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5TH William Munro, of Achany

5TH William Munro, of Achany

Male Abt 1743 (1757?)* - 1825

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  • Name William Munro  [1
    Title 5TH 
    Suffix of Achany 
    Born Abt 1743 (1757?)*  Achany, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • *Circa 1757, per Email from David Paul. (Per Ancestry, circa 1737)
    Gender Male 
    Died 1825 
    Person ID I38491  Munro
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2021 

    Father Hugh Munro, of Achany,   b. Abt 1716,   d. 1781  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Margaret Munro,   b. Est 1724, Of, Culcairn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1809  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Family ID F4461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Ross,   b. Jun 1763,   d. 1843, Evelix, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1783 
    Children 
    +1. Fanny Munro,   b. 20 Jul 1784, Ospisdale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1810, America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     2. Hugh Munro, Of Achany,   b. 1790, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1843, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     3. David Munro,   b. 30 Mar 1797, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1832, Batavia (Padang, Sumatra) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     4. Margaret Munro,   b. Abt 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. DR. Duncan Munro,   b. 23 May 1802, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1840, Golconda Shipwreck, Panagatan Cays, Phillipines Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     6. Isabella Munro,   b. 5 Jan 1799, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1869, Evelix, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     7. William Munro,   b. Est 1797,   d. Infant
    +8. Ann Purves Munro,   b. 24 Jun 1800, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1879  (Age 78 years)
     9. George Munro,   b. 29 May 1804, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1809, Achany, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     10. Rose Munro,   b. 15 Sep 1795, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1873, Evelix, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +11. Catherine Munro,   b. 1793, Creich, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1869, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F13137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • **********
      The following is a transcription of RW Munro's genealogy notes:

      [Alexander Munro] «i»Third son of William Munro III of Achany & Isobel Macpherson (m. 1714); m. cousin ----, dr. of Robert Munro of Blarich, with issue a son (emigrated to America). Lt., Sutherland Regt. of Fencible Men (War Office, 24 July 1779); disposition by Hugh Munro of Achany (1781) to sons George & William excludes 'Lieut. Alexander Monro of the Sutherland Regiment of Fencibles my brother german & his descendants' from any benefit 'because his conduct for many years back hath displeased me as I am persuaded it hath his other relations & friends'.

      Mackenzie p. 475; Achany Genealogy Chart, (1881); Scots Magazine (1779), p. 400; (unchecked) Disposition (1781) in NAS, ref. RD 4/230 pp. 1057-1063 - per Dr. F.J. Glen (Inverness) letter to RWM 14 February 1989.
      «/i»**********

      References:

      (1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
      477-478

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

  • 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 202 (Reliability: 3).