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- 1st of Newmore.
- George Munro, who was born on the 12th of November. 1769. Like his father he entered the army, and was a Captain in the Fraser Fencibles, raised in 1794 by Colonel James Fraser, VII. of Belladrum, who had served under his Chief, General Simon Fraser of Lovat, in Canada during the Seven Years' War. Captain Munro distinguished himself with his regiment in Ireland during the rebellion there. He retired in 1798, joined the Ross and Cromarty Rangers raised in 1799, and placed under the command of Colonel Lewis Mackenzie, eldest son of Sir Roderick Mackenzie, VII. of Scatwell.
Captain George Munro married Margaret, daughter of John Montgomery of Milntown, with issue —
Charles, his heir and successor.
John, who was born in 1796, and was locally known as " Fear Chuilchairn." He died in Edinburgh, unmarried, in 1846.
Mary, who was born in 1794, and married first, Lieutenant Owen Lindsey of Springfield, son of Arthur Lindsey of Saint Andries, County Mayo, Ireland, and nephew of General John Thomas Vessey, for many years aide-de-camp to the late Duke of Kent. Lieutenant Lindsey served in the 52nd Regiment, commanded by his uncle General Vesey, in the Portugese Cacactones, at Aulbera, etc., and died in Edinburgh in 1832. By Mary Munro he had issue —
George Munro Lindsey, a Custom House officer, who married Isabella, daughter of J. Cameron, Edinburgh, with issue —
George;
Francis; and
Jessie. George died in Liverpool in 1880.
Margaret Montgomery, who married James Burns, of Inglis & Burns, W.S., Edinburgh, with issue —
James;
Margaret; and
Grace. Mrs Burns died in 1848, her husband surviving her until 1850.
Mary Vesey, who died unmarried in 1850.
Hester, who married James Bailey Cooper, Dublin, where they resided, without issue,
Jane Mackenzie, who married Charles Jones, London, with issue —
James Matheson ;
George Rose ;
Susan Jane, who in 1874, married Harry Munro, of the Union Bank, London, and grandson of Sir Charles Munro of Fowlis, with issue — Herbert Montgomery, Anna Clara, and Maud Mary;
Harriet Munro, who on 23rd of December, 1884, married James F. Fordham, London ;
Ann Clunas Gordon, who married Harry Andrews, with issue,
Mary Munro, married secondly, in 1833, Alexander Simson, solicitor, Dingwall, without issue. She died at South Lambert, London, on the ist of November, 1863, in the 70th year of her age, and was buried in Kensal Cemetery.
Captain George Munro sold Rhicullen and Rosebank to Mr Macleay of Newmore ; and Culcairn, in 1818, to Hugh Rose-Ross of Calrossie and Cromarty, for £16,500 ; while Culrain, as already stated, went to Sir Hector Munro of Novar.
His wife died in 1847, he having predeceased her, in Edinburgh on the 19th of December, 1845, when he was succeeded in the representation of the family by his eldest son."
SOURCE: History of the Munros of Fowlis: with genealogies of the principal ...; Alexander Mackenzie; 1898; page 208-209
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1769 - 1845 (76 years)
