Capt. James Munro

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Capt. James Munro was a colonial receiver and had a shipbuilding business in Scotland and the Bahamas. "He came here from Halifax toward the end of the 1700's with three of his brothers".

He was married twice and is said to have fathered 27 children, many of whom died in infancy. His second wife, Ann, was a seamstress.

He became Postmaster General and was stationed at Sandrill Point, Acklins Island, Bahamas, and not at Nassau because all the mail from England came on warships which called there on their way to the West Indies through the Crooked Island passage.

James left Acklins Island and moved to Harbour Island as collector of customs. He owned Salt Ponds and rum Cay and had shares in some ships, one of which used to run to Liverpool.

His middle name or nickname may have been Edwin. One reference says he died at age 94, but the birth and death years given in another reference indicate that he was about 87.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, Bert F.

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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Fannie Munro was born about 1810 in , , , Bahamas; and died.
2. Rev. John Munro was born about 1812 in , , , Bahamas; and died.
3. Hector Munro was born about 1814 in , , , Bahamas; and died.
4. Ann Munro was born about 1816 in , , , Bahamas; and died.
5. Henry Munro was born in 1818 in , , , Bahamas; died on 8 Jul 1878.

Family/Spouse: Anne Sweeting Cash. Anne was born in 1810; died on 3 Jun 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William James Munro was born in 1842 in , , , Bahamas; died in 1923 in Dunmore Town, Harbour Island, , Bahamas.
2. James Munro was born on 16 Oct 1846 in , , , Bahamas; and died.
3. Edward Norman Butler Munro was born on 13 Sep 1850 in , , , Bahamas; and died.
4. James Alexander Munro was born est 1852 in , , , Bahamas; and died.
5. Mary Louise Ann Munro was born in 1853 in , , , Bahamas; died on 15 Feb 1940.
6. Vesper Munro was born est 1854 in , , , Bahamas; and died.
7. Charles Laurence Munro was born on 15 Sep 1855 in Harbour Island, , Harbour Island, Bahamas; died on 5 Apr 1930.

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(The following is from an e-mail message from Charles C. Munroe, III - 8 Oct 2013)

«i»General William Munro, the "father" of the Munros in the British West Indies and Florida, was born in Scotland abt 1740. He served at the seige of Minorca during the Napolenic conflict, in England, in Ireland during the Rebellion and was Military Commander of Barbados Surinam. His brothers and several sons, including Captain James Munro, migrated to the Bahamas and became wealthy plantation owners, government officials and teachers in the British West Indies. Their sons were to migrate to Florida.«/i»
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General William Munro was a British officer in Mediterranean and Caribbean campaigns. He was the "father" of the Munros in the British West Indies and Florida. He served at the seige of Minorca during the Napoleonic conflict, and in England and Ireland during the Rebellion. He was the Military Commander of Barbados Surinam.

He was Commissariat General of Halifax during the time when Queen Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent, commanded the troops there.

It is said that he was the son of the Chief of Clan Munro which would mean his father was either Robert Munro, 24th Baron of Foulis, or Harry Munro, 25th Baron of Foulis. However, neither man is recorded as having a son named William.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, Bert F.

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Died:
William probably died in either Scotland or the Bahamas.

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, Bert F.

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John married Katharine Allan. Katharine was born about 1700; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

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William married Marie Farer. Marie was born about 1672; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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