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Tibbie Main

Tibbie Main

Female Abt 1790 - Abt 1840  (~ 50 years)

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  • Name Tibbie Main  [1
    Born Abt 1790 
    • 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 Female 
    Died Abt 1840 
    Person ID I60223  Munro
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2009 

    Family Alexander Munro,   b. Abt 1788,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Alexander Munro,   b. Abt 1813,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2009 
    Family ID F20914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

      [Alexander Munro] «i»Only son of Alexander Munro, Campbelltown of Ardersier, & Tibbie Main (d. c. 1840); sentenced to 7 years transportation for theft in Inverness, served time in New South Wales; 'by steadiness & perseverance, he saved as much of his earnings as put him up in business as an innkeeper in one of the Australian townships, where he latterly amassed a great deal of wealth'.

      Robert Munro, «u»Recollections of Inverness«/u» (1870), p. 99.
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      The following is a transcription of RW Munro's genealogy notes:

      [Alexander Munro] «i»Travelling hawker of earthenware, lived at Campbeltown of Ardersier; wife Tibbie Main survived him & kept a fish & fruit shop in Inverness, died c.1840; only son Alexander went to Australia.

      Robert Munro, 'Recollections of Inverness' (1890), pp. 99-101.
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      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  • Sources 
    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 223, 283 (Reliability: 3).