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Hugh Munro 1520 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Foulis, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: Assynt, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Munro

Mother: Lady ,

Spouse(s): Catherine MacKenzie, Margaret Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell, N.N. MacKenzie, N.N. MacKenzie, Katherine Ross, Katherine Ross, (Lady) Montcrieff, (Lady) Montcrieff

Children(s): Euphemia Munro, Robert Clan, Robert Clan, Janet Monroe, Janet Monroe, Ann Munro, Ann Munro, Sir II, William Mid-Swordale", William Mid-Swordale", John Monroe, John Monroe, Rose Monroe, Rose Monroe, William Fyrish, William Fyrish, Catherine Monroe, Catherine Monroe, Robert MUNRO, Robert MUNRO, Alexander Monroe, Alexander Monroe, Andrew Monroe, Andrew Monroe, Margaret Monroe, Margaret Monroe, Hugh Ross, Hugh Ross

The story of Hugh Munro began in 1520 in Foulis, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Hugh Munro married Catherine MacKenzie, Margaret Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell, N.N. Munro MacKenzie, N.N. Munro MacKenzie, Katherine Ross, Katherine Ross, (Lady) Agnes Montcrieff, (Lady) Agnes Montcrieff, and had children including Euphemia Munro, Robert More Munro Of Foul is Chief Of Clan, Robert More Munro Of Foul is Chief Of Clan, Janet (Munro) Monroe, Janet (Munro) Monroe, Ann Munro, Ann Munro, Sir Hector Munro, Earl of Assynt II, William A Munro "of Mid-Swordale", William A Munro "of Mid-Swordale", John of Tain (Munro) Monroe, John of Tain (Munro) Monroe, Rose (Munro) Monroe, Rose (Munro) Monroe, William MUNRO, 2nd of Contullich, Gildermorie and Fyrish, William MUNRO, 2nd of Contullich, Gildermorie and Fyrish, Catherine (Munro) Monroe, Catherine (Munro) Monroe, Robert Foulis MUNRO, Robert Foulis MUNRO, Alexander (Munro) Monroe, Alexander (Munro) Monroe, Andrew (Munro) Monroe, Andrew (Munro) Monroe, Margaret (Munro) Monroe, Margaret (Munro) Monroe, Hugh Ross, Hugh Ross. Hugh Munro passed away in 1596 in Assynt, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Munro began in 1520 in Foulis, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Hugh Munro married Catherine MacKenzie, Margaret Maxwell, Margaret Maxwell, N.N. Munro MacKenzie, N.N. Munro MacKenzie, Katherine Ross, Katherine Ross, (Lady) Agnes Montcrieff, (Lady) Agnes Montcrieff, and had children including Euphemia Munro, Robert More Munro Of Foul is Chief Of Clan, Robert More Munro Of Foul is Chief Of Clan, Janet (Munro) Monroe, Janet (Munro) Monroe, Ann Munro, Ann Munro, Sir Hector Munro, Earl of Assynt II, William A Munro "of Mid-Swordale", William A Munro "of Mid-Swordale", John of Tain (Munro) Monroe, John of Tain (Munro) Monroe, Rose (Munro) Monroe, Rose (Munro) Monroe, William MUNRO, 2nd of Contullich, Gildermorie and Fyrish, William MUNRO, 2nd of Contullich, Gildermorie and Fyrish, Catherine (Munro) Monroe, Catherine (Munro) Monroe, Robert Foulis MUNRO, Robert Foulis MUNRO, Alexander (Munro) Monroe, Alexander (Munro) Monroe, Andrew (Munro) Monroe, Andrew (Munro) Monroe, Margaret (Munro) Monroe, Margaret (Munro) Monroe, Hugh Ross, Hugh Ross.
  • Hugh Munro passed away in 1596 in Assynt, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Munro
1500 – 1547
Birth Location: Castle Foulis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady ,
1500 – 1552
Birth Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Catherine MacKenzie
1531 – 1610
Birth Location: Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Maxwell
1537 – 1593
Birth Location: Balconie, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
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Margaret Maxwell
1537 – 1593
Birth Location: Balconie, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
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N.N. MacKenzie
1530 – 1610
Birth Location: Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland
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N.N. MacKenzie
1530 – 1610
Birth Location: Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland
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Katherine Ross
1532 – 1615
Birth Location: Balnagowan, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Katherine Ross
1532 – 1615
Birth Location: Balnagowan, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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(Lady) Montcrieff
1520 – 1615
Birth Location: Castle Fowlis, Ross, Cromarty, Scotland
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(Lady) Montcrieff
1520 – 1615
Birth Location: Castle Fowlis, Ross, Cromarty, Scotland
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Children(s)

