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William Munro

William Munro

Male 1815 - 1896  (81 years)

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  • Name William Munro  [1, 2, 3
    Born 6 Apr 1815  Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Aug 1896  West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I1980  Munro
    Last Modified 18 May 2006 

    Father William Munro,   b. 20 Dec 1784, Cannongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1852, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Christian Kennedy,   b. Abt 1786,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 18 Nov 1805  Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • William and Christian were married at Cannongate. [3]
    Family ID F948  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Helen Henderson,   b. Abt 1817,   d. 8 Jun 1851  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Charles Henderson Munro,   b. 18 Nov 1836, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1908, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Christy Ann Munro,   b. 18 May 1838, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1905, Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Helen Ross Munro,   b. 2 Aug 1839, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1920, Holmfield, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. William Munro, Jr.,   b. 13 Apr 1841, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1936  (Age 95 years)
     5. John Gavin Munro,   b. 9 Apr 1843, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Kennedy J. Munro,   b. 29 May 1846, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1890, Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     7. Mary R. Munro,   b. 19 Feb 1848, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Thomas Andrew Munro,   b. 9 Apr 1850, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Isabella Brown,   b. Abt 1817,   d. 29 Apr 1869, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Children 
     1. Robert Brown Munro,   b. 20 Apr 1854, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1935  (Age 81 years)
     2. Isabella Bailey Munro,   b. 17 Mar 1856, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1949, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     3. Jessie Munro,   b. 13 Dec 1857, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1934, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Hugh Ross Laurie Munro,   b. 1 Aug 1860, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1910, New Glasgow, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    +5. James Dingwall Munro,   b. 14 Jul 1863, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1946, East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. Jane Munro,   b. 13 Jul 1865, West River, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1954  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F1735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He emmigrated from Scotland in about 1832 and in 1891 he was living in West River, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was a farmer.

      Ref: "Eagle Flyer" - Winter 1992
      Clan Munro files - Bowers, Shirley
      - Croissant, Norma

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

  • Sources 
    1. [S164] Clan Munro files - Edmondson, Virginia Ann, Virginia Ann Edmondson, The First Four Generations of Munros Known - p. 5 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S46] Clan Munro files - Hermanson, Delores June Munro, Delores June Munro Hermanson, Membership application for Delores Munro Hermanson date d 8 Aug 2000 - p. 2 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S144] Clan Munro files - Hermanson, Jennie, Jennie Hermanson, Membership application for Jennie Hermanson dated 25 Dec 20 01 (Reliability: 3).