William Ernest Munro

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• _UID: A37C5E3ED06345B48E489969BB3B98CB1868

Notes:

A farmer rsiding on the Upper Scotch Line, on a farm immediately adjoining the farm purchased by his father (W1/2 L14 Con 10 Burgess Twp, Lanark Co.)

William married Jessie Anderson on 23 Apr 1924. Jessie (daughter of John Anderson and Christina Geddes) was born about 1897; died about 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Munro was born on 23 May 1926 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Sep 1991 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
2. J. Munro

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• _UID: E7169C47489147AC970C4CB5DBDE3F62AA8D
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

James left home shortly after his father's death, when he was a young man of about nineteen or twenty years of age, and spent some years farming in the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. During one summer in Minnesota, he was employed as a sheaf-binder on one of the old-time reapers. The knotter attachment for binding the sheaves had not been invented at tha time and it required two men to bind the grain by hand as it was elevated to a platform erected on the machine.

The fact that his uncle John and cousins were located in Minnesota at this time was the determining factor in leading James Munro to the United States. Some years after locating in Minnesota he acquired a quarter-section of land in the neighbourhood of Crookston and did some improvement work on the same but abandoned the property before securing his title. The writer (Peter Munro) and his father visited this farm in the summer of 1915 and although that was a banner year for wheat raising, this particular quarter-section was not in crop. It appeared to be situated in a low-lying part of the country and apparently was not suitable for farming purposes.

James Munro appears to have returned to Canada from Minnesota in 1881 and in the followiing year he married Fanny McKerracher. They were married on March 8th 1882 and at that time james was twenty-nine years of age and his wife was nineteen.

On his return from Minnesota, James conveyed his interest in the 'forty acre' farm to his brother John William who had been carrying on the work of the farm (with his mother and sister Rose Ann) since James left home. The date of the transfer was 1 October 1886.

During the first year after his marriage James Munro rented the farm of his brother-in-law, Thomas McKerracher, in the 6th concession of Bathurst. This farm was his wife's home and was granted by the Crown to John McKerracher about the year 1819. It remained in the McKerracher name for four generations after the grant was issued.

After spending one year on a rented farm, James Munro purchased for himself a small farm of eighty acres, more or less, on the Upper Scotch Line, in the township of Burgess, County of Lanark. (E1/2 L14 Con 10 Burgess), about six and one-half miles directly south west of the town of Perth. James Munro purchased this farm from George Hossie who owned considerable property in that neighbourhood in the early years. It is interesting to note that a number of farms in this part of the county were originally granted by the Crown on 17 April 1816 to James Bryce, who was the father of Mrs. George Hossie. James Bryce held the honour for some time of woning the first and only team of oxen in Bathurst Township.

James Munro was buried in the Scotch Line Cemetery, where his mother, sister Rose Ann and brother John had been buried before him. This small cemetery is situated about one-half mile from the farm where James Munro lived for almost forty-five years.

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

James married Fanny McKerracher on 8 Mar 1882. Fanny was born about 1863; died on 23 Jul 1932; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 151041782
• _UID: 2ED8CD538D0D460BAFC698E4072D9B845582

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151041782

Died:
Died at the home of her daughter Gertrude.

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• _UID: AF28F949B71945CA891A12D43135578FCD3C
• Census: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

1851 Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

David Kelso, Concession 3 Lot 7 Bathurst.

John Munro, Concession 3 Lot 7 Bathurst.

Peter Munro, Concession 3 Lot 6 Bathurst.

Roderick Munro, Concession 3 Lot 6 Bathurst.

Peter McNab, Concession 3 Lot 5 Bathurst. ( brother of Mrs. Peter Munro Senior Mary McNab the Lanark Society Settler )

George Miller, Concession 3 Lot 7 Bathurst Diane's line

Peter, second son of Peter Munro, was a farmer who remained in Lanark Co. He purchased a small farm (40 acres, more or less) from William Norris - front part of the rear 1/2 of the E 1/2 of Lot 6 Con 3 Bathurst, (midway between the 3rd and 4th concessions, difficult to access) adjoining the farm of his father (part of original grant to Andrew Stiller, October 1932). The deed was issued 12 October 1857 and purchased for a sum of ?5. Road access to concession 3 was later acquired via a road allowance from his father. Peter raised ten children on this property.

In the 1930's this property was owned by Alexander Kirkham who at that time lived on the Peter Munro farm adjoining.

The last Munro to live on the front part of the rear 1/2 of the E 1/2 of Lot 6 Con 3 Bathurst was John William, 5th child of Peter by his 2nd wife, Jane Dobbie. John William (and his mother) sold to George Palmer 24 October 1889.

