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Robert Munro, of Inveran

Robert Munro, of Inveran

Male Abt 1589 -

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  • Name Robert Munro  [1
    Suffix of Inveran 
    Born Abt 1589  Of, Assynt, Of, Inveran Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Of, Auchness Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5990  Munro
    Last Modified 21 May 2012 

    Father Hector Munro, Of Assynt,   b. Abt 1554,   d. 14 Oct 1610, Inveran, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Isobel Dunbar,   b. Abt 1556, Of, Tarbat, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1612  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Family ID F1477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Munro,   b. Est 1593,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Hugh Munro, Of Inveran & Auchness,   b. Est 1615, Evanton, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. George Munro,   b. Est 1617, Inveran, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Lt. Col. Colin Munro, of Pontefract,   b. Est 1620, Inveran, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Elizabeth Munro,   b. Est 1621, , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Est 1683, , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
    +5. John Munro, Of Achany,   b. Est 1628,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Margaret Munro,   b. Est 1632,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F2412  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Robert Munro of Assynt, I of Inveran and Auchness was Montrose's 'chief scootmaster' in the Carbisdale campaign of 1650. Robert had three sons in Montrose's army.

      He was a member of the Assize held at Inverness on 4 Jun 1616 where John, eighteenth Earl of Sutherland, was served heir to his father, Earl John. He was also a member of an Assize held in the Tolbooth, Inverness in 1630, when the same Earl John was declared lawful heir to the three previous Earls of Sutherland.

      References:

      (1) "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - Edinburgh (1978) - Q/19, Q/20,
      R/2

      (2) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
      61, 470-472

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

  • Sources 
    1. [S743] Family of Adam, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, (https://new.familysearch.org/en/action/unsec/welcome : copyright 2008), accessed 21 May 2012), KPWT-JTQ (Reliability: 3).