Alexander Munro b. 26 Oct 1825 Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland d. 1 Jan 1871 Cannes, , , France: Our Family History

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Name	Alexander Munro [1]
Born	26 Oct 1825	Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland [1]
Gender	Male
Died	1 Jan 1871	Cannes, , , France [1]
Person ID	I59636	Munro
Last Modified	8 May 2009

Father	John Munro, b. Abt 1800, d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F20716	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Carruthers, b. Abt 1827, d. 1872 (Age ~ 45 years)

Children

	1. John Arthur Ruskin Munro, b. 1864, d. 1944 (Age 80 years)
	2. Henry Alexander Munro, b. 1865, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 8 May 2009

Family ID F20717 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

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

[Alexander Munro] «i»Son of John Munro, Inverness (stonemason in Sutherland); born Inverness, 26 October 1825, artisitic abilities discovered by the Duchess of Sutherland (wife of second Duke), worked on heraldic mantlepieces in Dunrobin Castle - went to London 1848 and was employed on stone carving for the new House of Parliament; exhibited Royal Academy from 1849 onwards; main work was portrait - sculpture, especially in relief; attacked by lung disease, he went to Cannes, where died 1 January 1871, having married ___ Carruthers (died 1872), with issue, two sons - John Arthur Ruskin (born 1864, died 1944) and Henry Alexander (born 1865).

Transaction Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club vii 128. Inverness Courier 12 January 1781 and next issue. DNB vol. xiii, p. 1202. "Handbook to Highland Railway", (1892 edn.) p. 191. "Who's Who" - son. Inverness Courier "Guide for 1947" to Inverness and p. 38 (mentions portrait of him in town house). Celtic Magazine, vol. iii, p. 323-324 (1878). "New Letters of Robert Browning", ed. W.C. deVane and K.L. Knickerbocker (1951), p. 128. S. Redgrave, "Dictionary of Artists" (1878) p. 303. Illustrated London News (1871), 58, 96 - portrait (check).
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [1]

[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 104 (Reliability: 0).
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