Alexander Monro b. 4 May 1847 d. 20 Sep 1916: Our Family History

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1847 - 1916 (69 years)

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Name	Alexander Monro [1, 2]
Born	4 May 1847 [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Died	20 Sep 1916 [1, 2]
Person ID	I32218	Munro
Last Modified	27 May 2009

Father	Henry Monro, b. 1810, d. 1869 (Age 59 years)
Mother	Catherine Power, b. Est 1812, d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F11126	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Evelyn Agnes Dingwall, b. Abt 1849, d. Yes, date unknown

Married 1879 [1]

Children

	1. Alexander Monro, b. 17 Feb 1890, d. 8 May 1953, London, , Greater London, England (Age 63 years)
	2. Charles Carmichael Arthur Monro, b. 1894, d. 1942 (Age 48 years)
	3. Katherine Evelyn Monro, b. Abt 1896, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Violet Agnes Monro, b. Abt 1898, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 16 May 2009

Family ID F11127 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

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The following is a transcription of RW "Billy" Munro's genealogy notes:

[Alexander Monro] «i»Eldest son of Henry Monro; born 4 May 1847 (ied.1869) ; educated. Edinburgh Acadamy, Sherborne & Oriel College Oxford (M.A.); called to Bar 1872, went to India as Inspector of Schools 1879, Director of Public Instruction C.P. 1888-1904, acting D.P.I. Madras & M.L.C Madras 1893-4, C.I.E. 1904; retired 1904; Mayor of Godalming 1909-10 & 1910-11; died 20 September, 1916, having married 1879 Evelyn Agnes Dingwall, with issue 2 sons 2daughters- Alexander (1890-1953), Charles Carmichael Arthur (1894-1942), Katherine Evelyn (marrued 1913 Maor.General Sir John Taylor, born1884), & Violet Agnes.

Inglis p 127; Mackenzie p 329; Who Was Who (1916-28); EA Reg p 236; Times 15 May 1953 (son's obit & family); Who's who (daughter) Foster's Hand-Lsit of Men-at-the-Bar p 322; A. Dingwall Fordyce Family Record [National Library] i201, ii39
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The following is a transcription of RW "Billy" Munro's genealogy notes:

[Alexander Monro] «i»Son of Alexander Monro (1847-1916), C.I.E., & Evelyn A. Dingwall; born. 17February 1890; educated Charterhouse & Magdalen College, Oxford; joined Indian Civil Sevice 1912, arrived India 1913, served in various capacities in the executive branch of the service in United Provinces; C.I.E. 1931, retired 1939; employed in WWII at Ministry of Food; married 1929 Janet Elizabeth Carmichael (duaghter of David Monro) with issue 1 son, general manager Orient Railways, Pakistan, 1949. died London 8 May 1953.

[Inglis 127 - not named] Who's Who 1945, 1951; In Office of Burma List (1940); Times, May 11, 15, & 29, 1953. Charterhouse Register (1872-1910) ii 737
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Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
329

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [1, 2]

Sources

[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 116 (Reliability: 0).
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[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 128 (Reliability: 0).
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