Euphemia Munro
1545 – 1590
Birth Location: Assynt, Ross Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Clan
1545 – 1588
Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, , Scotland
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Robert Clan
1545 – 1588
Birth Location: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, , Scotland
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Janet Monroe
1546 –
Birth Location: Midswordsdale, Kiltern, Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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Janet Monroe
1546 –
Birth Location: Midswordsdale, Kiltern, Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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Ann Munro
1548 –
Birth Location: –
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Ann Munro
1548 –
Birth Location: –
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Sir II
1550 – 1610
Birth Location: Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, Rosskeen
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William Mid-Swordale"
1550 – 1626
Birth Location: Midswordale, Kiltern, Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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William Mid-Swordale"
1550 – 1626
Birth Location: Midswordale, Kiltern, Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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John Monroe
1552 – 1630
Birth Location: Ferrytown, Obsdale, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Monroe
1552 – 1630
Birth Location: Ferrytown, Obsdale, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Rose Monroe
1553 –
Birth Location: Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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Rose Monroe
1553 –
Birth Location: Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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William Fyrish
1555 – 1626
Birth Location: Scotland
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William Fyrish
1555 – 1626
Birth Location: Scotland
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Catherine Monroe
1556 –
Birth Location: Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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Catherine Monroe
1556 –
Birth Location: Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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Robert MUNRO
1561 – 1589
Birth Location: Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Robert MUNRO
1561 – 1589
Birth Location: Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
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Alexander Monroe
1567 – 1590
Birth Location: Assynt, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
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Alexander Monroe
1567 – 1590
Birth Location: Assynt, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
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Andrew Monroe
1582 – 1633
Birth Location: Assynt, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
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Andrew Monroe
1582 – 1633
Birth Location: Assynt, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
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Margaret Monroe
1558 – 1594
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Monroe
1558 – 1594
Birth Location: –
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Hugh Ross
1547 – 1621
Birth Location: Scotland
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Hugh Ross
1547 – 1621
Birth Location: Scotland
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Hugh Munro's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Munro
1520 – 1596
Birth Place: Foulis, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert The Blind Baron of Foulis Munro
1500 – 1547
Castle Foulis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady ("Anna" MARGARET of Cumnock Dunbar descendant of King Henry I and Ethelred the Unready) ,
1500 – 1552
Cumnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Hector Munro
1481 – 1541
Foulis Castle, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Mackenzie
1481 – 1521
Kintail, Ross &Cromarty, Scotland
Sir (Alexander Westfield Dunbar, of Cumnok, 2nd Baron of) Durr
1472 – 1527
Durris, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Jean) Falconer
1485 – 1540
Forfar, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Anne Movern
1456 – 1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Munro's Descendants

