Lt Col Alexander Munro b. Abt 1779 d. 20 Apr 1863 Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland: Our Family History

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Lt Col Alexander Munro

Abt 1779 - 1863 (~ 84 years)

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Name	Alexander Munro [1]
Prefix	Lt Col
Born	Abt 1779 [1]
	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	20 Apr 1863	Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland [1]
	57 North Hanover Street
Buried	Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland [1]
	Greyfriars churchyard
Person ID	I33007	Munro
Last Modified	14 Jun 2009

Father	Rev George Munro, b. 1743, d. 5 Nov 1832 (Age 89 years)
Mother	Marion MacDonald, b. Abt 1744, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	28 Nov 1778
Family ID	F11386	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

Alexander served in the army and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 16th Regiment. He was not married.

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

[Alexander Munro] «i»Son of Rev. George Munro, min. of South Uist (1743-1832, of Erriboll branch) and Marion Macdonald; Ensign 1st Foot (Royal Scots) 6 Oct 1815; h.p. 25 March 1816 on reduction of 4th Bn; granted permission to live in West Indies 28 July 1817 (W.O.25.3232); Ensign 26th Foot 31 May 1826; Lieut. 16th Foot 26 Apr 1828; Capt 1 July 1841; Major 21 Apr 1854; Lt Colonel 18 Apr 1856; remained on full pay as Major 16th Foot; d. unm. at 57 North Hanover Street, Edinburgh, 20 Apr 1863, & buried Greyfriars churchyard in ground belonging to mother's family (M's of Boisdale).

MHM p. 355; Fasti new edition, vii p. 196; McCance card index of R.S. officers (SUSM library); Army List (1826) - commission '4' Oct 1815; Hart's Army List (1860) p. 55 - " 6 Oct; Scotsman 21 Apr 1863; James Brown, Greyfriars Epitaphs, (1867), p. 141; MacLeod Genealogy, ii , p. 105.
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References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
355

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

[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 149 (Reliability: 3).