His will can be found in the Peter Munro Memoirs.

1841 Census
Peter Jr. is located at Bathurst C3 L6E (adjacent to his father). He arrived from Scotland in 1820, Anglican, 1 born in Scotland 3 born in Canada.

(Medical):2nd son of Peter and Mary Munro.
Suffered from bladder problems for many years. Peter Miller and George Palmer of Bathurst were executors fo his will, 17 Feb 1869.

Peter married Jane Dobbie. Jane (daughter of James Dobbie and Rose Ann Kelso) was born about 1816 in Scotland; died on 16 Feb 1892 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: A4AD62C9778744079188973A9A3539F3AA94
• Census-Wife of Head: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Jane Dobbie Munro, died at the home of her son John William Munro who at that time was living on the Ritchie farm on the Upper Scotch Line, a portion of the Bathurst Twp Con 1, E1/2 L11, Lanark Co.

(Medical):Died at home of John William then living on the Richie Farm on the Upper Scotch Line. E 1/2 L11 C1 Bathurst.

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head

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• FamilySearch ID: GSFT-CZH
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169729392
• Name: Katherine
• Name: Kathrine
• _UID: F9D8A6A6D89248A19B408A08EDF695C41919
• Immigration: 1820, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Paisley, Scotland on Brig Commerce
• Residence: 1820 1835, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Lanark Settler Location - C1 L10E
• Land & Property: 20 Jan 1835, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Bathurst, rear part of the W1/2 of L6 C3
• Land & Property: 1 Jun 1838, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; patent for C1 L10 granted
• Census: 1842, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Bathurst C3 L6W
• Census: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
• Residence: 1854, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Con 3, Lot 6

Notes:

See attached sources.

(Medical):Suffered from rheumatism, 'a stooping figure...leaning on his staff, was a familiar sight'.

Birth:
MUNRO
PETER
DONALD MUNRO/MARY MACVICAR FR623 (FR623)
M
02/02/1768
513/
30 65
Inveraray and Glenaray

MUNRO
PETER
MARTIN MUNRO/JANET MCVICCAR FR648 (FR648)
M
08/11/1769
513/
30 88
Inveraray and Glenaray


Christened:
First name(s)?tab?Peter
Last name?tab?Munro
Gender?tab?Male
Birth year?tab?1768
Birth place?tab?-
Baptism year?tab?1768
Baptism date?tab?02 Feb 1768
Baptism place?tab?INVERARAY AND GLENARAY,ARGYLL,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?Donald
Father's last name?tab?Munro
Mother's first name(s)?tab?Mary
Mother's last name?tab?Macvicar
Place?tab?Inveraray and Glenaray
County?tab?Argyllshire
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
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GSFT-CZH

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169729392

Immigration:
B 22894 Settlers by Commerce from Greenock 1820 found in Families, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1986

?u??b?Br Military Records (B 22894) Series C?/u??/b?
#145 Peter Munro: Age 47, Weaver, Paisley Scotland, High Church by Commerce from Greenock 1820, to Quebec. (list also contains a description of each person, height, hair colour, etc.
Accompanied by:
Mary Munro, age 43, same location info
Catherine Munro, age 17
John Munro, age 15
Mary Munro, age 15
Christina Munro, age 11
Peter Munro, age 7
Margaret Munro, age 3
Jannet Munro, age 1

?i?LAC RG* Vol 625 ff 219-23
?/i?June 1820 on the Commerce out of Greenock, Coverdale (Master), to Quebec.
Peter Munro 47, weaver, Paisley, High Church, Renfrew
Mary 43
Catherine 17
John 15
Mary 13
Christian 11 (f)
Peter 7
Margaret 3
Jannet 1

This contradicts Peter Munro document:
Peter (age 52, a weaver) and Mary Munro and family traveled to Canada from Argyleshire Scotland in 1820 on either the ship '?b?Brook?/b?' (7 families, Transatlantic Society) departed 9 July 1820, arriving 21 Au 1820, Dougal Cowan, Master or the '?b?Prompt?/b?' (370 people, 33 families were members of Lesmahago Society), departed 4 July 1820, arriving at Quebec 4 Sep 1820, Joseph Nairn, Master.

Traveled to Canada with Dobbie family, later the families were to intermarry.

Residence:
Settled on Dalhousie C1 L10. Moved to Bathurst in 1835.

