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Hector Munro

Hector Munro

Male Abt 1650 - 1731  (~ 81 years)

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  • Name Hector Munro 
    Born Abt 1650  Of, Watten, Caithness Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Jan 1731 
    Person ID I12022  Munro
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2010 

    Father William Munro, of Teanoird,   b. Abt 1621,   d. Abt 1700  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Catherine Munro, of Foulis,   b. Abt 1623,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F4366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hector was minister of Watten in Caithness.

      Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - M/79 & U/3

      "William of Teanard married Katherine daughter to Collonel Sir Hector Munro of ffowlis by whom he had Alexr. fferqr Mr Hector &c. and a daughter Margaret married John of Achany."

      "...Hector min of Watten in Caithness d Jan 1731 (Fasti vii 139, SHS Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. i 181)."

      "Katherine his 3d daughter married William Munro of Teanard by whom she had Alexander Ferquhard Mr Hector John Donald George and a daughter Margaret married to Munro of Achany."

      Hector studied at the University and King's College in Aberdeen, where he received his M.A. degree on 21 Sep 1701. He was apparently not married.

      References:

      (1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
      401

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