Researching Laura Muir
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11461 people with the Muir surname? In that year Muir was ranked number 359 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Laura means "laurel" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Laura Muir on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Laura Muir in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Laura Muir and the Muir Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Muir Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Muir family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Laura Muir at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Laura Muir using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Laura Muir.
Research the Muir surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Muir Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 13004 people with the Muir surname in the UK? Muir is now ranked number 441 for popularity in the UK. |
Muir Family History Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Laura Muir.
Study MyTrees for information on the Muir family and people looking to contact living Muir relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Muir records submitted by people who are already researching the Muir Family Tree.
Find Laura Muir from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Muir Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Muir surname using Genealogy.com forums .
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Miscellaneous Muir Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Laura Muir. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Laura Muir
Laura Muir
Laura Muir (born 9 May 1993) is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the 1500 metres, having previously finished seventh in the 1500m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She has three top five placings in 1500m finals at the World Championships, finishing fifth in 2015, fourth in 2017 (where she was also sixth in the 5000 metres), and fifth in 2019. She is a two-time 2018 World Indoor Championship medallist, winning silver at 1500m and bronze at 3000m, the 1500m 2018 European champion, and a four-time European Indoor Champion, winning the 1500m/3000m double in 2017 and 2019,
Muir first broke the British record in the 1500m in July 2016. She set the current record of 3:54.50 in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics, which ranks her in the world all-time top 15. She also broke the European indoor records at both the 1000 metres and 3000 metres in 2017, and broke the Scottish record in the 800 metres with 1:56.73 in 2021. Her best time of 4:18.03 for the Mile run, ranks her in the world all-time top 20. Muir is also a two-time 1500m Diamond League winner.
Source: Laura Muir, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Muir
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