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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Abt 1782 - 1849 (~ 67 years)
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| Name |
Hector Bethune |
| Born |
Abt 1782 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
31 Dec 1849 |
| Buried |
Dingwall Church, Dingwall, Scotland  |
| Person ID |
I38956 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2001 |
| Family |
Jane MacKenzie, b. Abt 1787, d. 3 Jul 1878, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 91 years) |
| Married |
26 May 1808 |
| Children |
| | 1. Angus Bethune, b. Abt 1809, d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 2. Catherine Munro Bethune, b. Abt 1811, d. 1847 (Age ~ 36 years) |
| | 3. Kenneth Bethune, b. Abt 1813, d. Of, Wellington, New Zealand |
| + | 4. Duncan Munro Bethune, Of Ivybank, b. Abt 1815, Of, Ivybank, Nairn, Scotland , d. 18 Sep 1870 (Age ~ 55 years) |
| + | 5. Alexander Mackenzie Bethune, b. Abt 1817, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Janet Munro Bethune, b. Abt 1819, Of, Edinburgh, Scotland , d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 7. Anne Bethune, b. Abt 1823, d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 8. John Hugh Bethune, b. Abt 1825, d. Of, New Zealand |
| | 9. Hector Roderick Bethune, b. Abt 1830, d. 16 Oct 1853 (Age ~ 23 years) |
| + | 10. Jane Bethune, b. Abt 1832, d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F13286 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Hector studied at King's College and the University of Aberdeen. He received his M.A. on 27 Mar 1800. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Dingwall on 31 May 1802. The following April, the Hon. Maria Hay Mackenzie of Cromarty presented him to the church and parish of Alness, as his father's successor, and he was inducted there on 28 Sep 1803 at the early age of 21 years.
He had not completed his studies when the parish became vacant, but his father's family was respected so much by the parishioners that they agreed to prolong the vacancy in order that Hector might get the appointment. He remained minister of Alness for nearly 17 years and then was transferred to Dingwall on 29 Jul 1820. His move away from Alness caused very general regret.
He was of kindly disposition, refined manners, and bore a very high character both as a minister and a gentleman. He always took a deep interest in the material as well as in the spiritual welfare of his people, and his many excellent and amiable qualities secured for him the esteem and goodwill of all classes, especially of the poor, by whom he was much beloved and highly respected.
He served as minister of Dingwall for 29 years.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
40, 498, 500
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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