Person:Margaret Muir (58)

In 1915 Alexander McGrigor (b. 1859), of Beechwood, Stirling, and Cairnoch Lodge, Stirling, son of Alexander Bennett McGrigor, LL.D. of Cairnoch, Co. Stirling, JP (d. 1891) had married 1886 Margaret A. K. MUIR, 3. dau of Sir John Muir, 1 bart, JP Stirling (Kelly’s Directory of titled and landed…gentry).

Margaret Annie Kay Muir was b. 2mar1865 at Govan, daughter of John Muir and Margaret Morrison Kay (IGI). 1929 Who’s Who: Sir Alexander Kay Muir, bart. (b. 1868), was son of Sir John Muir and Margaret, dau of Alexander Kay, Cornhill, Lanarks.

Sir John Muir, 1st bt of Deanston (8dec1828 Glasgow-6aug1903 Deanston House, Kilmadock, Perths.), son of James Muir (9mar1801-25sep1864) and Elizabeth Brown (d. 1864), married 26jul1860 Margaret Morrison Kay (28aug1841 Glasgow-28aug1929 Deanston Hse) (web). Sir John Muir, East India merchant and mill owner, was Provost of Glasgow 1889-1892 (web); a daughter of his, Agnes Bunten Muir (1866-1894), married William Allan Coats, son of Margaret Glen (whose sister Jane married James Arthur (1819-1885)). Sir John Muir was partner of James Arthur in “Clan Association Steamers” from 1881 (Dic of Scottish Biography).

Margaret Ann Kay Muir (1865-9jan1940) married 3nov1886 Alexander McGrigor (web). Alexander McGrigor gave his father’s books to Glasgow University in 1891. 1903 PO directory: Alex M’Grigor, writer (M’Grigor, Donald and Co., 172 St. Vincent St.), ho. Beechwood, Stirlingshire.

1.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C116461, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 6035516 REGISTER, Printout Call #: NONE, Date.