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George Munro, I of Obsdale

George Munro, I of Obsdale

Male Est 1565 - 1589  (~ 24 years)

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  • Name George Munro  [1, 2
    Suffix I of Obsdale 
    Born Est 1565 
    Gender Male 
    Died Jun 1589 
    Buried Kiltearn, , Ross-Shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3618  Munro
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2014 

    Father Robert Mor Munro, XV of Foulis,   b. Abt 1523,   d. 4 Nov 1588, Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland, (Foulis Castle) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Catherine Ross, of Balnagown,   b. Abt 1530,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 22 Nov 1563 
    Family ID F4337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Monro,   b. Est 1567,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Col. John Munro, II of Obsdale,   b. Abt 1590,   d. 11 Mar 1633, Wetterau, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years)
    +2. Maj. Gen. Robert Munro, of Obsdale,   b. Abt 1592,   d. 1675  (Age ~ 83 years)
    +3. Col. Daniel Munro,   b. Bef 1641,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F1580  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George was the progenitor of the Lower Iveagh branch.

      George's death date is given as 3 Jun 1590 on p. 68 of the Mackenzie reference but the same reference gives it as Jun 1589 on p. 169. It is given as Jun 1589 in "The Munro Tree".

      Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - 1978 - L/35, R, R/3, S
      "History of the Munros" by A. Mackenzie - 1898 - p. 52, 56, 63, 68, 169,
      284
      "The Highland Clans" by Moncreiffe and Hicks - 1967 - p. 21

      Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - Edinburgh (1978) - p. ii, iv

      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [3]

  • Sources 
    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 377 (Reliability: 3).
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    2. [S691] Clan Munro Magazine, Clan Munro (Association), No. 26 - 2012 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, Pedigree of the Munro Family - undated (Reliability: 3).