Edwin James Muir [8812] ²

   FamilySearch ID: LX3R-MV7.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Newspaper: LAND COURT, 1891 Nov 24, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁴ LAND COURT.'97MONDAY. (1891, November 24). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 -1954), p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2012, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13856807>

COWRA -E. J, Muir appealed against disallowance of his conditional purchase application, No. 91-29, Cowra. Mr. Newell appeared for the appellant, and Mr. Carroll for the owner of the property selected. This case came under the operation of the Crown Lands Amendment Act passed in October last. The land applied for by Muir was part of Donald M'Innes's conditional purchase. 81-108, which was gazetted forfeited on the 30th December, 1884, but the forfeiture was subsequently reversed in December, 1885. Muir selected the land, rely-ing on the judgment of the Supreme Court in re O'Brien. He appealed against the disallowance of his application on the ground that the decision of the Supreme Court on the 7th May, 1891, "in re Robert O'Brien and the Crown Lands Act of 1889," rendered the land he applied for upon to the operation of the 26th section of the Crown Lands Act of 1884. The appeal had been sent in after the Supreme Court decision, and prior to the passing of the Validating Act of 1891. The President said the Act of 1891 had been passed for such cases. Where there had been a reversal the reversal was to be deemed to relate back to the date when the forfeiture was notified. There-fore it was quite plain that the former holder of the land had the land now. It was not Crown land. The appeal was dismissed, and the deposit ordered to be refunded.

• Newspaper: OBITUARY, 1917 Sep 15, Cowra District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁵ OBITUARY. (1917, September 15). Cowra Free Press (NSW : 1911 - 1921), p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2014, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99711997>

OBITUARY.
THE LATE MR. E. J. MUIR
On Wednesday night at about half
past seven o'clock, we much regret to
record, Mr. Edwin James Muir, the
respected licensee of the Great Wes-
tern Hotel, breathed his last at his
residence. Although Mr. Muir had
been an intense sufferer for a con-
siderable period from kidney trouble,
which is believed to have had its
origin in an accident met with in his
early youth through a fall from a
horse, it was hoped by his relatives
and many friends that he would be
enabled to combat the complaint.
But, alas, it was not to be, a Higher
Destiny ruling otherwise. A sorrow-
ing wife (a daughter of the late Mr.
Alfred Cramp and Mrs. Cramp) and
one little son survive to mourn the
loss of a fond and devoted husband
and father. Other relatives of the
deceased gentleman are Messrs D. W.
(Albury) and J. H. (Cowra), Ald.
Robt. (Cowra), Miss M. J. (Cowra)
and Mrs. Redshaw (Young).
The late Mr. Muir was third
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
John Muir, very old and much es-
teemed residents of our town and dis-
trict. He was a native of Cowra,
having been born here in 1867, conse-
quently he was in his 50th year. The
best part of his his life was passed in
the Cowra district, hence he was
widely known. Our sympathy goes
out to the sorrowing widow and be-
reaved relatives in the fullest meas-
ure. The remains were interred in
the Presbyterian portion of the ceme-
tery on Thursday in the presence of
a very large gathering of mourners.
The Rev. Jas. Barr officiated at the
graveside. The funeral arrangements
were carried out by Messrs. J. S.
Poignand & Co.

• Obituary: The Late Mr Edwin James Muir, 1917 Sep 15, Cowra, Bathurst County, New South Wales, Australia. ⁶ On Wednesday night at about half past seven o'clock, we much regret to record, Mr Edwin James Muir, the respected licensee of the Great Western Hotel, breathed his last, at his residence. Although Mr. Muir had been an intense sufferer for a considerable period from kidney trouble, which is believed to have had it's origin in an accident met with in his early youth through a fall from a horse, it was hoped by his relatives and many friends that he would be able to combat the complaint, but alas, it was not to be, a higher destiny ruling otherwise. A sorrowing wife a daughter of the late Mr Alfred Cram) and one little son survive to morn the loss of a fond and devoted husband and father.
The late Mr Muir was the third son of the late Mr and Mrs John Muir, very old and much esteemed residents of our town and district. He was a native of Cowra, having been born here in 1867, consequently he was in his 50th year. The best part of his life was passed in the Cowra district, hence he was widely known. Our Sympathy goes out to the sorrowing widow and bereaved relations in the fullest measure. The remains were interred in the Presbyterian portion of the cemetery on Thursday in the presence of a very large gathering of mourners. The Rev Jas. Barr officiated at the grave side.

• Registration: Death, 1917, Cowra District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁷

• Newspaper: Probate Notice, 1917 Dec 22, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁸ PROBATE COURT. (1917, December 22). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 -1954), p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2012, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15784625>

PROBATE COURT.
The following probates and letters of ad-ministration were granted by the Registrar of Probated during the past week:
Probate…, E. J. Muir, …

• Probate: Duty Paid, 1918 Jan 14, New South Wales, Australia. ⁹ Surname
FirstName
Locality
DateOfDeath
DateDutyPaid
Item
Reel
Remarks

MUIR
Edwin J
Cowra
12/09/1917
14/01/1918
[19/10248]
3032
-

• Newspaper: The Sydney Morning Herald, 1936 Sep 15, Sydney, Cumberland County, New South Wales, Australia. Advertising. (1936, September 15). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), p. 2. Retrieved January 14, 2011, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17291631>
IN IHE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH
WALES -Probate Jurisdiction -In the Estate of EDWIN JAMES MUIR late of Cowra in the State of New South Wales Dealer deceased Intestate - Application will be made after fourteen days from publication hereof that Letters of Administration of the Estate of the abovenamed deceased may be granted to ADA ANN LAURA MUIR the Widow of the said deceased and that the Administration Bond may be dispensed with and all persons hav- ing any claims against the said Estate are required to forward particulars thereof to the undersigned within the said period and all notices may be served at the undermentioned address W. J. GOLSBY, Proctor for Applicant, Bank Chambers, Cowra By his Agent L. G. B. CADDEN, 79 Eliza- beth-street Sydney.

Edwin married Ada Ann Laura Cramp [242] [LXSJ-4TD] [MRIN: 3389], daughter of Alfred Ernest Cramp [598] [9N54-5LZ] and Elizabeth Louisa Payne [71] [LXSJ-4FH], on 1905 Dec 11 in Cowra, Bathurst County, New South Wales, Australia.¹ (Ada Ann Laura Cramp [242] [LXSJ-4TD] was born in 1870 in Yass, King County, New South Wales and died on 1954 Aug 17 in Orange District, New South Wales, Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Newspaper: Family Notices, 1906 Jan 20, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ¹⁰ Family Notices. (1906, January 20). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved July 19, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14713336>

MUIR - CRAMP - December 11, 1905, at the residence
of the bride, Mulyan, Cowra, by the Rev J Morri-
son, Edwin James, third son of the late John Muir,
Cowra, to Ada, eldest daughter of the late Alfred
Cramp