Individual Details
George Munro V
(1410 - 1452)
[[Category:Scottish Clans]]
[[Category: Barons in the Peerage of Scotland]]
[[Category: Clan Munro]]
A part of [[:Category:Scottish Clans|Scottish Clans]]
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=Individual Biography=
(More to come as I improve this profile – [[king-6609|Trib]])
=Clan Munro Information=
=== Clan Manager [[King-6609|Ray Triboulet]] ===
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== Clan Symbolism ==
[[Category: Barons in the Peerage of Scotland]]
[[Category: Clan Munro]]
A part of [[:Category:Scottish Clans|Scottish Clans]]
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=Individual Biography=
(More to come as I improve this profile – [[king-6609|Trib]])
=Clan Munro Information=
=== Clan Manager [[King-6609|Ray Triboulet]] ===
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== Clan Symbolism ==
Clan Symbolism
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'''otto''' = Dread God
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'''ar Cry''' = Caisteal Folais 'na Theine
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'''ocation''' = Ross and Cromarty, Highlands Region, Scotland
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'''aelic Names''' = Mac an Rothaich
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'''ipe Music''' = Bealach na Broige
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'''eat''' = Foulis Castle
== Branches of the Clan ==
* '''Munro of Foulis''' (Clan Chiefs)
* Munro of Milntown (Senior Cadets)
* Auchinbowie
* Fyrish
* Obsdale
* Katewell
== A Brief History of Clan Munro ==(Information taken from several sources as listed below, including but not exclusively Wikipedia)
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he clan name '''Munro''', means "Man of the Ro River". This supports the traditional origin of the clan from the River Roe area in Northern Ireland. This is an area near modern-day Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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radition states that Chief [[Munro-75|Donald Munro]], son of an Irish chief, [[O’Caan-1|O’Caan]], came to the help of [[King_of_Scots-12|King Malcolm II of Scotland]], expelling the invading Danes. However, this tradition only exists in writing from the late 17th century.[http://www.clanmunro.org.uk/info4.htm Clan Munro Information Sheets] clanmunro.org.uk. Retrieved 09, February 2013
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uring the War of Scottish Independence the Munro Clan supported [[Bruce-129|King Robert the Bruce]]. They fought in the Battle of Bannockburn [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn]] and the Battle of Halidon Hill [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halidon_Hill]].
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he first chief of Clan Munro documented by contemporary evidence is [[Munro-462|Robert de Munro]]. He became a supporter of the Earl of Ross and died fighting for him.
D
uring the 15th and 16th centuries there was much turmoil and conflict which involved the Munro Clan. During the Thirty Year War, the 700 Munros along with the ‘’’Black Baron’’’ joined Gustalvus Adolfus of Sweden to defend Protestantism.
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hroughout their history, the Munro Clan fought. They fought for brethren, friends, nation, faith, and did not ever stop. After unity in the United Kingdom, they still fight abroad for their countrymen. They still have a Clan Chief to this day, and several international associations listed below. There are also many books and articles on the Clan Munro listed below.
= Chiefs of Clan Munro =
'''Below is a table of all of the Munro Clan Chiefs. Each name is a link. Feel free to click on any of them or to right click and open in a new tab in order to not lose your page.'''
= Resources =''These resources have been borrowed from the [[http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Scottish_Clan_Project_Resources Scottish Clan Resource Page]]''
Special Thanks to [[Wallace-3572|Billy Wallace]] for compiling most of these resources!!!
==Scottish Clan Project Google Group==See: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wikitree-scottish-clan-project Google Community] for a location for project members and others to comment or raise issues regarding the project. Our G2G location is the best place to post queries regarding research.
==Clan Chiefs==
*[http://www.clanchiefs.org/ Clan Chiefs] - The Standing Council of clan Chiefs
==Sottish Clan Information==
*[http://cranntara.org.uk/clans.htm Crann Tara Clans] - A Introduction to the Clans of Scotland
*[http://www.scottishwebcamslive.com/clans.htm Scottish Clans and Septs] - Over time, many septs have become clans in their own right and, in the political turmoil that Scotland has seen over the centuries, many others came to be related to more than one clan.
