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Rev. Alexander Munro

Rev. Alexander Munro

Male 1757 - 1820  (63 years)

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  • Name Alexander Munro  [1, 2
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 1757  Urquhart, , Moray, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • "Parish of Urquhart County of Ross"
    Christened 17 Jan 1757  Urquhart, , Moray, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Oct 1820  Edderton, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Edderton, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • "Old County of Edderton"
    Person ID I56004  Munro
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2009 

    Father John Munro, of Balnabeen,   b. Abt 1720, Urquhart, , Moray, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary MacKenzie,   b. Abt 1722,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F20648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1755,   d. 1797  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 1781  [2
    Children 
    +1. Hugh Munro,   b. 10 Aug 1782, , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1853, Lisbon, , Lisboa, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Mary Munro,   b. Abt 1784,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2009 
    Family ID F19175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Simona MacKenzie,   b. Abt 1779,   d. 1834  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married 1798  [2
    Children 
     1. Margaret Mackenzie Munro,   b. 1799,   d. 1854  (Age 55 years)
     2. John Munro,   b. 1804,   d. 1830  (Age 26 years)
     3. Vere Menzies Munro,   b. 1806,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Alexander John Munro,   b. Abt 1829,   d. 10 Dec 1848  (Age ~ 19 years)
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2009 
    Family ID F20649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

      [Rev. Alexander Munro] «i»Son of John Munro (c. 1720-) and Mary Mackenzie; baptized at Urquhart 17 January 1757 ; educated Kings College, Aberdeen, (MA 1777), ordained Edderton 1785, (succeeded. Rev. Joseph), d. 30 October 1820 (tombstone says 31st), having married (1) 1781 Margaret Cooper (d. 1797) with issue - Hugh* (b. 1782), Mary; (2) 1798 Simona (d. 1834), daughter of Simon Mackenzie of Scotsburn , with issue - Margaret Mackenzie (1799-1854), John (b. 1804-30), Vere Menzies (b. 1806), Alexander John (d. 10 December 1848, aged 19). Grandson "of Belnabium" (Balnabeen, Urquhart Parish near Alcaig.

      Clan Munro Magazine vii 26. Edderton MI. - photo by Portuguese descendants. Fasti vii 54, viii 664. Information from descendant F. Ribeiro Ferreira (1956) - family tree. Clan Munro Association Newsletter (1960). Tain Royal Academy Minutes (MS) ii 48. Tain Royal Academy Minutes - no. 1816 appeal pp 19, 25.
      «/i»**********

      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S524] Clan Munro e-files - Duarte, Diniz, Diniz Duarte, Email from Diniz Duarte - 21 Jan 2007 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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 65 (Reliability: 3).