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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Est 1621 - 1645 (~ 24 years)
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| Name |
Andrew Munro [1] |
| Born |
Est 1621 |
Of, Edinburgh  |
| Christened |
19 Apr 1621 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1645 |
Perth, , Perth, Scotland |
| Person ID |
I10454 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
17 Jul 2010 |
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| Notes |
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[Andrew Munro] «i»Son of John Munro, burgess of Edinburgh, later of Culcraggie, & Margaret Muir; baptized 19 April 1621; styled 'Mr.' in «u»Tree«/u» - M.A. 1639; Andrew Monro, student, son of John Monro, burgess of Edinburgh, elected by Town Council 29 January 1641 to be Keeper of the Library in 'King James his Colledge' (in place of Mr. Kenneth Logie, presented to the Kirk of Stirling); still Keeper 23 August 1643 [new keeper appointed 3 April 1646] d. of the plague at Perth, 1645, which necessited University's removal to Linlithgow.
Munro Tree (L/19); Edinburgh Baptisms (MS. in NAS); Mackenzie, p. 360 - 'entered the church' is wrong; A. Dalzel, History of University of Edinburgh, vol ii, p. 348; T. Crawford, History of the University of Edinburgh (1808), pp. 143, 159; Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh 1626-41 (1936), p. 245; & next volume under dates stated; Edinburgh University Library in Library History, vol i, pp. 12, 14, 16 - 'Alex' (p. 14) an error (C.P. Finlayson to RWM, 10 May 1968); Graduates of University of Edinburgh (1889), p. 113.
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(R. W. Munro's genealogy notes)
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Andrew was librarian to Edinburgh University. He died of the plague.
Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - L/19
"John Munro of Culcragie married Margaret daughter to Muire Burges of Kirkcaldie by whom he had Mr Andrew Robert Mr William and Christane married to Mr Andrew Munro of Coul and Catherine married to Mr John McGilligan."
"...son Andrew was librarian to Edinburgh University and d of plague at Perth 1645 (...Mackenzie wrongly says he entered the church)..."
Ref. (1) says Andrew entered the Church, but R.W. Munro says that is an error.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
360
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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- [S668] RW Munro's Genealogy Database, Robert William Munro, (The collected genealogy notes of RW Munro, Hon. Historian of Clan Munro (Association) edited by Dr. Jean Munro, transcribed by Charles C. Munroe, III and others. Transcription completed Jan 2009. Original card file is kept at the "Storehouse of Foulis" near Foulis Castle in Scotland.), card 342 (Reliability: 0).
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