*[http://www.scotclans.com/whats_my_clan/ Whats my Clan] - Find out here if your family name is associated with a clan or a tartan. Some names are associated with a district tartan rather than a Clan
*[http://www.clanphail.org/highland_clans.htm A list of Highland Clans] - A list of Highland Clans and Septs
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scottish_clans A list of Scottish Clans Wikipedia] - A list of Scottish Clans
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/clanmenu.htm Official Scottish Clans and Families]
*[http://www.clanjames.com/clans_of_scotland.htm clans of Scotland] - The rise and fall and resurrection of the clans.
*[http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans.htm RampantScotland] -Rampant Scotland has histories of a large number of clans and families who have been significant in the making of Scotland. These histories contain links to other sources of useful information including clan/family Web sites
==DNA Projects==
*[http://www.familytreedna.com/scottish-clan-list.aspx Family Tree DNA] Scottish Clans & Surname DNA Projects.
*[http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:DNA Wiki Tree DNA Project]
==Help with Documents==
*[http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/ National Records of Scotland] - The Scottish National records Office, has a good help section especially for old Scottish handwriting.
*[http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Scottish Hand Writing] - This website offers online tuition in palaeography for historians, genealogists and other researchers who have problems reading manuscript historical records written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
==Festivals and Games Locator==
*[http://uscoscots.org/?page_id=2 Clan History and Links] - This page is dedicated to assisting you with finding Scottish Clans, Games, Festivals, Piping Debates, Retailers and Celtic associated Activities in North America and Scotland.
==Historical Society Links==
*[http://www.safhs.org.uk/members.asp The Scottish Association of Family History Societies] This provides links to special areas of Scottish research organizations and groups
==History==
*[http://www.scottishhistory.com/articles/misc/macvsmc.html Scottish History .com]
*[http://www.poms.ac.uk/ The People of Medieval Scotland] - This is a database of all known people of Scotland between 1093 and 1314 mentioned in over 8600 contemporary documents.
*[http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/higherscottishhistory/index.asp Scottish History] Education Scotland web site
==Maps==
*[http://mapco.net/ Mapco] - Great Site for Old Maps
*[http://www.clansandcastles.com/clan-map.htm Scottish Clan Maps]
*[http://www.planetware.com/map/scotland-clans-of-the-scottish-highlands-and-lowlands-map-sco-sco32.htm Map of Scottish Highlands and Lowlands Clans]
*[http://www.douglasbrown.co.uk/glw74map.html Maps of old Glasgow BMD registration districts 1874- 1900]
==Research==
*[http://www.poms.ac.uk/ The People of Medieval Scotland] - This is a database of all known people of Scotland between 1093 and 1314 mentioned in over 8600 contemporary documents.
*[http://digital.nls.uk/ The National Library of Scotland]
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/ Electric Scotland] This is a fantastic site where links to books, publications, articles. Sources which have been published and are great for research and citation and documentation of facts. Free.
*[http://www.celticstudio.com/celticstudio/database/clans/DATABASE.HTM Celticstudio Database] - A Scottish Clan Database
*[http://www.scotlandmag.com/magazine/issue38/12008549.html Scotland Magazine]
*[http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/ Mitchell Library] one of the largest public reference libraries in Europe and has great online resources on virtually anything you need.
*[http://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft_djvu.txt The Scots Peerage] : founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Free.
*[http://www.nas.gov.uk/ The National Archives of Scotland] - A National Records of Scotland Website
*[http://www.kittybrewster.com/ Kittybrewster.com] - This site was compiled and published by Sir William Arbuthnot and lists sources and documents related to the Arbuthnot family around the world. Additional links provide resources and documentation of this and related families.
