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David Munro

David Munro

Male Abt 1610 - 1651  (~ 41 years)

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  • Name David Munro 
    Born Abt 1610 
    • 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.
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Sep 1651  Battle Of, Worcester Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10523  Munro
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2010 

    Father Rev. George Monro, of Pitlundie,   b. Abt 1577,   d. Apr 1642, Suddie, , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Mary Primrose,   b. Est 1587,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Suddie, , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F9619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • David was Lieutenant Colonel to the Earl of Kelly's regiment of foot. He was killed at the Battle of Worcester "in desperately retarding the pursuit after the king."

      Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - L/43

      "Mr George Munro [? Henry] Primroses daughter /illegible/ by whom he had Mr George Lieutenant Collonel David and Mr Alexander Munro and daughters."

      Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - L/46

      "Collonel David Munro was Lieut. Collonel to the Earle of Kelly his regiment of foot and killed at the Battle of Worcester 1651."

      "Lt-Col David was killed 'in desperately retarding the pursuit after the king'."

      Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
      309

      3. David, who entered the army, rose to be a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Earl of Kelly's Regiment of Foot, and was slain at the battle of Worcester on the 3rd of September, 1651.

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

  • Sources 
    1. [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 48 (Reliability: 3).