Alexander MUNRO 71st Foot

[DaveHam9]

27/07/1793 MUNRO ALEXANDER - ALEXANDER MUNRO/ISABEL WILLIAMSON M 123/ 30 192 Nairn

Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925
Alexander Munro
Pension Admission or Examination Age: 61
Birth Year: abt 1794
Birth Place: Nairn, Murray
Pension Admission or Examination Date: 10 Apr 1855
Regiment: 71 Foot
Rank: Private

1861
RG9 Piece 58 Folio 2 Page 4
Civil Parish: St Martin in The Fields
County: Middlesex
Registration District: St Martin in The Fields
Sub-RD: Long Acre
ED: 1
No of Schedule: 22
Address: Chandos St
Alexander Munro Head Mar 68 Outdoor Chelsea Pensioner Scotland
Mary Munro Wife Mar 55 Bermondsey Surrey
Isabella Bulpitt G'dau 7 Scholar London Middlesex
James Burn Lodger Unm 23 Gold and Silver Lace Weaver London Middlesex
William Walters G'father Widower 81 Trunk Maker Enfield Middlesex

Deaths Dec 1864 MUNRO Alexander [74] St Martin 1a 296

 

[gibbo]

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Military General Service Medal 4 clasps. Toulouse. Orthes. Nive. Nivelle. Private Alexander Munro.
A Military General Service Medal for sale with 4 clasps. The medal conferred to Private Alexander Munro, 71st Regiment of Foot. The MGS medal with this particular clasp combination was conferred to just seven members of the 71st.
Munro was present at The Battle of Waterloo. Munro's Military General Service Medal and Waterloo Medal were sold through auctioneers, Glendining,1907.
Overall very good to excellent condition.
Price: SOLD

http://www.ulricofengland.com/prods...ivelle__Private_Alexander_Munro_/b001218.html
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[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

Interesting to see the medal and find out he survived four battles.

 

[gibbo]

Just for interest, not sure how correct the info is, its about a 3rd way down the page.

https://ageofrevolution.org/themes/soldiers/waterloo-lives-descendants-speak-out/
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[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

1841
HO107 Piece/Book 1063/5 Folio 34 Page 13
Civil Parish: St Mary Newington
Hundred: Brixton (Eastern Division)
County: Surrey
Registration District: Newington
Sub-RD: St Mary
ED: 8
Address: Surry Place
Alexr. Monro 40 Coffee House N
Mary Monro 40 N
Elizabeth Monro 11 Y
Isabella Monro 7 Y
Hector Monro 4 Y
Reuben Monro 2 Y
Donald Monro 1 Y
Emma Saunders15 N
Caroline Dreper 15 F.S. N
John Cory 15 M.S. N

1861
RG9 Piece 58 Folio 2 Page 4
Civil Parish: St Martin in The Fields
County: Middlesex
Registration District: St Martin in The Fields
Sub-RD: Long Acre
ED: 1
No of Schedule: 22
Address: Chandos St
Alexander Munro Head Mar 68 Out Chelsea Pensioner Scotland
Mary Munro Wife Mar 55 Bermondsey Surrey
Isabella Bulpitt G'dau 7 Scholar London Middlesex
James Burn Lodger Unm 23 Gold and Silver Lace Weaver London Middlesex
William Walters G'father Widower 81 Trunk Maker Enfield Middlesex

Most of that seems correct except for the marriage.

Alexander MUNRO & Mary Ann WATERS
1 Jan 1824 St John, Horsleydown, Surrey

Births Mar 1839 MUNROE Reuben James - Bermondsey 4 5 mmn WATERS

 

[DaveHam9]

Curious. TNA has several Alexander Munro who served in the army but can't find the right Alexander born Nairn.

 

[gibbo]

From FS

Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
Name: Alexander Munro
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 15 Feb 1811
Event Place: Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original): Edinboro
Age: 15
Birth Year (Estimated): 1796
Birthplace: Nairn
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[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

That seems a bit odd. Unites States? Must be Edinburgh, Scotland ??

Barely 17 years old, he joined the 1st Battalion 71st Regiment of Foot Highland Light Infantry in 1811 as a private ...

The 71st went to Canada in 1824 after Alexander was discharged.

https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/71st-highland-regiment-foot-light-infantry

 

[gibbo]

From FS

Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
Name: Alexander Munro
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 15 Feb 1811
Event Place: Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original): Edinboro
Age: 15
Birth Year (Estimated): 1796
Birthplace: Nairn
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[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

Don't know where one is in Sydney. Probably 70km away like NSW archives - bus, train and then bus to get there.

 

[gibbo]

Event Date: 15 Feb 1811
Event Place: Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original): Edinboro

What do you know of his parents, nothing yet?

