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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Est 1865 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. | George William Holmes Ross, Of Culcairn was born est 1816 in Of, Cromarty (son of Hugh Rose, Of Glastullich and Catherine Munro, Of Culcairn); died on 19 Nov 1883 in Cromarty House. Notes:
On 21 Apr 1846, George entered the army as an Ensign in the 92nd Highlanders. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 23 Jun 1848 and retired in 1851. On 3 Nov 1854, he was gazetted Captain in the Highland Rifle Militia Regiment of Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland and Caithness, later known as the 3rd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. He was promoted to Major on 26 Nov 1855 and to Lieutenant Colonel (with the honorary rank of Colonel) on 19 Jan 1856. After the death of Colonel the Hon. James Sinclair, he was appointed Colonel-Commandant of the regiment on 11 Feb 1856.
Colonel Ross, who always held the opinion that the Highland dress would best suit the regiment, applied to the Secretary of State to get it so equipped. His request was granted in a letter dated 28 Nov 1860. On his suggestion, the Secretary of State also introduced a new system of preliminary drill for recruits and authorised officers of the Militia, on appointment, to be instructed for one month at the headquarters of their corps. This did away with the necessity of calling out the regiment for training in separate divisions.
George served as Convener of the county of Cromarty, a D.L. and J.P.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie (1898) - p. 166-167
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
George married Adelaide Lucy Davidson on 20 Apr 1849. Adelaide (daughter of Duncan Davidson, Of Tulloch) was born about 1828; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Adelaide Lucy Davidson was born about 1828 (daughter of Duncan Davidson, Of Tulloch); and died. Notes:
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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| 5. | Catherine Munro, Of Culcairn was born in 1783 (daughter of Duncan Munro, of Culcairn and Jean Kirk); died on 29 Feb 1852. Notes:
Catherine married Hugh Rose of Glastullich, son of the Rev. Hugh Rose, parish minister of Creich (1759-1770) and of Tain (1770-1774).
As a young man, Hugh went to the West Indies to seek his fortune and succeeded in finding it. He was employed there by the Government as Paymaster in the Commissariat Department. He returned to Scotland in about 1802.
Hugh's first wife was Miss Phips, the daughter of a West Indian planter, who was quite wealthy. Soon after he arrived in Scotland, he purchased the estates of Glastullich, Calrossie, and Tarlogie, all in the vicinity of Tain, and Culcairn, in the parish of Roskeen. This was the ancient inheritance of his forbears on his mother's side. He soon converted the estates from "a state of nature" to a "highly adorned and cultivated condition."
Mr. Joseph Mitchell, C.E., Inverness, who knew Hugh intimately says in his "Reminiscences of my Life in the Highlands, vol. I. pp. 285-288" that Hugh was energetic and active, a great promoter of roads and other public works. He was disliked at first by the old families of the county because of all the improvements and innovations he made.
He had to fight several legal battles because of his estates. After an expensive legal battle he won the fishing rights in the Dingwall Firth. He lost to the duke of Sutherland, an action for the same rights in the Dornoch Firth.
He also had a major litigation over the Cromarty estate, which he claimed in right of his second wife, Catherine. After forty years, he finally won his claim. When he entered the property, he assumed the name of Ross and lived several years in the possession and enjoyment of the Cromarty estates.
He seemed to be constantly in the courts until it seemed that litigation was his passion. The last weeks of his life were spent in court against Munro of Teaninich. It so happened that both litigants were quite old and both died soon after the court rendered its decision. Hugh passed away in a hotel in Inverness.
Hugh was an able and kind-hearted man, and, notwithstanding his excitable and keen temper, within the precincts of his own house and family there ever reigned peace and domestic happiness. he was active in relieving the poor, the indigent, and oppressed.
He was buried in the ancient church of St. Duthus in Tain where he had served for many years as Provost.
Ref. (1) gives Catherine's death date as 29 Feb 1852 and as 20 Feb 1852 in two different places on p. 166.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie (1898) - p. 163-166
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| 6. | Duncan Davidson, Of Tulloch was born about 1820; and died. Notes:
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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| 10. | Duncan Munro, of Culcairn was born about 1755 (son of John Munro, Of Culcairn and Katharine Ross); died in 1820. Notes:
Ref: "History of the Munros" by A. Mackenzie - p. 144
"...to Captain George Munro of Culcairn, eldest lawful son of the deceased John Munro of Culcairn and the heirs male of his body, whom failing to Thomas Munro, second lawful son of the said John Munro of Culcairn and the heirs male of his body, whom failing, to Duncan Munro, third lawful son of the said John Munro of Culcairn and the heirs male of his body..."
Duncan entered the army at an early age. When the 78th Higland Regiment, the Ross-shire Buffs, was created on 8 Mar 1793, he became Captain-Lieutenant of the first batallion.
On 5 Jan 1795, his regiment was engaged in the battle of Geldermalsen. On that day, Captain duncan Munro took a conspicuous part, behaved with great coolness, and was severely wounded. On 4 Nov, the 78th embarked for India, arriving at Calcutta on 10 Feb 1797. At that time, Captain Munro was appointed Aide-de-camp to the well-known Lieutenant General Mackenzie-Fraser of Inverallochy and Castle Fraser.
Duncan retired from the army in 1802 and returned home. In 1803, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel commanding the Wester Ross Regiment of Militia which numbered 810 men.
His wife, Jean, was the eldest daughter of the Rev. Robert Kirke, minister of Dornoch from 1713 to 1758, and his wife Jean Ross.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie (1898) - p. 163
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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Duncan married Jean Kirk on 5 Dec 1782 in Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland. Jean was born about 1764; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 11. | Jean Kirk was born about 1764; and died. Notes:
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