Alexander William Munro

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Alexander Munro
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166947395
• _FGRAVE: 166947395
• _FSFTID: LH8G-8XB
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH8G-8XB
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection

Notes:

_HASHTAG:
a relative on the path between a DNA Match and a common ancestor

Alexander married Marion Jane Munro on 21 Apr 1909 in Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Marion (daughter of John Munro and Mary Dean Turriff) was born on 6 Apr 1886 in Dungannon Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Mar 1921 in Dungannon Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 31 Mar 1921 in St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Margaret Munro was born on 24 Jul 1910 in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; died before 1990.
2. Donald Clifford Munro was born on 19 Apr 1912 in Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Nov 1990 in Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
3. Jannie Munro was born in 1914 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
4. Johnnie Roscoe "Jack" Munro was born on 29 Jun 1914 in Turiff, L'Amble, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Apr 1991 in Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
5. Walter Munro was born in 1916 in Turriff, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Dec 1969.
6. William Alexander Munro was born in 1919 in Turriff, Hasting County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Nov 1974 in Millbridge, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Daniel Munro
• Name: Donald Munro
• _FSFTID: LH8G-Z5H
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH8G-Z5H
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection

Notes:

_HASHTAG:
a relative on the path between a DNA Match and a common ancestor

William married Margaret A. Reid in 1869 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Mathew Reid and Margaret Maggie Blackburn) was born on 11 Jul 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; was christened in 1841 in Paisley (Abbey) Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 26 Mar 1911 in Lamble, Bancroft, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Margaret Reid
• _FSFTID: KGC9-2R6
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KGC9-2R6

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35568425
• _FGRAVE: 35568425
• _FSFTID: MS5F-MWW
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MS5F-MWW
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Notes:

Birth:
Alternate birth date on his burial stone of 1 Jan 1821

_HASHTAG:
a relative on the path between a DNA Match and a common ancestor

Died:
He was born in Dornach, Southerlandshire Scottland Jan 1 1821. Being 90 yrs, 6mo and 12 days. In 1830, he emigrated with his parents, and settled in the township of Lanark, where he lived until 1844, when he married Marion McKay and moved to the farm where he died 67 years later. Mrs. Munro died 36 years ago. He leaves 3 sons and 1 daughter; John Munro, of Dungannon, Ontario, Alex T. and Hugh Munro of Darling, and Mrs. John Shane of Warren, Ontario. Burial in Middleville cemetary. (Lanark Era, issue Wednesday July 19, 1911)

John married Marian Margaret McKay on 29 Apr 1845 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West. Marian (daughter of Alexander McKay and Katherine Murray) was born on 29 Jan 1819 in Dornoch Highland, Sutherland, Scotland; died on 3 Aug 1875 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1875 in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Life Sketch: ; Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 August 2020), memorial page for Marion Margaret McKay Munro (29 Jan 1819?3 Aug 1875), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35568459, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Lanark Highlands, Lanark Count
• Life Sketch: ; Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 August 2020), memorial page for Marion Margaret McKay Munro (29 Jan 1819?3 Aug 1875), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35568459, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Lanark Highlands, Lanark Count
• Name: Marion Margaret McKay
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35568459
• _FGRAVE: 35568459
• _FSFTID: LZN1-NZP
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZN1-NZP

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FSFTID: KGC9-G51
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KGC9-G51

Mathew married Margaret Maggie Blackburn. Margaret was born on 4 May 1813; was christened on 30 May 1813 in Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 3 Oct 1855 in Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1855 in Middleville Cem., Dalhousie Twp., Lanark Co., Ont.Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FSFTID: KP3C-KZX
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KP3C-KZX

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cancer: ; Ill for 19 years with cancer.
• Life Sketch: ; Middleville Museum Notes:
• Name: Donald Munro
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62149653
• _FGRAVE: 62149653
• _FSFTID: KHTC-HT2
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHTC-HT2
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Common Ancester
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Notes:

(Research):Alternate birth location: Klmuir-Easter, Ross and Cromerty, Scotland

(Medical):As listed on his death certificate. re: Jayne Munro-Ouimet

Birth:
Alternate birth location: Kilmuir, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

_HASHTAG:
a common ancestor between yourself and at least one of your DNA Matches.

