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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Abt 1828 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
| 1. |  John Munro was born about 1828; and died. Notes:
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The following is a transcription of RW Munro's genealogy notes:
[Alexander Munro] «i»Said to have come from John o' Groats, wife from Mossel Bay, South Africa; discharged from 93rd Highlanders, 1 July 1817, permission to remain in Cape Colony; married at George to Martha Maria Boshoff, 6 Dec 1815 (or 1818); children incl. William Charles, Alexander Peter, Daniel, James Jacobus, John, & Augustus (sic), Benjamin, Bland (? 1842-1927). On 2 December 1836 with Thomas Purser at Mossel Bay took inventory of effects of Robert Carey, alias William Brown, drowned at sea when his whaleboat upset in False Bay. See 'Munro's Bay'.
Peter Philip, British Residents at the Cape. 1795-1815 (1981), p. 293 & authorities there cited, including - Cape Archives - CO 6055/2 - discharge from 93rd Highlanders, 1.7.17 PR 1527 MOOC 7/1/139-25, & books by D.F. du T. Malherbe (1966) & J.A. Heese (1971) . see 'Place Names' card index for Munro's Bay.
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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.
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