William Laurence Munroe

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 170791521
• _UID: 9CD1311A5050425285B87E6CB28CE670A78D
• Census: 1921, Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1921, Madoc, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; lumberman
• Census: 1931, Stirling, Rawdon Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 1931, Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Discontinued farming on the Scotch Line and engage in Lumbering and Manufacturing in Hastings County with headquarters at Stirling, ON.

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170791521

William married Christine Ann Moodie on 21 Dec 1910 in Knox Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Christine (daughter of James Davidson Moodie and Christina Ann Ferrier) was born on 20 Feb 1887 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 May 1977 in Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Stirling Cemetery, Stirling, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Name?tab?Lawrence Munroe
Event Type?tab?Marriage
Event Date?tab?21 Dec 1910
Event Place?tab?Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Gender?tab?Male
Age?tab?23
Birth Year (Estimated)?tab?1887
Father's Name?tab?Jno W Munroe
Mother's Name?tab?Jane D Wilson
Spouse's Name?tab?Christine Moodie
Spouse's Gender?tab?Female
Spouse's Age?tab?25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)?tab?1885
Spouse's Father's Name?tab?Jas D Moodie
Spouse's Mother's Name?tab?Christine Ferrier

1. John Howard Munroe was born on 22 Mar 1912 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Stirling, Rawdon Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 151041855
• _UID: 74407F685555471884938B7D8C24059F1798
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

The last Munro to live on the property of Peter Munro (2) and Jane Dobbie, 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 2nd wife. John William and his mother sold to George Palmer 24 October 1889.

John William was married in 1884, while living on the 3rd line of Bathurst and moved with his wife, mother and sister Rose Ann in October 1889 to the Ritchie farm he had purchased on the Upper Scotch Line.

Jane Dobbie Munro, died at the home of her son John William Munro who at that time (1892) was living on the Ritchie farm on the Upper Scotch Line, a portion of the Bathurst Twp Con 1, E1/2 L11, Lanark Co. John William Munro purchased this property from Donald Ritchie, after selling the forty acre farm left by his father.

(Medical):John William purchased the Richie Farm on the Upper Scotch Line. E 1/2 L11 C1 Bathurst from Donald Ritchie after selling the 40 acre farm left by his father.

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151041855

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

John married Jane Davidson Wilson on 12 Dec 1884 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Jane was born on 8 Mar 1863 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Mar 1970; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 151094134
• _UID: A52A58E66AB341BFAAD85E37EBFCEFD0E7FB

Notes:

Lived with her sons in Sterling following her husband's death.

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151094134

Other Events and Attributes:

• _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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _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

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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

Other Events and Attributes:

• _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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: AAC6DFC5BE7244B7A2B8A9579E1A7AC59092