Thomas Muir was the son of George Muir from Stonebyres, near Lanark, in Scotland. George was a shoemaker in Biggar and it was in that town, about 15km from the town of Thomas's birth, that Thomas was brought up.
Thomas Muir ay ang anak ng George Muir mula sa Stonebyres, malapit Lanark, sa Scotland. George ay isang sapatero sa Biggar at ito ay sa na bayan, tungkol sa 15km mula sa bayan ng Thomas ng kapanganakan, na Thomas ay nagdala up.