Cecil James Monro

Notes:

Cecil was educated at Harrow, and he was a Scholar and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Wrangler in 1855, and First class in Classics, barrister-at-law. He was not married.

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
446

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Notes:

Cecil was Senior Registttrar of the High Court of Chancery for many years.

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
444-446

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Cecil married Elizabeth Knight on 7 Sep 1831. Elizabeth was born about 1805; died on 25 Dec 1883; was buried in St. Mary's Churc, Hadley, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Knight (later Knight-Erskine of Pittodrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.)

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
445-446

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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.

Notes:

James was educated at Merchant Tailors' School from 1764 to 1767, when he entered the Mercantile Service of the H.E.I.C.S., on board the "Houghton" East Indiaman, of which his maternal uncle, William Smith, was owner and commander. He purchased the "Houghton" from his uncle in 1782 for 4500 pounds and commanded it from that year until 1792, when he sold it for 7400 pounds.

After completing ten voyages to Calcutta and other parts of India between 1767 and 1791, he relinquished the sea.

On 19 Mar 1790, he acquired the freehold of the house and estate of Hadley, and when he returned from his last voyage, he took up his residence there early in 1791. In 1794, he moved to Enflied Chase, where he remained until 1802. He then returned to Hadley, where he died. He was buried in St. Mary's Churchyard, where his son, Cecil erected a handsome monument to his memory.

Ref (1) says James and his first wife had no children (p. 440) but on page 444, it lists 7 children.

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
440, 442, 444-445

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James married Elizabeth Juliana Mary Monro on 19 Jun 1786 in Great Barfoot, Bedfordshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Monro and Mary Taylor) was born about 1768; died on 18 Jan 1804 in Hadley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
440, 444

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Notes:

Dr. John Monro, F.R.C.P. was educated at Merchant Tailors' School from 1731 to 1733, at which time he was elected a scholar of St. John's College, Oxford. He received his B.A. from Oxford on 13 May 1737 and his M.A. on 11 Jul 1740. He became a Fellow of the College and in Apr 1741, he was nominated as one of the Radcliffe Travelling Fellows, on which University foundation he continued until 1751.

He received his B.M. on 10 Dec 1743 and entered the University of Leyden on 10 Mar 1745. He visited Paris, Italy, and Germany, and during his absence, he received his M.D. from Oxford on 27 Jun 1747, having migrated from St. John's to University College.

On 24 Jul 1751, he was appointed Joint-Physician of Bethlehem and Bridewell Hospital in London, as an assistant to his father, whose health was declining. When his father died the following year, he was appointed his successor.

John and his first wife, Elizabeth Culling, were married by John's brother, Rev. Thomas Monro, B.D.

John was a Candidate of the College of Physicians on 25 Jun 1752, and a Fellow on 25 Jun 1753. He was Censor in 1754, 1759, 1763, 1768, 1778, and 1785, and delivered the Harveian Lecture in 1757. His only published writings were his "Harveian Oration," delivered in 1757 and a pamphlet entitled "Remarks on Dr. Battie's Treatise on Madness," a feeling tribute to his father's memory.

He restricted the practice of his profession almost exclusively to insanity, in the treatment of which he was considered to have attained a greater eminence and success than any of his contemporaries.

In Jan 1783, he had an attack of paralysis, after which he gradually retired from his practice.

He lived for a long time at 53 Bedford Square, but in the beginning of 1791, he took up residence at Hadley, Near Barnet, County Middlesex, where he died.

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
437, 440-443

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John married Elizabeth Culling Smith on 17 Nov 1753 in St. Michael's Ch, Cornhill. Elizabeth was born est 1717; died on 7 Nov 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth was the second daughter of Thomas Culling Smith of Hadley, a London merchant. She was the sister of Sir William Culling Smith, Baronet of Hadley.

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 441-442

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Notes:

Biographical information appears in ref 1.

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
437, 440

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Thomas married Mary Taylor on 5 May 1763 in St. Bartholomew'. Mary was born est 1740; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary was the daughter of Christopher and Anne (Hales) Taylor.

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
438

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