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John Munro, Of Auchenbowie

John Munro, Of Auchenbowie

Male Abt 1726 - Yes, date unknown

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Munro, Of AuchenbowieJohn Munro, Of Auchenbowie was born about 1726; and died.

    Notes:

    John succeeded to Auchinbowie.

    Ref: The Munro Tree (1734) L/51

    Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - L/51

    "This was Alexander, first professor of anatomy in Edinburgh from 1720, m Isabella dr of Sir Donald of Sleat, and d 10 Jly 1767, leaving sons John (suc to Auchinbowie), Dr Donald, Alexander (professor secundus), and 3 drs."

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    318-319

    III. JOHN MONRO, who studied for the legal profession and became an eminent member of the Scottish Bar. He married Sophia, eldest daughter of Archibald Inglis of Auchindinny, Midlothian, with issue--

    1. Jane, her father's heir...

    John Monro, III. of Auchenbowie, was succeeded in that estate by his eldest daughter, IV. JANE MONROE...

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

    Birth:
    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.

    Family/Spouse: Sophia Inglis. Sophia was born about 1728; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jane Monro, Of Auchenbowie  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1751; died in 1835.
    2. 3. Isabella Monro  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1776; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jane Monro, Of AuchenbowieJane Monro, Of Auchenbowie Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1751; died in 1835.

    Notes:

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    319

    IV. JANE MONRO, who married George Home of Argaty, Perthshire, with issue--

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

    Birth:
    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.

    Family/Spouse: George Home, Of Argaty. George was born about 1749; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Sophia Home  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1777; died on 28 May 1806.

  2. 3.  Isabella MonroIsabella Monro Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1776; and died.

    Notes:

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    318-319

    2. Isabella, who married Captain Ninian Lowis of West Plean, Sterlingshire, with issue--...Isabella had also four daughters, three of whom died unmarried, and Anne who married the Ref. George Wermelskirk, with issue.

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

    Birth:
    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.

    Family/Spouse: Ninian Lowis, Of West Plean. Ninian was born about 1774; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Robert Lowis, Of West Plean  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1799; died in 1856; was buried in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh.
    2. 6. John Lowis, Of West Plean  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1801; and died.
    3. 7. Ninian Lowis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1802; died in 1838 in At Sea.
    4. 8. Anne Lowis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1804; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Sophia HomeSophia Home Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.John1) was born about 1777; died on 28 May 1806.

    Notes:

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    319

    V. SOPHIA HOME, who married David Monro Binning of Softlaw, second son of Alexander Monro, I. of Craiglockart. He died on the 24th of January, 1842, leaving issue--...

    Mrs Home was thus succeeded by her grandson, VI. ALEXANDER BINNING MONRO,

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    324

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

    Birth:
    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.

    Sophia married David Monro Binning, of Softlaw on 6 Aug 1803 in St Andrews Church Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland. David (son of Dr. Alexander Monro, of Craiglockart and Katherine Inglis) was born in 1775; died on 24 Jan 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. George Binning, of Softlaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1804; died on 10 Jan 1884 in Argaty.
    2. 10. Alexander Binning Monro, of Auchenbowie  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1805; died on 12 Dec 1891 in Oxford, , Oxfordshire, England.

  2. 5.  Robert Lowis, Of West PleanRobert Lowis, Of West Plean Descendancy chart to this point (3.Isabella2, 1.John1) was born about 1799; died in 1856; was buried in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh.

    Notes:

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    318

    1, Robert, who succeeded his father. He married first, Margaret, daughter of David Hunter, H.E.I.C.S., without issue. He married secondly, Helen, daughter of Adam Maitland of Comstone and Dundrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, sister of Lord Dundrennan, also without issue. He died in 1856, and was buried in the family burying-ground in St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh.

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

    Birth:
    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.

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Hunter. Margaret was born about 1801; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Helen Maitland. Helen was born about 1801; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  John Lowis, Of West PleanJohn Lowis, Of West Plean Descendancy chart to this point (3.Isabella2, 1.John1) was born in 1801; and died.

    Notes:

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    318

    2, John, who was born in 1801, and succeeded his brother in 1856. He was educated at the High School of Edinburgh, and East India College, Hayleybury; was subsequently for some time in the Bengal Civil Service; and a member of the Supreme Council of India. On his return to Scotland, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Stirling. In 1823 he married Louisa, daughter of John Fendall of the Bengal Civil Service, with issue--five sons and five daughters.

