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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Abt 1696 - Yes, date unknown
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| Name |
Christian Munro |
| Born |
Abt 1696 |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I10589 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
1 Nov 2010 |
| Father |
John Munro, Of Nonikiln, b. Abt 1640, Of, Nonikiln, Scotland  , d. 1705, Of, Tearivan, Kiltearn Par., Scotland (Age ~ 65 years) |
| Mother |
Janet Munro, of Milntown of Katewell, b. Est 1640, Of, Katewell, Ross-Shire, Scotland , d. , , , Scotland |
| Family ID |
F3830 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
George Munro, Of Culcairn, b. 18 Sep 1685, Of, Culcairn, Scotland , d. 31 Aug 1746, Locharkaigside, Scotland (Age 60 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. John Munro, Of Culcairn, b. Abt 1719, Of, Culcairn, Scotland , d. 24 Aug 1766, Of, Bombay (Age ~ 47 years) |
| | 2. Andrew Munro, b. Abt 1721, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. George Munro, b. Abt 1723, d. 14 Dec 1748, London, , Greater London, England (Age ~ 25 years) |
| + | 4. Margaret Munro, b. Est 1724, Of, Culcairn , d. 1809 (Age ~ 85 years) |
| | 5. Duncan Munro, b. Abt 1725, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Anne Munro, b. Abt 1727, d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 7. Jane Munro, b. Abt 1729, d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 8. Christian Munro, b. Abt 1731, d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 9. Janet Munro, b. Est 1733, Of, Culcairn , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 10. Helen Munro, b. Abt 1735, d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F4578 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Christian (or Christina) and her two younger sisters were left orphans at a young age. Her father died in 1705, when Christian was only nine years old. It is said that the Mackenzies, who knew that she would succeed to a fair fortune for those days, resolved to kidnap her in order to marry her to one of their own relatives when she arrived at a suitable age. The old family nurse placed Christian in a creel, covered her over with cabbages, and walked down one avenue from the house with the creel on her back while the Mackenzies rode up the other.
The faithful nurse in this way got clear away with her charge and found her way to Foulis Castle, where Sir Robert, the twenty-third Baron, received her hospitably, and agreed, on the solicitations of the nurse, to bring up the girl until she arrived at an age to choose a husband for herself. The "Heiress of the Creel" as she was called, ultimately married Sir Robert's son, George.
References:
(1) "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - Edinburgh (1978) - L/66, Y/1
(2) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
161, 507
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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