeth F. Mann, age 19, 31 Dec 1881 at 47 Main Avenue, New Craighall, [North Esk. Inveresk] after Banns according to the Church of Scotland, in County Edinburgh.

Children

• Thomas Muir
• David Muir
• Janet Muir
• Mary Muir
• Elspeth Muir
• Jane Muir
• Agnes Muir
• Elizabeth Muir
• James Muir (twin)
• Robert Muir (twin)
• Isa Muir

Census Records

1861 Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland, name John RWN, age 1
1871 Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland, name Robert, age 11
1881 Fauldhouse, West Lothian, age 21, occupation iron miner
1891 Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, age 31, occupation coal miner
1901 East Shieldhill, Grangemouth, age 41, occupation coal miner, hewer

Immigration to Canada

Elspeth was living in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland, alone with 6 of the children in 1911 census

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Cemetery

Robert is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery but not in the Mass Grave.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Not positive if Elspeth moved to Canada but some of her family did, David, Thomas, Janet and Agnes were in Alberta in 1914
1920 Ships Manifest Empress Britain Elspeth Muir, age 60, widow, is going to her son in Lethbridge, Alberta

Compensation

Schedule A

Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names

Robert John McNaughton Muir

Interesting Facts

Dundee Courier 13 July 1914 Robert Muir (re), widower, four children in the care of William Legg, Hillcrest

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