*[http://www.talkingscot.com/rds/city-rds-glas.htm BMD Registration Districts that changed counties]
*[http://www.douglasbrown.co.uk/glw74map.html Maps of old Glasgow BMD registration districts 1874- 1900]
*[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/family-records/registration-districts-from-1855.pdf Scottish BMD Registration Districts Codes] Full List of Scottish BMD Registration Districts from 1855 to present
*[http://www.genguide.co.uk/ GenGuide] - The idea behind the GenGuide is to offer beginners and experienced genealogists and family historians an easy and convenient way to find descriptions of and information on genealogical sources. Keeping track of developments in new databases, web sites and reference books is a challenge and one of the aims of the GenGuide is to provide a facility where these resources are easily and quickly found.
*[http://www.thepeerage.com The Peerage] by Darryl Lundy. A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
=Munro Clan Links=
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Munro/ en.wikipedia.org] – Wikipedia: Clan Munro
* [http://www.clanmunro.org.uk/ www.clanmunro.org.uk] - Official Website of the Clan Munro (Association) (Scotland)
* [http://www.clanmunrousa.org/ www.clanmunrousa.org] - Clan Munro Association USA
* [http://www.clanmunroassociation.ca/ www.clanmunroassociation.ca] - Clan Munro Association of Canada
* [http://www.clanmunroaustralia.org/ www.clanmunroaustralia.org] - Clan Munro Association Australia
=Note=Do you have information about the Munro Clan? Please contribute to the biography or, even better, '''contact [[King-6609 | Trib]]'''. Everything on WikiTree is a collaborative work-in-progress and your contributions are appreciated.
= Acknowledgments =
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hanks to [[King-6609 | Ray Triboulet]] for managing this profile and the '''[[Category:Clan_Munro|Clan Munro Category]]'''. If you have any information to contribute or have any questions or advice on how to change this page, please click on the link above and '''contact him at any time'''.
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lso, a special thanks to ‘‘‘[[Wallace-3572|Billy Wallace]]’’’ for compiling most of these resources.
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y sincerest thanks to '''[[Arbuthnot-53|Sir William Arbuthnot]], [[Quigley-173|Eugene Quigley]], [[Wright-7062|Terry Wright]], [[Reynolds-2390|Terri Rick]], and [[X-7424|Nae X]]''' for all of their help to me with this and other projects. I could not have done any of this without you all!
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10th Baron of Foulis
George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis
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George Munro of Foulis is traditionally the 10th Baron and 13th successive chief of the Clan Munro. However he is only the third successive chief of the clan who can be proved by contemporary evidence.[1] He was the eldest son of Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis and was seated at Foulis Castle.
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Lands and Charters
According to 19th century historian Alexander Mackenzie, George Munro of Foulis was on the 17th of October 1410, before Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat - Sherriff of Inverness, served heir to his mother (Isobel Keith) in the lands of Lissera, Borrowston and Lybster in Caithness. These lands being disponed by his maternal grandmother, the Lady Mariotta Cheyne as one of the co-heiresses of her father Sir Reginald Cheyne of Inverugie.[2] Mackenzie also states that George Munro of Foulis obtained a charter under the Great Seal of king James I of Scotland dated at St Andrews on the 22nd of July 1426, in which he had confirmed to him the land and baronies of Easter and Wester Fowlis (Foulis), Katewell, Contullich, Dann, Carbisdale, Inverlael, Findon and others.[2] Mackenzie also states that George Munro of Foulis is recorded on charters of the years 1437, 1438, 1439, 1440 and 1449.[2] 20th century historian RW Munro does not deny these charters but does say that the evidence for them is "lacking". However he does confirm that George Munro is on record in 1437 and 1449.[1]
Battle of Bealach nam Broig
It was during George Munro of Foulis's chieftaincy that a rising took place in 1452 by a group of clans from Kinlochewe who were septs and supporters of the Clan Mackenzie whose chief was Alexander Mackenzie of Kintail. The Kinlochewe clans took hostage the nephew of the Earl of Ross. The Munros and Dingwalls in response pursued and overtook the rising clans at Bealach nam Broig. A bitter battle ensued, fuelled by old feuds and animosities. In the end the Kinlochewe clans of the MacIvers, MacAulays and MacLeays were almost utterly extinguished and the Munros and Dingwalls won a hollow victory: though the Earl's nephew had been rescued, they had lost a great number of men.[3] George is believed to have been killed at the Battle of Bealach nam Broig in 1452, this is likely as it is confirmed by records that he was dead by 1453. [1]
Family and descendants
George Munro of Foulis married twice. His first marriage was to Isobella Ross, daughter of the chief of Clan Ross of Balnagowan. Different sources mention the child they had. Mackenzie states that George Munro and Isobella's only son was another George Munro said to have been killed with his father at the Battle of Bealach nam Broig in 1452.[2] However the Munro Tree of 1734 states that their child was called William Munro.[1] Mackenzie states that William Munro was born from George's second marriage and that he is recorded in a document from 1499.[2]
George Munro married secondly a daughter of MacCulloch of Plaids. They had two sons:[1]
