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Alexander Monro, of Auchinbowie

Alexander Monro, of Auchinbowie

Male Abt 1687 - 1742  (~ 55 years)

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  • Name Alexander Monro  [1, 2
    Suffix of Auchinbowie 
    Born Abt 1687 
    • 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 12 Oct 1742  [1, 2
    Person ID I10535  Munro
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2010 

    Father Col. George Monro, of Auchinbowie,   b. Abt 1662,   d. 1721  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Mother Margaret Bruce,   b. Abt 1664,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne Stewart,   b. Abt 1689,   d. 1763, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 1719  [2
    Children 
     1. Cecil Monro,   b. 1719,   d. 1786  (Age 67 years)
     2. George Munro,   b. 1721,   d. 1793  (Age 72 years)
     3. Robert Munro,   b. 1722,   d. 1743, Dettingen Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     4. Margaret Munro,   b. 1723
     5. Alexander Munro,   b. 1724,   d. 15 Feb 1750  (Age 26 years)
     6. Grissell Munro,   b. 1726
     7. Hugh Munro,   b. 1729,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. John Munro,   b. Abt 1731,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Mary Munro,   b. Est 1733,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2009 
    Family ID F3815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Alexander Munro of Achinbowie married the daughter of Sir Robert Stewart of Dillicoutrie. Sir Robert was the brother of the Earl of Bute.

      Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - L/49

      Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - L/48

      "Major George Munro of Achinbowie married Margaret daughter to Robert Bruce of Achinbowie by whom he had Alexander and George a Lieut. in Montagues Regiment."

      Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - L/49

      "Alexander Munro of Achinbowie married Anne daughter to Sir Robert Stewart of Dillicoutrie brother to the Earle of bute by whom he has George Robert Alexander Hugh Cecile Margaret and Mary."

      "Alexander of Auchinbowie d 12 Oct 1742;...4 drs."

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      The following is a transcription of RW "Billy" Munro's genealogy notes:

      [Alexander Monro] «i»Third son of Alexander Monro, of Auchinbowie (d. 1742) and Anne Stewart; baptized 10 August 1724; writer in Edinburgh; died unmarried 15 February 1750, when next of kin was sister [sic] Cecil.

      Munro Tree (L/49). Inglis 8, 50. (not in Mackenzie 311). Inglis in Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica (1920) p. 14. Edinburgh Testaments 16 November 1750.
      «/i»**********
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      «i»Alexander Monro of Auchinbowie, elder son of Col George Monro of Auchinbowie (d. c. 1721) & Margaret Bruce; Burgess & G.B. Glasgow, 1716; inherited Auchinbowie 1720; Commissary of Stirling, 1721; elder of St. Ninian's, 1722; granted trust deed for estate, 1733; suc. 1738 to Riddoch or Reidheugh, near Bearcrofts; d. 12 Oct 1742, having m. 1719 Anne Stewart (d. Edinburgh 1763), with issue - George (1721-93), Robert (1722-43), Alexander (1724-50), Heugh (b. 1729), John (fl 1755), dr. Cecil (1719-1786), Margaret (b. 1723, d. young), Grissell (b. 1726, d. young).

      Munro Tree L/49; MHM p. 311; John A. Inglis, The Monros of Auchinbowie, pp. 8, 48-51; . Inglis in Misc. Gen & Her (1920), pp. 13-14; D. Robertson, House of Lords Appeals, pp. 387-91; R.E. Wright-St. Clair, Doctors Monro, pp. 5, 59; Scots Magazine (1763) 527; Scottish Peerage ii 296 s v. Bute; Glasgow Burgess Roll (16 Feb 1716); National Library of Scotland Saltoun Papers, MS 16579 fols 79-82.
      «/i»
      (R. W. Munro's genealogy notes)
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      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [1, 2]

  • 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 56 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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 139 (Reliability: 3).
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