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Edward Monro

Edward Monro

Male 1815 - 1866  (50 years)

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  • Name Edward Monro 
    Born 18 Jan 1815  Gower Street, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Jan 1866  St. John's Vicar, Leeds, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Harrow-Weald, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37719  Munro
    Last Modified 27 May 2001 

    Father Edward Thomas Monro,   b. Nov 1789,   d. 25 Jan 1856  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Mother Sarah Cox,   b. Abt 1791,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 14 Apr 1814 
    Family ID F12894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Hay,   b. Abt 1817,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1837 
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F12911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The Rev. Edward Monro was educated at Harrow and entered Oriel College, Oxford, in 1833, where he graduated B.A., Third Class, on 9 Jun 1836, and M.A. on 14 Jun 1839.

      He entered into Holy Orders and was ordained in 1837 and 1839. He was appointed to the Perpetual Curacy of Harrow-Weald, Middlesex, in 1842, and remained there until 1860. In that year, he was promoted to the vicarage of St. John's, Leeds, where he continued until his death in 1866.

      He was Select Preacher to the University of Oxford in 1852. He was the author of several religious publications, sermons, allegories, and lectures on various subjects.

      Edward was celebrated for his extempore preaching, lecturing, and mission work among the masses, and he possessed a peculiar power in influencing the poor and the young. His memory was most affectionately cherished by his parishioners, both at Harrow-Weald and at Leeds, as well as by many of the leading minds in England. John Keble's essay on his "Parochial Work," fully establishes his remarkable powers and attainments.

      His zeal and work among his people were commemorated by a stained glass window placed in the church at Harrow-Weald.

      References:

      (1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
      451-453

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