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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1796 - 1868 (71 years)
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| Name |
Hector Munro [1] |
| Prefix |
Capt. |
| Born |
28 Nov 1796 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
12 Feb 1868 |
Galt, Ontario, Canada  [1] |
| Person ID |
I39652 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2001 |
| Father |
Capt. John Munro, Of Kirkton, b. Abt 1770, d. 15 Oct 1846, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 76 years) |
| Mother |
Anabella MacKenzie, b. Abt 1772, d. Yes, date unknown |
| Family ID |
F13478 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Jessie Love Glen, b. Abt 1805, d. Yes, date unknown |
| Children |
| + | 1. Major George Granville Gower Munro, b. Est 1828, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. John Rae Munro, b. Est 1830, d. 13 Apr 1886 (Age ~ 56 years) |
| | 3. Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro, b. Est 1832, d. Stromness |
| | 4. Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro, b. Est 1834, d. Stromness |
| + | 5. George Traill Munro, b. Est 1836, d. Sep 1870, Lost At Sea (Age ~ 34 years) |
| | 6. Jessie Glen Rae Munro, b. Est 1838, d. Sep 1870, At Sea (Age ~ 32 years) |
| | 7. Richard Honeyman Rae Munro, b. 1840, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. Margaret Glen Rae Munro, b. Abt 1842, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 9. Love Jean C. Glen Munro, b. Abt 1844 |
| + | 10. Eloise W. G. Rae Munro, b. Est 1846, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 11. Jessie Love Glen Rae Munro, b. Abt 1848, d. Abt 1870 (Age ~ 22 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F13497 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- In 1811, when he was fifteen years old, Hector entered the army as an Ensign in the 80th Regiment in 1811. Two years later, he was promoted to Lieutenant in the 49th Regiment. He carried the colors at the battle of Crysler's Farm, and won a medal there, although he was wounded. He also fought at Plattsburg and Lundy's Law.
He was placed on half pay on 25 Mar 1817, from the 103rd Regiment, but on 25 Dec 1838, he was again placed on full pay as a Lieutenant in the Royal Newfoundland Veterans. When the Royal Canadian Rifles was formed in 1846, he was given command of a company. Soon after this, he exchanged into the 2nd Regiment of Foot, or Queen's, and retired by sale of his commission in 1848.
In 1859, he was appointed Surveyor of Customs at Galt, Ontario, an office which he held for the remainder of his life.
For several years he was President of the Galt and Hamilton Highland Societies, and largely because of his efforts, a striking monument was erected at Queenston to the memory of Sir Isaac Brock. Hector's name appears on the monument as hon. secretary.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 542
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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| Sources |
- [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 544 (Reliability: 3).
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