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Alexander Munro

Male 1724 - 1750  (26 years)

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  • Name Alexander Munro  [1
    Born 1724  [1
    Christened 10 Aug 1724  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Feb 1750  [1, 2
    Person ID I10540  Munro
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2009 

    Father Alexander Monro, of Auchinbowie,   b. Abt 1687,   d. 12 Oct 1742  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother Anne Stewart,   b. Abt 1689,   d. 1763, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 1719  [1
    Family ID F3815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Alexander was a writer in Edinburgh.

      Ref: The Munro Tree (1734) L/49

      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, writer in Edinburgh, d 15 Feb 1750;...

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

      «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»
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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 139 (Reliability: 3).
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    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 56 (Reliability: 3).