1. John Munro, 11th Baron of Foulis (heir and successor).
2. Hugh Munro, 1st of Coul and later Balconie. The clergyman and writer Donald Monro, Dean of the Isles was his grandson. Other notable descendants included Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet (of Linderits) and William Munroe who became a landowner in the United States and his brother, Benedict Munro, Baron von Meikeldorf a German Baron.
References
^ a b c d e "The Munro Tree 1734". Published in 1978, Edinburgh. By R. W. Munro. Page 9 - on opposite unnumbered page - paragraph M. ISBN 0-9503689-1-1.
^ a b c d e "History of the Munros of Fowlis". pages 17 - 21. By Alexander Mackenzie. Published 1898.
^ Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland. By Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun (1580 - 1656).
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10th Baron of Foulis.
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12576] George Munro, 10th Baron Foulis received confirmation of lands of a "great extent" under the Great Seal of James I, dated at St. Andrews in 1426. "He is also recognized as George Munro of Foulis in charters of 1437-38-39-40 and 1449". It was during the life of George that the Battle of Beallach-nam Brog (1452) was fought. The Chief, George Munro, his oldest son, George, and a great number of the Chief's followers were slain. George married (1) Isabel, daughter of Ross of Balnagowan. Their son, George, was, as noted above, slain, with his father, in the Battle of Beallach-nam Brog, in 1452. George, and his eldest son, were fighting on the behalf of John of the Isles, eleventh Earl of Ross. George also married (2) Christen, daughter of John McCulloch, of Plaids. George and Christen had 3 sons: John (who became the 11th Baron Foulis, Hugh (died unmarried) & William (died unmarried).
George Munro succeeded his father in 1425 as the 10th Baron Fowlis. It is from this 10th baron the Munros of Lexington, Concord, Woburn, Worchester, NY, PA. Bristol RI, Ohio, Paris, France, and hundreds of other places are descended in direct succession.
In 1452 the locally famous battle between the Mackenzies and the Munros, which is known as Beallach-nam-Brog, of the Pass of the Shoes, so named because the combatants, to protect themselves from one another's arrows, took off their shoes and tied them on as breastplates. It seems that Euphemia, Countess Dowager of Ross, who had given much land to Baron George's father, fell deeply in love with Alexander Mackenzie, Lord of Kintail. He was already plighted to Macdougall's daughter and he very properly and firmly refused her. She then invited him to her castle at Dingwall, and, upon his again declining to marry her, cast him into prison. This turbulent old vixen then tortured the young man's page until he gave up to her the ring which was agreed token to be sent by Mackenzie to his vassal, Maccauley, governor of Ellandonnan, permitting the latter to leave that stronghold. The old countess then sent one of her gentlemen, armed with this ring, to Macauley with a message to the effect that his master was about to wed her, and that the stronghold of Ellandonnan was to be given into her hands. Seeing the ring, he obeyed the supposed order, but soon found that, instead of being a bridegroom, his master was a prisoner. Thereupon he loitered under the dungeon window until the young man found opportunity to make sign that the only way of effecting his release would be to kidnap the countess's cousin, Walter Ross, and hold him as hostage. This the rest of the Mackenzie family, only too ready for a fight, promptly did, and hurrried the luckless cousin off into the mountains beyond Inverness. The Earl of Ross, dutiful son of the countess, immediately sent word to Lord Lovat of the capture of his cousin, and his lordship thereupon despatched 200 men to the rescue. They were joined by all the Ross vassals, including the Munros, and the pursuit of the Mackenzies, with their prisoner, Walter Ross, began. Overtaken at Beallach-nam-Brog, there ensued one of the bloodiest battles of this savage Scotch history, the Munros and Mackenzies gladly seizing this opportunity to pay off many an ancient score. The sub-clan of Dingwall was literally extinguished, 140 of its men being killed, and, according to Sir Robert Gordon, "there were slain 11 Munroes of the House of Fowlis that were to succeed one after another, so that the succession fell into a child then lying in his cradle.