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Hugh Munro (1520 – 1596) m. Catherine MacKenzie (15 April 1531 – 12 September 1610) m. Margaret Maxwell (Bet. 11 Jan 1537-10 Jan 1538 – 05 Apr 1593) m. Margaret Maxwell (Bet. 11 Jan 1537-10 Jan 1538 – 05 Apr 1593) m. N.N. (Munro) MacKenzie (1530 – 12 Sept 1610) m. N.N. (Munro) MacKenzie (1530 – 12 Sept 1610) m. Katherine Ross (1532 – Feb 14, 1615) m. Katherine Ross (1532 – Feb 14, 1615) m. (Lady) (Agnes) Montcrieff (1520 – 1615) m. (Lady) (Agnes) Montcrieff (1520 – 1615)
  1. 1. Euphemia Munro (1545 – 1590)
  2. 2. Robert (More Munro Of Foul is Chief Of) Clan (1545 – 4 Nov 1588)
  3. 3. Robert (More Munro Of Foul is Chief Of) Clan (1545 – 4 Nov 1588)
  4. 4. Janet ((Munro)) Monroe (1546 – )
  5. 5. Janet ((Munro)) Monroe (1546 – )
  6. 6. Ann Munro (ABT 1548 – )
  7. 7. Ann Munro (ABT 1548 – )
  8. 8. Sir (Hector Munro, Earl of Assynt) II (1550 – 14 Oct 1610) m. Lady (Isabel Dunbar, Countess) Assynt (1554 – 22 Mar 1612)
    1. 1. Christian (Munro of) Assynt (1574 – 1647) m. John (Alexander Ross, 3rd of Little) Tarrell (1560 – 22 Oct 1616)
      1. 1. Anna Ross (1587 – 18 Sep 1617) m. Sir (Alexander Sutherland⚜️ 9th Laird of) Forse (1583 – 11 Sep 1615) m. Alexander Gordon (1583 – 11 Sep 1615)
        1. 1. Alexander Sutherland (1600 – 8 Aug 1664) m. Euphan (Sutherland) Sinclair (1600 – )
        2. 2. James Sutherland (1602 – 14 October 1679)
        3. 3. John Gordon (1608 – 1694)
        4. 4. Ann Gordon (1610 – )
        5. 5. John (Gordon) Sutherland (1608 – 1694)
        6. 6. Edward Sutherland
      2. 2. Baron (Hugh Ross, 4th of Little) Terrell (1589 – 1626)
      3. 3. Oliver Ross* (1589 – 1641)
      4. 4. John Ross (1593 – )
      5. 5. Margaret Little (Est 1602 – )
      6. 6. Alexander Ross (1608 – 1678)
      7. 7. David Ross ( – 1678)
      8. 8. Nicholas Ross ( – 18 September 1617)
  9. 9. William (A Munro "of) Mid-Swordale" (1550 – 9 Oct 1626)
  10. 10. William (A Munro "of) Mid-Swordale" (1550 – 9 Oct 1626)
  11. 11. John (of Tain (Munro)) Monroe (1552 – 1630)
  12. 12. John (of Tain (Munro)) Monroe (1552 – 1630)
  13. 13. Rose ((Munro)) Monroe (1553 – )
  14. 14. Rose ((Munro)) Monroe (1553 – )
  15. 15. William (MUNRO, 2nd of Contullich, Gildermorie and) Fyrish (abt 1555 – 1626)
  16. 16. William (MUNRO, 2nd of Contullich, Gildermorie and) Fyrish (abt 1555 – 1626)
  17. 17. Catherine ((Munro)) Monroe (1556 – )
  18. 18. Catherine ((Munro)) Monroe (1556 – )
  19. 19. Robert (Foulis) MUNRO (1561 – Jul 1589)
  20. 20. Robert (Foulis) MUNRO (1561 – Jul 1589)
  21. 21. Alexander ((Munro)) Monroe (1567 – 1590)
  22. 22. Alexander ((Munro)) Monroe (1567 – 1590)
  23. 23. Andrew ((Munro)) Monroe (1582 – 23 Jul 1633)
  24. 24. Andrew ((Munro)) Monroe (1582 – 23 Jul 1633)
  25. 25. Margaret ((Munro)) Monroe (1558 – 8 May 1594)
  26. 26. Margaret ((Munro)) Monroe (1558 – 8 May 1594)
  27. 27. Hugh Ross (1547 – 10 September 1621)
  28. 28. Hugh Ross (1547 – 10 September 1621)

Hugh Munro's Timeline

5 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Hugh Munro in Foulis, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Foulis, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1545
1545
Age 25
Hugh Munro was married in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
1553
1553
Age 33
Hugh Munro was married in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
1563
22 Nov 1563
Age 43
Hugh Munro was married in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
1596
1596
Age 76
Death of Hugh Munro in Assynt, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Assynt, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Foulis, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1563
    Event Place: Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Assynt, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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