NameDr James Munro MD [5, There marr. at Moffat on 21 Sep 1852, ref: 842/00 0050 0210], [4, 1851 in Scotland, at Moffat, Dumfries, ref 842.00 006/00 009], [5, His death certificate No 12, reg’d Apr 10 1906 at Moffat Dumfries]
Birthca 1825, Midlothian
Death8 Apr 1906, Vicarlands, Moffat, Dumfries, Scotland
GeneralAt Moffat, General Practitioner, partner to George Snith MD.
Notes for Dr James Munro MD
In the 1861 census, he and Jane were living next door to Jane’s parents at Vicarlands on the High Street; they had three daughter and two live-in servants:
Name Rel to Hd Mar/Unm Age Occupation Where born
James Munro Head Mar 34 Physician & Surgeon Midlothian, Mussel brough
Jane Munro Wife Mar 32 Dumfriesshire, Moffat
Esther N do Daur Unm 6 Scholar Do, do
Isabel M do Daur Unm 2 Do, do
Jane S do Daur Unm 1 Do, do
Margaret, see 1871, was obviously somewhere else.
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In the 1871 census he and Jane were living next door to Jane’s mother in the High Street, Moffat and their family was:
Name Rel to Hd Mar/Unm Age Occupation Where born
James Munro Head Mar 44 Physician & Surgeon Midlothian, Mussel brough
Jane Munro Wife Mar 42 Dumfriesshire, Moffat
Esther H do Daur Unm 16 Do, do
Margaret D S do Daur Unm 14 Do, do
Isabel Mary do Daur Unm 12 Scholar Do, do
Jane S do Daur Unm 10 Scholar Do, do
James do Son 8 Scholar Do, do
Alexander W Son 4 Scholar Do, do
and they had three servants
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In 1881 he and Jane had apparently taken over Jane’s family house of High Vicarlands, Moffat:
Given Name Surname Relation to Head Condition to Marriage Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
Robert BELL Serv Unmarried 17 M Groom Domestic Lochrutton, Dumfries, Scotland
Ann Cathie BRIGGS Grand Daur N/A 5 F Scholar North Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Esther White BRIGGS Grand Daur N/A 6 F Scholar North Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Mary MARCHBANK Serv Unmarried 18 F Housemaid Domestic Moffat, Dumfries, Scotland
Isabell Mary MUNRO Daughter Unmarried 22 F Doctor Of Medicine & Surgeon Daur Moffat, Dumfries, Scotland
James MUNRO Head Married 54 M Doctor Of Medicine & Surgeon Musselburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Jane MUNRO Wife Married 52 F Doctor Of Medicine & Syrgeon Wife Moffat, Dumfries, Scotland
Janet SIMPSON Cook Unmarried 25 F Cook Domestic Serv Moffat, Dumfries, Scotland
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The birth registration in Moffat of Munro children from 1855 to 1880 were:
No Year Surname Forename Sex District City/
County/
MR GROS
Data Image Extract
1 1866 MUNRO ALEXANDER WILLI M MOFFAT /DUMFRIES 842/00 0043
2 1855 MUNRO ESTHER WHITE F MOFFAT /DUMFRIES 842/00 0014
3 1870 MUNRO GEORGINA ELIZAB F MOFFAT /DUMFRIES 842/00 0012
4 1856 MUNRO GRACE F MOFFAT /DUMFRIES 842/00 0063
5 1858 MUNRO ISABEL MARY F MOFFAT /DUMFRIES 842/00 0043
6 1863 MUNRO JAMES M MOFFAT /DUMFRIES 842/00 0017
7 1860 MUNRO JANE SMITH F MOFFAT /DUMFRIES 842/00 0023
8 1856 MUNRO MARGARET DALRYM F MOFFAT /DUMFRIES 842/00 0057
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His death certificate names his parents as Alexander Munro Market Gardener (deceased) and Margaret Munro, M S [Maiden Surname] Sutherland (deceased).
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So their children were:
Esther White, b. 1855 m. Francis Briggs in 1873 and had at least 2 daus.
Margaret Dalrym, b. 1856
Grace b. 1856
Isabel Mary, b. 1858
Jane Smith, b. 1860 m. Edward Bateman Hector in 1893
James, b. 1863
Alexander Willi, b. 1866
Georgina Elizabeth, b. 1870
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Notes for James & Jane (Family)
The marriage record is:
Sept 19th 1852, James Munro Surgeon in Moffat, and Jane Smith were proclaimed for the first, second and thirds time and married on the 21st instant at Moffat.
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