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Maj. Andrew Munro

Maj. Andrew Munro

Male Est 1716 - 1757  (~ 41 years)

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  • Name Andrew Munro  [1
    Prefix Maj. 
    Born Est 1716 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Oct 1757 
    Person ID I62867  Munro
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2011 

    Father Munro,   b. Est 1691,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F21939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Mary,   b. Est 1718,   d. 31 May 1771  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Robert Duncan Munro,   b. 1748,   d. 1793, Madras, , Tamil Nådu, India Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     2. Hugh John Munro,   b. Est 1750,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Margaret Aurora Munro,   b. Est 1752,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Katherine Munro,   b. Est 1754,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. George Munro,   b. Est 1756,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F21940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
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      [Andrew Munro]«i» elected Major Dec 1753. ?brother of Rev. Daniel, minister of Tain (d.1748) - Love ii, pp. 258-9. Surgeon's mate at Fort Saint George (Madras) 1724, Surgeon at Fort Saint David 1736 (summoned 1737 to Arcot to treat Bakar Ali Khan, Governor of Vellore); surgeon at Ft. St. George 1742-46, 1749-57 (probably at Ft. St. David during French occupation of Madras 1746-9); attended Clive shortly before Clive left India (1753); complained against 1754, reproved by Board, but complimented & asked to remain as HEIC physician 1756; d. 26 October 1757, wife Frances Mary (d. 31 May 1771, aged 53) buried St. Mary's Cemetary, Madras; [?] sons Robert Duncan (1748-93), Hugh John, [George (of Alness & of Richmond, Grenada);] drs. Katherine & Margaret Aurora (m. 1769 cousin George Smith).

      H.D. Love, Vestiges of Old Madras, vol. ii, pp. 458 note, 320, 354, 388, 454-5, 456-9, 488, 508, 550; op cit vol. iii, pp. 61, 550-1, 553; List of European Tombs in Madras, p. 16; Clan Munro Annual (1947), p. 33; MacLean of Coll Genealogy - for son George [evidence lacking]; Historical MSS Commission, Report on Palk MSS (1922), pp. 7, 54, 55, 74, 75, 95, 142, 291, 318 (executors, pp. 7-8 & notes). «/i»

      (R. W. Munro's genealogy notes)
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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 390 (Reliability: 3).
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