James Anderson Muir

1858 - 1942  (83 years)

• Name	James Anderson Muir  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	15 Dec 1858	Holm and Paplay, Orkney, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Holm and Paplay, Orkney, Scotland
  	2 Age: 2; Son RelationToHead: Son
  Immigration	1882	Scotland to Canada
  Arrival	1884
  	25 Age: 25
  Race	Scotch
  Nationality	Canadian
  Residence	1901	Schreiber, Algoma, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1911	, Hamilton East, Ontario
  	StreetAddress: 101 Eric; 52 Age: 52; B & B Inspector Occupation: B & B Inspector; Presbyterian Religion: Presbyterian; CanRead: yes; CanWrite: yes; CountingDistrictName: 2 - Ward one; CountingDistrictNumber: 2; CountyNumber: 77; EmploymentDetails: no; EmploymentHistory: yes; HoursWorked: 60; Income: 900; InsuranceCost: 50; LanguageSpoken: E; LifeInsuranceCost: 2000; OccupationCode: 10-5-82; WeeksWorked: 52; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Son-in-law RelationToHead: SonInLaw
  _EMPLOY	Employer: no
  Died	28 Oct 1942	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	83 Age: 83
  Buried	Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I11579	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John Muir,   b. 1834, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Anderson,   b. 1827, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret E. Stewart,   b. 31 Aug 1867, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1905	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F3086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  His death certificate in Hamilton indicates that he was a retired bridge inspector for the Canadian Pacific Railway. 1911 census shows him employed as a "B[illegible] inspector." Hamilton Cemetery Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada PLOT M/O, 1878 Inscription Robert STEWART / died Aug. 25, 1922 / aged 85 years / Elizabeth McCALLUM / wife of / Robert STEWART / died Nov. 10, 1912 / in her 75th year / Robert James / their only son / died April 24, 1906 / in his 32nd year / Jack LEITH / 1873 - 1964 / John CAMERON / born June 27, 1861 / died July 11, 1921 / Annie CAMERON BEAR / born Nov. 4, 1875 / died Apr. 16, 1956 / Muriel / died Aug. 7, 1899 / Stewart / died July 28, 1908 / infant children of / John & Minnie / CAMERON / Charles CAMERON / born Dec. 24, 1879 / died Dec. 27, 1912 / John MUIR / born Mar. 4, 1857 / died Mar. 1, 1924 / James A. MUIR / born in Orkney / Scotland 1858 / died Oct. 24, 1942 / his wife / Margaret MUIR / 1872 - 1954.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Record for Jas Anderson Muir [S19] 1901 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Record for James A Muir [S5] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M023578; Reel: 693. Record for James Anderson Muir https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8946&h=24473566&indiv=try [S309] Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S12] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 120.