The land is described as rough and stony, and not suitable for extensive agriculture. Inspected by the author about 1934, he notes very little improvements have been made to it. Practically all the tillable land has been broken and is in crop by the present owner, but the greater portion of the acreage is still in its original state. He continues, "A good road runs along the northwest boundary of the lot from the village of Watson's Corners, which is not more than two miles away. The concession road, however, on which the farm faces has never been opened up for traffic, although there is abundant evidence to show that this road has been used to some extent in the early days. The right-of-way is now overgrown with trees and shrubbery and is altogether impassable."

Peter Munro applied for a patent, 4 Apr 1838, as a member of the Lanark Society Settlers of 1820, for Dalhousie Twp Con 1 E1/2 Lot10. His patent had not arrived with those of the other settlers. The patent was granted 1 June 1938. On 8 July 1840 he sold the property to James MacMillan, 100 acres for ?50, who in turn passed it on to a son and daughter who later conveyed it to Charles McArthur. The property changed hands three times before being acquired by Charles Caldwell (owner in 1934).?i?
?/i?
Fire raged through this part of Lanark in 1870, and in 1934 only foundations of the buildings were evident. A spring, located on the SE corner of the lot, about 25 yards from the NE boundary, close to the division road between the townships of Dalhousie and Lanark was known as the Munro spring (1934). The traveled road runs along the NW side of the farm.


Land & Property:
20 Jan 1835, he purchased the rear part of the W1/2 of ?b?L6 C3 Bathurst ?/b?from John McNie for ?65. It was?b? ?/b?situated about ten or eleven miles west of Perth (63 acres adjacent to front part of West half of ?b?C3?/b? ?b?L6 Bathurst ?/b?owned by son John in 1850's). The deed was registered 9 July 1845. Peter, his son, was a resident on this property.

Peter Munro lived on this property for the rest of his life and when he died this property transferred to his youngest son Roderick, who in turn left the property to his grand-niece Mary Jane Munro.
Peter Munro's will was witnessed by Andrew Miller and James Patterson.


Census:
?i?1842 Census?/i?
Peter is located in Bathurst C3 L6W, he arrived from Scotland in 1820, Presbyterian, 3 born in Scotland 5 born in Canada.


Buried:
Inscription
in memory of
Peter Munro
native of Argyleshire
Scotland
died Oct 21 1854
aged 86 yrs
erected by his son Roderick

Peter Munro, Weaver, Scotland, C. of Scotland, 83 (1768), Male, Married
Mary Munro, Weaver, Scotland, C. of Scotland, 74 (1778), Female, Married
Cristy Munro, , Scotland, C. of Scotland, 43 (1808), Female, Single
Rodk. Munro, , Canada, C. of Scotland, 30 (1822), Male, Single
Bathurst Twp., Lanark Co. [1852 Census]

Peter married Mary McNab on 20 Jan 1799 in Glassary, Argyllshire, Scotland. Mary (daughter of John McNab and Ann Ferguson) was born in 1776 in Kilbrandon & Kilchattan, Argyll, Scotland; was christened on 22 Sep 1776 in Kilbrandon & Kilchattan, Argyll, Scotland; died on 25 May 1881 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 9WQQ-9FH
• Name: Mary MacNeil
• _UID: 21BBAA7A3CCE43A2ACE316340D0D0EE6D6F7
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Wife of Head: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Weaver

Notes:

Mary McNabb's brother lived in Bathurst twp on farm on Con 3 Bathurst, about a mile and half from the Munro property. She died on the farm in Bathurst.

Christened:
First name(s)?tab?Mary
Last name?tab?McNab
Gender?tab?Female
Birth year?tab?1776
Birth place?tab?-
Baptism year?tab?1776
Baptism date?tab?22 Sep 1776
Baptism place?tab?KILBRANDON AND KILCHATTAN, ARGYLL, SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?John
Father's last name?tab?McNab
Mother's first name(s)?tab?Ann
Mother's last name?tab?Ferguson
Place?tab?Kilbrandon and Kilchattan
County?tab?Argyllshire
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
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9WQQ-9FH

Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Buried:
Inscribed on stone with husband Peter Munro, Christy, and Roderick their 'single' children, but not assigned a findagrave number. Dec 2017.

Notes:

Married:
MUNRO
PETER
MARY MCNAB/FR374 (FR374)
20/01/1799
511/
20 191
Glassary

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• _UID: CC0AE930265A4846B3ECCE71C80514530F2F

James married Rose Ann Kelso. Rose (daughter of Thomas Kelso and Rosanna Morrison) was born about 1788 in Tyrone County, Northern Ireland; died on 11 Dec 1877 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: AAC6DFC5BE7244B7A2B8A9579E1A7AC59092