Angus Bethune

Abt 1809 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Angus Bethune
  Born	Abt 1809
  	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	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I39028	Munro
  Last Modified	5 May 2007

  
  

  Father	Hector Bethune,   b. Abt 1782,   d. 31 Dec 1849  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Jane MacKenzie,   b. Abt 1787,   d. 3 Jul 1878, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Married	26 May 1808
  Family ID	F13286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Angus studied at the University and King's College, Aberdeen where he earned his M.A. degree in 1832. He then attended the Divinity Hall for three years. He continued his studies at the University of Edinburgh under Sir William Hamilton, Dr. Jamieson, Dr. Hope, and Dr. Chalmers. After living for several years in Germany and Sweden, he returned home and entered into Holy Orders as a clergyman of the Church of England. He was ordained to the Curacy of South Shields by Bishop Mattby of Durham in 1841. In 1845 he was appointed to the Vicarage of Seham Harbor and in 1859 to the Rectory of Seaham. He served as Justice of the Peace for County Durham and Honorary Chaplain to the 2nd Durham Artillery Volunteers. References: (1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 500, 502 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA