Birth

15 May 1843
Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Christening

21 May 1843
Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Death

8 May 1886
Newcastle, Natal, South Africa

Biography

John Hamish Munro was born on 15 May 1843 at Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

He was the son of George Munro and Margaret Ross.

He was christened on 21 May 1843 at Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

He was recorded in the census in 30 Mar 1851 at Saltburn Village, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

His occupation was Brickmaker (1864).

He married Alice Elizabeth Thring on 23 Nov 1868 at Mount Albert, Tongaat, Natal, South Africa. Alice Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel Thring and Elizabeth Treleaven. She was born on 30 Sep 1849 at Marylebone, Middlesex, England. She died on 8 May 1877 at Newcastle, Colony of Natal at the age of 27.

They had 5 children: Agnes Jessie Treleven Munro, George Samuel Munro, John Ross Munro, Frank Albert (Burt) Munro and Alice Caroline Munro.

His occupation was Poundmaster at Tongaat (Bet 17 Nov 1870 and 26 Jan 1871).

He died on 8 May 1886 at Newcastle, Natal, South Africa at the age of 42.