Buried:
Inscription on stone:
In Memory of
Donald Munro
Died Jan. 22,
1881
AE 81 Years
& 6 Mo's.

A Native of Sutherlandshire,
Scotland
"The last enemy that shall be
destroyed is death."

Donald married Margaret Janet Murray on 5 Jan 1821 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Hugh Murray and Margaret Gordon) was born in 1802 in Dornoch Highland, Sutherland, Scotland; was christened on 29 Nov 1802 in Resolis, Ross and Cromarty. Scotland; died in 1843 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West; was buried in Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Life Sketch: ; - Margaret Murray and Catherine Murray McKay (married to Alex) may have been twin sisters; traveled to Canada together?
• Name: Janet Murray
• Name: Mariam Margaret Murray
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209432054
• _FGRAVE: 209432054
• _FSFTID: GQV7-QNS
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQV7-QNS
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Common Ancester

Notes:

(Research):Information from Jayne Munro-Oimet 10 May 2018:This information on Janet Murray was give to me by my great Aunt Katherine McKirdy, she was the daughter of Hugh Munro who married Janet Price. Hugh Munro was the son of John Munro who Married Marian McKay. John Munro was the son Of Donald Munro and Margaret Murray who came here in 1830 (1832). My great great grandfather John lived many years with his son Hugh (Janet Price), he told all his grand children what Scotland was like when he grew up there. Why they came to Canada, and what happened to his mother. Margaret Donald's Wife is said to be buried in the Pioneer Cemetery at Middleville all that is left of it today is the row of a few saved headstones by the church in Middleville.

(Medical):Donald's wife Margaret drowned in McKay Lake, Lanark Township Lanark County in 1833-34.

Christened:
First name(s)?tab?Margaret
Last name?tab?Murray
Gender?tab?Female
Birth year?tab?1802
Birth place?tab?-
Baptism year?tab?1802
Baptism date?tab?29 Nov 1802
Baptism place?tab?RESOLIS,ROSS AND CROMARTY,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?Hugh
Father's last name?tab?Murray
Mother's first name(s)?tab?-
Mother's last name?tab?-
Place?tab?Resolis
County?tab?Ross and Cromarty
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom

_HASHTAG:
a common ancestor between yourself and at least one of your DNA Matches.

Died:
Evidence for the death of Margaret Murray's drowning in McKay Lake would of happened after Jan 1834 would be that her daughter Elizabeth "Betsey" Munro was born 26 Jan 1834. Would of happened beteen 1834 and 1844 when Donald married Mary Ann Stead.

Buried:
there is no memorial stone

Notes:

Married:
First name(s)?tab?Margaret
Last name?tab?Murray
Marriage year?tab?1821
Marriage date?tab?05 Jan 1821
Marriage place?tab?Creich,Sutherland,Scotland
Spouse's first name(s)?tab?Donald
Spouse's last name?tab?Munro
Place?tab?Creich
County?tab?Sutherland
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Mackay
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191187795
• _FGRAVE: 191187795
• _FSFTID: LJ16-6PX
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJ16-6PX

Notes:

Died:
Lanark Era
Wed. November 4th, 1896
In Lanark twp., Tues. Oct. 27th, Alexander McKay, aged 85 years. Born in Donnoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland, in 181!. He was married a few years before coming to Canada, his wife dying on May 5th, 1896. They had ten children, of whom nine survive, five sons and four daughters. There of 66 grandchildren, and 57 great-grandchildren. Burial in Middleville cemetery.

Alexander married Katherine Murray on 16 Jan 1806 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. Katherine (daughter of Hugh Murray and Margaret McIntosh) was born in 1792 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland; died in 1832 in At sea on voyage to Canada; was buried in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Catharine Murray
• Name: Catherine Murray
• _FSFTID: KHMQ-NSK
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHMQ-NSK
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Maternal Connection

Notes:

(Medical):died on the sailing ship on the voyage from Scotland to Canada in 1831.

_HASHTAG:
a relative on the path between a DNA Match and a common ancestor

Died:
Died at sea before arriving in Canada.

Notes:

Married:
Name?tab?Alexr. Mackay
Gender?tab?Male
Marriage Date?tab?16 Jan 1806
Marriage Place ?tab?Dornoch,Sutherland,Scotland
Spouse?tab?Catherine. Murray
FHL Film Number?tab?990561