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ALEXANDER MACDONALD MUNRO, the first editor of 'Scottish Notes And
Queries' in Aberdeen in 1887, was born on the 13th of August, 1861 in Old
Machar, Aberdeen to Adam Munro (Merchant Seaman - Ship Master) and
Christina Niven, who married in St Nicholas, Aberdeen on the 29th of
November, 1860. Alexander had two brothers, John Niven Munro and Adam
Munro, and a sister Helen Munro.
In the 1871 Census the children
were living with their mother at 54 College Street, Old Machar, but their
father Adam was then at sea . Tragically on January the 10th, 1872 Adam
died aged 31 years, after, as his death notice states, being very ill with
rheumatism and heart disease from July, 1871. Further grief afflicted the
young family on the 19th of December, 1874 when their mother Christina
died of bronchitis.
We then find in the 1881 Census that Alexander
is living with his Aunt Jane Mearns at 35 Broomhill Place, Old Machar, and
is employed as a Clerk in the City Chamberlain's Office, but in 1884 he
marries Catherine H. Stewart in Old Machar.
By the 1891 Census at
24 Broomhill Place, Alexander and Catherine have three children, Catherine
5, Alexander 4 and Julia 2 months, and Alexander is now an Accountant in
the City Chamberlain's Office.
The 1901 Census, with both Alexander
and Catherine at 26 Desswood Place, Rubislaw, suggests that Julia may have
died young as the children listed are Catherine 15, Alex 14 and Christina
7. Alexander is then still an Accountant in the City Chamberlain's Office.
But apart from this he has also been writing and editing books about local
and national Scottish history for the Spalding Club and other agencies.
Sadly, at this time, his wife Catherine has been suffering for two years
from Chronic Nephritis, and on the 4th of May that same year, she succumbs
to her illness.
On the 9th of September, 1903, Alexander as a widower, marries a Mary
Stewart. The marriage record shows that Alexander is by then the Assistant
City Chamberlain.
ALEXANDER MACDONALD MUNRO, now Aberdeen City
Chamberlain, dies eight years later from Cancer on the 26th of January,
1911, aged a mere 49 years, after a productive life, but one dogged by the
death of so many of his nearest and dearest at very young ages.
Here is some of his genealogy...
1911 MUNRO ALEXANDER MACDO M 49 ST MACHAR ABERDEEN CITY/ABERDEEN 168/02
0103
ALEXANDER MC DONALD MUNRO
Birth: 13 AUG 1861 Old Machar,
Aberdeen, Scotland
Father: ADAM MUNRO
Mother: CHRISTINA NIVEN
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the
record.
1. HELEN MUNRO - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 23 MAY 1864 Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
2. ADAM MUNRO - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth:
02 AUG 1868 Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
3. JOHN NIVEN MUNRO -
International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 19 NOV 1865 Old
Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
4. ALEXANDER MC DONALD MUNRO -
International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 13 AUG 1861 Old
Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
ADAM MUNRO
Spouse: CHIRSTINA NIVEN
Marriage: 29 NOV 1860 Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record.
