Rev. Alexander Munro b. 15 Oct 1809 Knockando, , Moray, Scotland d. Jan 1883 Bishops Teignton, , Devonshire, England: Our Family History

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Name	Alexander Munro [1, 2]
Prefix	Rev.
Born	15 Oct 1809	Knockando, , Moray, Scotland
Gender	Male
Died	Jan 1883	Bishops Teignton, , Devonshire, England
Person ID	I59581	Munro
Last Modified	17 Dec 2009

Father	Rev. John Munro, b. Abt 1784, d. 1853 (Age ~ 69 years)
Mother	Penuel Grant, b. Abt 1792, d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F2140	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Agnes Begg, b. Abt 1811, d. Yes, date unknown

Children

1. Alexander Begg Munro, MD, b. 6 Apr 1846, Skene, , Aberdeen, Scotland

, d. Feb 1894 (Age 47 years)

Last Modified 30 Apr 2009

Family ID F20690 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

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[Alexander Munro] Son of Rev. John Munro (died 1853) and Penuel Grant; born Knockando, Morayshire 15 October 1809; educated Aberdeen, ordained 1839; pastor of Ind. Church, Upper Banchory (until c.1843), and Blackhills, Skene, c.1843-64; took medical course at Marischal College M.D. New York; conductor of Loch-Head hydopathic establishment c.1859-64; of Cluny Hill hydropathic; opened 1865; supt. Waverley hydropathic, Melrose 1868; returned to Forres; author of "Aberdeen Water-Cure Journal (1859-60), "Handbook of Hydropathy", (1878); went to Bishops Teignton, Devon, 1881, died there January 1883 having married Agnes Begg with issue - Alexander Begg (1846-94),

Parish Registers - Knockando, (1809), Skene (1846). R. Douglas, "Annals of Forres" 347-8,162. Rev. Jas. Ross, "History of Congr. Independency Scotland" (1908 edn.) 258. Alexander Munro in Scotsman quoted "Aberdeen Sanitary Reformer"; 169-74 (1861). Oliver Boyd's Almanac (1840/64) - MD from 1856. "Dictionary of Anonyms & Pseudonyms English Literature" i273,v291, vi232. " GroomeGazeteer" (1901) 609. "Family Hydro Guide" (1870), notice of Melrose in Hydropathic Estabs. Directory (1889) book list. A. Gammie, "Churchs of Aberdeen", 266. C.A. Wilson in "Aberdeen Bon-Accord" 16 December 1943. C.A. Wilson in "Aberdeen of Auld Lang Syne" (1948) portrait opposite p. 19 (no. 86). (R. W. Munro's genealogy notes)
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

[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 91 (Reliability: 3).
[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 291 (Reliability: 3).