    John married Louisa Fendall in 1823. Louisa was born about 1803; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Ninian LowisNinian Lowis Descendancy chart to this point (3.Isabella2, 1.John1) was born in 1802; died in 1838 in At Sea.

    Notes:

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    318-319

    3, Ninian, who was born in 1802, and married Jane, daughter of Colonel Reynolds of the Bengal Army. He, with his wife and family, were all lost at sea in 1838.

    Family/Spouse: Jane Reynolds. Jane was born est 1804; died in 1838 in At Sea. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 8.  Anne LowisAnne Lowis Descendancy chart to this point (3.Isabella2, 1.John1) was born about 1804; and died.

    Notes:

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    318-319

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

    Birth:
    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.

    Family/Spouse: George Wermelskirk. George was born est 1802; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 9.  George Binning, of SoftlawGeorge Binning, of Softlaw Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sophia3, 2.Jane2, 1.John1) was born on 28 May 1804; died on 10 Jan 1884 in Argaty.

    Notes:

    1. George Home-Monro-Binning-Home, who was born on the 28th of May, 1804, and succeeded his father in the estate of Softlaw. He married, first, Catherine Burnett of Godfirth, Co. Ago, without surviving issue. He married, secondly, Isabella Blair, with issue--...

    George Home died on the 10th of January, 1884, when he was succeeded in the estate of Softlaw in terms of the entail by his brother Alexander Binning Monro of Auchenbowie, his widow succeeding in life-rent to the Argaty estate. Upon her death, on the 14th of August, 1895, the latter passed to its present owner, George Home-Monro-Home, now of Argaty.

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    324

    1, George Home-Monro-Binning-Home. Born on the 28th of May, 1804, he succeeded his father in the property of Softlaw, and his mother in that of Argaty, and married in February, 1839, Catherine, daughter of Colonel Joseph Burnett of Gadgirth, Ayrshire, with issue--two sons and three daughters, all of whom predeceased their parents. George died at Argaty on the 10th of January, 1884.

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

    George married Catherine Burnett in Feb 1839. Catherine was born about 1806 in Of, Godfirth, Ago Co.; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 10.  Alexander Binning Monro, of AuchenbowieAlexander Binning Monro, of Auchenbowie Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sophia3, 2.Jane2, 1.John1) was born on 22 May 1805; died on 12 Dec 1891 in Oxford, , Oxfordshire, England.

    Notes:

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    [Alexander Binning Monro] «i»Second son of David Monro Binning (1776-1843) & Sophia Home, was born 22 (or 8 or 28?) May 1805; admitted W.S. 5 March 1829 but did not practise; suc. to Auchinbowie 1835 on grandmother's death & adopted surname Binning Monro; exhibited at Royal Scottish Academy; took Sophia as heir of entail on death of brother George 1884 & d. Oxford 12 December 1891, having m. 1835 cousin Harriet (d. 1893) dr. of Prof. Alex Monro (Tertius) with issue - David (1836-1905), Alexander (b. 1838), George Home (1840-85), Charles Carmichael (b. 1851) & 2 drs; 3 sons (James, Robert, & John) d. inf.

    John A. Inglis, The Monros of Auchinbowie, pp. 123-5; Mackenzie pp. 319-21; F.J. Grant, W.S. Society, p. 78; R.E. Wright-St.Clair, Doctors Monro, pp. 92, 121-2; The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1916, (1917), p.----; Sir J.B. Paul, History Royal Company of Archers, p. 379 - adm 1828; St. Ninian's Monument Inscription.
    «/i»
    (R. W. Munro's genealogical notes)
    **********

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    319-320, 324

    Ref: "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
    331



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

    Alexander married Harriet Monro on 4 Aug 1835. Harriet (daughter of Dr. Alexander Monro, of Craiglockhart and Maria Agnes Carmichael-Smyth) was born about 1821; died in 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. David Binning Monro, of Auchenbowie  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1836; died in 1905.
    2. 12. Alexander Binning Monro  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1838; died on 24 Nov 1918.
    3. 13. George Home Monro  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Nov 1840; died in 1885 in , , , New Zealand.
    4. 14. Maria Agnes Monro  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1843; and died.
    5. 15. James Monro  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1845.
    6. 16. Jane Sophia Monro  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1847; died in 1887.
    7. 17. Robert Monro  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1849.
    8. 18. Charles Carmichael Binning Monro  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1851 in Of, Hazelgrove, Haslemere, Hampshire; and died.
    9. 19. John Monro  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1853.