Just this Edinboro place didn't really exist until 1801 when a fella by the name of William Culbertson moved to the area in 1801, building a gristmill near Conneauttee Lake. From 1801 to 1825, the roots of the town were formed when congregations of Presbyterian and Methodist churches begun moving to the area and building houses and churches, some that are still around today. The original resident, William Culbertson, built the first school around 1825.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinboro,_Pennsylvania

I don't understand why a boy of his age would be there 1811 and before.

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

I think it is an error. Event Place (Original): Edinboro has been turned into a place in America.

 

[gibbo]

Anything more Dave?
I did check the papers on the off chance there might have been a mention but couldn't find one.

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

Looks like nothing more to be found this time around.

Case closed.

I'll move on to 'N' in my tree.

 

[Janz]

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OH

Military General Service Medal 4 clasps. Toulouse. Orthes. Nive. Nivelle. Private Alexander Munro.
A Military General Service Medal for sale with 4 clasps. The medal conferred to Private Alexander Munro, 71st Regiment of Foot. The MGS medal with this particular clasp combination was conferred to just seven members of the 71st.
Munro was present at The Battle of Waterloo. Munro's Military General Service Medal and Waterloo Medal were sold through auctioneers, Glendining,1907.
Overall very good to excellent condition.
Price: SOLD

http://www.ulricofengland.com/prods...ivelle__Private_Alexander_Munro_/b001218.html
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Hi we are relatives who live in Australia - Private Alexander Munro's Son Alexander William Munro arrived in Australia with his new wife Louisa nee Sergeant Munro & their baby, arriving on the The Ship Thetis 15/02/1849 assisted Passenger programme he could read & write like his father. We are researching more history on our GGGGrandfather Private Alexander Munro's family Nairn Murray County Scotland. We cannot find much information on where he lived in Nairn Scotland as there are so many Alexander's married to Isabel's. We also have a very strong DNA connection to Charles Munro Born 1780-1861, William Munroe Born 1781 Foulis Dingwall Ross shire Scotland & Donald Munro Born 1797 Binv'gord R&C Died 1868 Edinbane Sky Scotland, Capt. John Munro Born 1770-1809 age 39 died (maybe at war), also very close related DNA William Butler Munro Born 1625-1716, Samuel W Douglas Born 1824-1888 USA, just to name a few. We have a very strong connection to William Munro, Lexington Massachusetts USA 1625-1719 (he was transported to New England USA 1651 after being captured at the Battle of Worcester, The Munro Tavern was constructed by Landowner David Comee and purchased by William Munro in 1770 he called the Tavern The House. Hope this information is helpful to those who are in our FT & I hope we can share other information that we might have together

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello and welcome to the Forum.

Thanks for the details.

I'm not a descendant. This family has two connections to my large tree via Florence May and John Thomas.

Dave

 

[Janz]

Hello & thank you for your welcome to the Forum, I am not sure where Florence May & John Thomas fit in
but I am interested in finding the connection...
Janz

 

[DaveHam9]

Birth 7701/1856 MUNRO Henry - Alexander Willi[am] - Louisa SARGEANT b. Prahran, Vic.

NSW Marriage 5156/1880 MUNRO HENRY - ROBERTS MARIA - WAGGA WAGGA * 13 May

NSW Birth 22070/1881 MUNRO FLORENCE M - HENRY - MARIA - WAGGA WAGGA * 7 Mar

NSW Marriage 4045/1903 TREVITT SIDNEY E - MUNRO FLORENCE M - NARRANDERA * 8 Apr

NSW Birth 29211/1888 MUNRO JOHN T - HENRY - MARIA - WAGGA WAGGA * 4 Jan

NSW Marriage 4557/1917 MUNRO JOHN T - CULLEN ELIZABETH A - WAGGA WAGGA * 16 May

 

[Janz]

Our GGGrandfather Alexander William Munro Born 1824 Horsleydown, London Borough of Southwark London England. Alexander William first wife Maryanne E nee Bradley Born:1826, their son Joseph Alexander Munro Born: 1846-1923. Joseph Alexander was a very small child when his father remarried Louisa Sergeant B:1827-1906. Joseph Alexander was left with his grandparents then when his grandparents died Joseph was placed into an orphanage but was not there long when Mrs Hamilton arrived & took him away from the orphanage. Now some information on Mrs Hamilton, who was obviously a wealthy land owners wife as our GGGGrandfather Alexander Munro Born:1794 had arranged for all of his children to be educated at the Caledonian School for Soldiers away at War, these children had to be sponsored by their wealthy landowner relatives or close friends. We have found records from the School that while one of Alexander Munro Born: 1794 daughters was attending the school she was pulled out and sent to work as a servant with her girlfriend for Mrs Hamilton. We are not sure of the connections to the Munro family for Mrs Hamilton.

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks.

I didn't know of the marriage to Maryanne Bradley or the story re Mrs Hamilton.

Dave