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John Munro

John Munro

Male Abt 1731 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name John Munro  [1
    Born Abt 1731 
    • 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 Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I10542  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 
    • John was apprenticed to his cousin, Professor Alexander Monro.

      Ref: The Munro Tree (1734) L/49

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

      "...John, apprenticed to cousin Prof Alex Monro;..."

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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]

  • 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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