Author Topic: Christiana Munro, daughter of John and Margaret. Who were they?  (Read 12166 times)

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Re: Missing Munros of Ross & Cromarty
« Reply #27 on: Thursday 09 August 18 13:21 BST (UK) »
I should probably read your other threads related to this family as this may already have been covered ... but ....

On Ancestry on the Assisted Immigrant Passenger lists have you seen the image after Christys? It is for a Bell Munro "a member of Donald McDonald's family". Her father is Donald Munroe, a farmer in Dornoch, and her mother is Janet McKenzie. Bell is from Rosskeen.

Obviously not a sister to Christie but maybe a cousin? This family might be worth looking for?

The way the forms are filled in father's first name and surname is given and mother's first name and maiden name is given. Christie's father is John Munroe and her mother is Margaret Munroe.

If correct I am therefore presuming that Munroe is Margaret's maiden surname as well as her married surname?

Looking on Scotland's People I can see two marriages of a John Munroe and a Margaret Munroe which may fit with a couple having children in the early 1800s. One in Rosskeen in 1815 and one in Alness in 1795. If you do a search on SP for children with surname Munro* and parents John and Margaret there seem a few results. I have not checked thoroughly but did not see an obvious Christie or variants with those parents, but finding other children might lead to finding Chris*.


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Re: Missing Munros of Ross & Cromarty
« Reply #28 on: Thursday 09 August 18 13:25 BST (UK) »
Phew!!! When I first saw the header, I thought that someone had been stealing the mountains  ::) ::) ::)

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Re: Christiana Munro, daughter of John and Margaret. Who were they?
« Reply #29 on: Thursday 09 August 18 17:53 BST (UK) »
I have attached Christiana's marriage certificate.
This is not her actual marriage certificate. It is typed, and typewriters did not exist in 1840. Therefore this must be a transcription. Have you seen the original?
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Re: Christiana Munro, daughter of John and Margaret. Who were they?
« Reply #30 on: Thursday 09 August 18 17:56 BST (UK) »
Not sure if this is the original but...............
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DBY3-DSZ
It's from the card index to bounty immigrants, and was typed at least 3 decades after Christy's arrival, because there were no typewriters in 1839.
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Re: Christiana Munro, daughter of John and Margaret. Who were they?
« Reply #31 on: Thursday 09 August 18 19:04 BST (UK) »
There is a hint he is the John Munro involved in prosecuting the Earl of Sutherland's estate manager Patrick Sellar during the Clearances.
Where does this 'hint' come from? Do you know something more about Christy or her father that you haven't told us?
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Re: Missing Munros of Ross & Cromarty
« Reply #32 on: Thursday 09 August 18 19:22 BST (UK) »
That list Ruskie found also includes a Lexia Monroe, born Rosskeen. Have you looked into her?
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Re: Missing Munros of Ross & Cromarty
« Reply #33 on: Thursday 09 August 18 19:26 BST (UK) »
@ Malky, the lairds did that long ago!  ;D

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Re: Christiana Munro, daughter of John and Margaret. Who were they?
« Reply #34 on: Thursday 09 August 18 21:48 BST (UK) »
Greg, just noting that on Donald McDonald's details his mother's full name including maiden name is given.

Wondering whether Christina's mother Margaret and father John both had the same surname of Munro (not uncommon in those parts at that time) given what shows on her form?

Saw this entry here for example on FS https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1D8-CXT

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Re: Missing Munros of Ross & Cromarty
« Reply #35 on: Thursday 09 August 18 21:59 BST (UK) »
That list Ruskie found also includes a Lexia Monroe, born Rosskeen. Have you looked into her?

Possible entry for Lexia from SP:

Lexy MUNRO, father DONALD MUNRO/
22/01/1811 in Rosskeen
Ref 081/10 64

Likely sister to Bell Munro mentioned by Ruskie?

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