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Marriage
1884 MUNRO ALEXANDER M STEWART CATHERINE H ST NICHOLAS
ABERDEEN/ABERDEEN 168/01 0128
1901 Scotland Census
Name:
Alexander Mcd Munro
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Catherine H
Gender: Male
Where born: City, Aberdeen
Registration Number: 168/2
Registration
district: St Machar
Civil parish: Aberdeen Rubislaw
County:
Aberdeenshire
Address: 26 Desswood Pl
Occupation: Accountant To
City Chamberlain
ED: 43
Household schedule number: 133
Line:
13
Roll: CSSCT1901_59
Household Members: Name Age
Alexander
Mcd Munro 39
Catherine H Munro 39
Catherine Jane Munro 15
Alex
Stewart Munro 14
Christina Munro 7
Elizabeth I Chalmers 19
David Whyte Hardie 5
Margaret S Hardie 4
Mary Jane Massie 26
Margaret Whyte 50
Catherine H Munro
Age: 39
Estimated
birth year: abt 1862
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : Alexander
Mcd
Gender: Female
Where born: City, Aberdeen
Name:
Catherine Jane Munro
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: Alexander Mcd
Mother's Name:
Catherine H
Gender: Female
Where born: City, Aberdeen
Name: Alex Stewart Munro
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Alexander Mcd
Mother's Name:
Catherine H
Gender: Male
Where born: City, Aberdeen
Name:
Christina Munro
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: Alexander Mcd
Mother's Name:
Catherine H
Gender: Female
Where born: City, Aberdeen
Name:
David Whyte Hardie
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Alexander Mcd
Mother's Name:
Catherine H
Gender: Male
Where born: City, Aberdeen
Name:
Margaret S Hardie
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1897
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: Alexander Mcd
Mother's Name:
Catherine H
Gender: Female
Where born: City, Aberdeen
Name: Margaret Whyte
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Relationship: Visitor
Gender: Female
Where born: Rescobie,
Forfarshire
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1891 Scotland Census
Name: Alexander M Munro
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1863
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Catherine H
Gender: Male
Where born: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 168/2
Registration district: Old Machar
Civil parish: Aberdeen Old Machar
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: 24 Broomhill Place
Occupation:
Accountant - City Chamberlain's Office
ED: 25
Household schedule
number: 57
Line: 21
Roll: CSSCT1891_53
Household Members: Name
Age
Alexander M Munro 28
Catherine H Munro 29
Catherine J
Munro 5
Alexander S Munro 4
Julia L Munro 2 Mo
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Dwelling: No. 35 Broomhill
Place
1881 Census Place: Aberdeen Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203450 GRO Ref Volume 168-2 EnumDist 41 Page 15
Marr
Age Sex Birthplace
Jane MEARNS M 39 F Aberdeen, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Wife Of Sailor (Merch Serv)
George M. MEARNS 11 M Aberdeen,
Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Alexr. M. MUNRO U 19 M Aberdeen,
Scotland
Rel: Nephew
Occ: Clerk City Chamberlains Office
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1871
Scotland Census
about Alexander Munro
Name: Alexander Munro
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Relationship: Son
Mother's Name: Christina
Gender: Male
Where born: Aberdeen,
Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 168/2
Registration district:
Old Machar
Civil parish: Old Machar
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: 54 Cottage St
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 17
Household
schedule number: 43
Line: 16
Roll: CSSCT1871_35
Household
Members: Name Age
Christina Munro 32
Alexander Munro 9
Adam
Munro 2
Name: Christina Munro
Age: 32
Estimated birth
year: abt 1839
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born:
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 168/2
Registration
district: Old Machar
Civil parish: Old Machar
County:
Aberdeenshire
Address: 54 Cottage St
Occupation: Seamans Wife
Name: Adam Munro
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relationship: Son
Mother's Name: Christina
Gender: Male
Where
born: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
DEATH
1874 MUNRO CHRISTINA NIVEN F 36
OLD MACHAR ABERDEEN BURGH ABERDEEN CITY/ABERDEEN 168/02 0844
1872
MUNRO ADAM M 31 OLD MACHAR ABERDEEN BURGH ABERDEEN CITY/ABERDEEN 168/02
0041
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1861 Scotland Census
about Christina Munro
Name: Christina Munro
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Relationship: Wife
Gender: Female
Where born: St Nicholas, Aberdeen
Registration Number: 168A
Registration district: St Nicholas
Civil parish: Aberdeen St Nicholas
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: 13 Carmelite Lane
ED: 37
Household schedule number: 127
Line: 19
Roll: CSSCT1861_25
Household Members: Name Age
Catherine Munro 22
There seems to be a lot of duplication between
the Scottish Notes and Queries, The Scottish Antiquarian, the Scottish
Historical Review and Northern Notes and Queries. Also the first few
scans of this particular publication are not particularly good and some
pages have cut of some of the right hand side of the text. And so
we make these available as they do contain some good information but
whether unique or not we can't say.
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