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John A. Munro

John A. Munro

Male 1862 - 1925  (62 years)

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  • Name John A. Munro  [1
    Born 30 Sep 1862  Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • BIRTH: 1862 Scotland Birth Register for Parish of Huntly, County of Aberdeen, page 42, entry 126, Film 0292922, Sacramento Family History Center: John Munro; born 1862 September Thirtieth, 3 h. 30 m. A.M. at West Park Street, Huntly; Male; Father, William Munro, farm servant; Mother, Margaret Munro, maiden surname, Allan, Married, 1861 December 24th at Grange; Informant, William Munro, Father, not present; Registered 1862 October 18th at Huntly by John MacDonald, Registrar.

      CONFLICT: Family sources list John's birthdate as 1 October 1862.
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Sep 1925  [3
    Person ID I29372  Munro
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2002 

    Father William Munro,   b. 12 Jul 1836, Grange, , Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1891, Urquhart, , Moray, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Margaret Allan,   b. 23 Jul 1836, Boyndie, Banffshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1927, Urquhart, , Moray, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1861  Grange, , Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • MARRIAGE: 1861 MARRIAGES in Parish of Grange in the County of Banff. William Munro, bachelor farmservant, age 25 from Hillockhead Parish of Huntly, father William Munro, crofter, and mother Ann Munro (maiden surname Dustan); married Margaret Allan, spinster dressmaker, age 25 from Balnamoon Parish of Grange, father John Allan, farmer, and mother Ann Allan (maiden surname Reid); on 24th December 1861 at Tillybrae, after Banns according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland. Signed James Allan, minister of Grange; witnesses signed: Alexander Wilson and Alexr. Allan. Registered December 27th 1861 at Grange by Arthur Gerrard, Registrar. Sacramento Family History Center, Film: 0224161.

      CONFLICT: Birth record for William Munro gives his mother's name as Jean Dustan rather than Ann Dustan.

      COMMENT: Margaret Allan had an uncle named Alexander Allan. [4]
    Family ID F9556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma J. Gillispie,   b. 1868, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1893  [6
    Children 
     1. Walter B. Munro,   b. 1894, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Howard G. Munro,   b. 1895, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F10205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BIOGRAPHY: Ina Donaldson thinks that John never returned home to Scotland from the USA. From some notes provided by Jamesina Donaldson (of Mosstodloch, Moray) in a letter dated 3 December, 1997 to Margaret Price. Notes by Nancy Munro say that John owned a shoestore on Baltimore Avenue in Philadelphia and had 2 sons.

      References:

      (1) Clan Munro files - Munro, James Reuben - family group record of James Allan
      Munro dated 15 Nov 1996

      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Ruben, James Ruben Munro, The Descendants of Munro, Wilson, Dustan, Allan, and Longmo re - compiled by James Reuben Munro - Oct 2000 - p. 8, 13 , 17 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S57] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Ruben, James Ruben Munro, The Descendants of Munro, Wilson, Dustan, Allan, and Longmo re - compiled by James Reuben Munro - Oct 2000 - p. 8. 17 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S57] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Ruben, James Ruben Munro, The Descendants of Munro, Wilson, Dustan, Allan, and Longmo re - compiled by James Reuben Munro - Oct 2000 - p. 8, 17 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S57] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Ruben, James Ruben Munro, The Descendants of Munro, Wilson, Dustan, Allan, and Longmo re - compiled by James Reuben Munro - Oct 2000 - p. 9 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S57] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Ruben, James Ruben Munro, The Descendants of Munro, Wilson, Dustan, Allan, and Longmo re - compiled by James Reuben Munro - Oct 2000 - p. 7-8, 19 , 58 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S57] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Ruben, James Ruben Munro, The Descendants of Munro, Wilson, Dustan, Allan, and Longmo re - compiled by James Reuben Munro - Oct 2000 - p. 17 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S57] Clan Munro files - Munro, James Ruben, James Ruben Munro, The Descendants of Munro, Wilson, Dustan, Allan, and Longmo re - compiled by James Reuben Munro - Oct 2000 - p. 17-18 (Reliability: 3).