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HUGH (Munro) MONROE 1522 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Castle Fowlis, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: Baron Castle

Mother: Anna Dunbar

Spouse(s): Margaret Maxwell

Children(s): Margaret Munro

In 1522, HUGH (Munro) MONROE (1st of Assynt from Foulis) entered the world in Castle Fowlis, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland, born to Baron Robert 14th Baron "the BLIND BARON" "Foulis" Munro Monroe Of Fowlis Foulis Castle and Anna Margaret Dunbar. HUGH (Munro) MONROE (1st of Assynt from Foulis) married Margaret Maxwell, and had children including Margaret Munro. HUGH (Munro) MONROE (1st of Assynt from Foulis) passed away in 1596 in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland.

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  • In 1522, HUGH (Munro) MONROE (1st of Assynt from Foulis) entered the world in Castle Fowlis, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland, born to Baron Robert 14th Baron "the BLIND BARON" "Foulis" Munro Monroe Of Fowlis Foulis Castle and Anna Margaret Dunbar.
  • HUGH (Munro) MONROE (1st of Assynt from Foulis) married Margaret Maxwell, and had children including Margaret Munro.
  • HUGH (Munro) MONROE (1st of Assynt from Foulis) passed away in 1596 in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baron Castle
1500 – 1547
Birth Location: Foulis Castle,Kiltearn Parish,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
BC
Anna Dunbar
1500 – 1552
Birth Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
AD

Spouses(s)

Margaret Maxwell
1537 – 1593
Birth Location: Balconie, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
MM

Children(s)

Margaret Munro
1560 – 1592
Birth Location: Reay, Sutherland, Scotland
MM

HUGH MONROE's Ancestors

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HUGH MONROE
1522 – 1596
Birth Place: Castle Fowlis, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
Parents
Baron Robert 14th Baron "the BLIND BARON" "Foulis" Munro Monroe Of Fowlis Foulis Castle
1500 – 1547
Foulis Castle,Kiltearn Parish,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
Anna (Margaret) Dunbar
1500 – 1552
Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Hector (13th Baron of Fowlis Munro Monroe of Fowlis Foulis) Castle
1481 – 1541
Castle Fowlis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine (McKENZIE 13TH BARONESS of) FOWLIS
1490 – 1521
Gairloch, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

HUGH MONROE's Descendants

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HUGH ((Munro)) MONROE (1522 – 1596) m. Margaret Maxwell (Bet. 11 Jan 1537-10 Jan 1538 – 05 Apr 1593)
  1. 1. Margaret Munro (Bet. 11 Jan 1560-10 Jan 1561 – 1592) m. Nicholas (Clan of O'Beolan) Ross (1560 – 11 JUL 1611)
    1. 1. Christian (Rose) # (1585 – 12 Mar 1662) m. Andrew Porteous (1568 – 1628)
      1. 1. Christiana Porteous (6 October 1601 – 1660)
      2. 2. Janet (Craig 8thGGM) ### (1598 – Abt. 1670) m. James Hamilton
        1. 1. Abigaill Hamilton (20 April 1634 – Abt. 1720) m. William (Hodge) (Hog) (13 February 1634 – 1716)

HUGH MONROE's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of HUGH (Munro) MONROE (1st of Assynt from Foulis) in Castle Fowlis, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
Castle Fowlis, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
1596
1596
Age 74
Death of HUGH (Munro) MONROE (1st of Assynt from Foulis) in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Castle Fowlis, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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