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Hugh Munro

Hugh Munro

Male Abt 1747 - 1823  (~ 76 years)

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  • Name Hugh Munro 
    Born Abt 1747 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 May 1823  Of, Uig, Lewis, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I33004  Munro
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2009 

    Father Rev. John Munro,   b. Abt 1709, Of, South Uist, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1755, Prob., Eddrachillis, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Mother Christina MacLeod,   b. Abt 1711,   d. 9 Mar 1795, Waterstein, Isle Of Skye, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Family ID F11385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janet Macaskill,   b. Abt 1749,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 27 Nov 1778 
    Children 
     1. William Munro,   b. Abt 1779,   d. Infant
     2. John Munro,   b. Abt 1781,   d. 1811, Batavia, Java Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years)
     3. Catherine Munro,   b. Abt 1783,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Marion Munro,   b. Abt 1785,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Christian Munro,   b. Abt 1787,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2009 
    Family ID F11387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hugh studied for the Church at the University and King's College in Aberdeen, where he took his M.A. degree in 1767. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Uist on 23 Aug 1773. He was ordained as a missionary to Harris on 30 Mar 1774.

      On 15 Apr 1777, he was presented by King George III to the parish of Uig, Lewis, and was admitted there on 3 Jul.

      References:

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