Robert Munro

Notes:

Dr. Robert Munro lived in Dingwall, Scotland. He was the second son of Alexander, Laird of Killachoan.

Robert was a physician by profession, and as such joined the royal forces, under Lord Loudon, against Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Pretender. He served the whole of the long and fatiguing campaign of 1745, suffered exceedingly from exposure and privation, and died from the consequences the following year, quite a young man. After his death, his widow resided at Drummond, about two miles from Fowlis. She was an amiable woman, highly educated, and beloved by all who knew her. A slight accident, which occurred a few years after her husband's death, unexpectedly proved fatal, and she died after a short illness, at the early age of thirty years, leaving two children, Henry, born in 1730 and Alexander, a year or two later.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Davis, Harriette
- Elder, Charlotte
- Fisher, Arthur H. - "NY Gen. & Bio. Rec." Vol iv., #3

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Birth:
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Family/Spouse: Anne Munro. Anne (daughter of John Munro and Catharine Bayne) was born about 1718; died about 1748. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rev. Henry Munro was born in 1730 in Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; died on 30 May 1801 in Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2. Alexander Munro was born about 1732; and died.

Notes:

The Fisher reference says that Alexander's father was "Robert a Laird, son of the Laird of Tenaird whose Father was Sir Robert Munro of Fowlis." This genealogy is at odds with that found in Mackenzie's "History of the Munros". The latter is held as more correct.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Fisher, Arthur H. - NY Gen. & Biog. Rec. - vol. iv, #3

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

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.