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1 - George was killed with his father and other members of the family at Bealach-nam-Brog
2 - A desperate skirmish took place at a place called Bealach nam Brog, "betwixt the heights of Fearann Donuil and Lochbraon" (Dundonald and Lochbroom), which was brought about by some of Kintail's vassals, instigated by Donald Garbh M'Iver, who attempted to seize the Earl of Ross. The plot was, however, discovered, and M'Iver was seized by the Lord of the Isles' followers, and imprisoned in the Castle of Dingwall. He was soon released, however, by his undaunted countrymen from Kenlochewe, consisting of Macivers, Maclennans, Macaulays, and Macleays, who, by way of reprisal, pursued and seized the Earl's relative, Alexander Ross of Balnagown, and carried him along with them. The Earl at once apprised Lord Lovat, who was then His Majesty's Lieutenant in the North, of the illegal seizure of Balnagown, and his lordship promptly dispatched northward two hundred men, who, joined by Ross's vassals, the Munroes of Fowlis, and the Dingwalls of Kildun, pursued and overtook the western tribes at Bealach nam Brog, where they were resting themselves. A sanguinary conflict ensued, aggravated and more than usually exasperated by a keen and bitter recollection of ancient feuds and animosities. The Kenlochewe men seem to have been almost extirpated. The race of Dingwall were actually extinguished, one hundred and forty of their men having been slain, while the family of Fowlis lost eleven members of their house alone, with many of the leading men of their clan. ["Among the rest ther wer slain eleven Monroes or the House or Foulls, that wer to succeed one after another; so that the succession of Foulls fell into a chyld then lying in his cradle."--Sir Robert Gordon's History 0f the Earldom of Sutherland, p. 36.]
[http://www.fife.50megs.com/mackenzie-history-part10.htm]
Munro Badge
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'''otto''' = Dread God
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'''ar Cry''' = Caisteal Folais 'na Theine
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'''ocation''' = Ross and Cromarty, Highlands Region, Scotland
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'''aelic Names''' = Mac an Rothaich
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'''ipe Music''' = Bealach na Broige
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'''eat''' = Foulis Castle
== Branches of the Clan ==
* '''Munro of Foulis''' (Clan Chiefs)
* Munro of Milntown (Senior Cadets)
* Auchinbowie
* Fyrish
* Obsdale
* Katewell
== A Brief History of Clan Munro ==(Information taken from several sources as listed below, including but not exclusively Wikipedia)
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he clan name '''Munro''', means "Man of the Ro River". This supports the traditional origin of the clan from the River Roe area in Northern Ireland. This is an area near modern-day Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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radition states that Chief [[Munro-75|Donald Munro]], son of an Irish chief, [[O’Caan-1|O’Caan]], came to the help of [[King_of_Scots-12|King Malcolm II of Scotland]], expelling the invading Danes. However, this tradition only exists in writing from the late 17th century.[http://www.clanmunro.org.uk/info4.htm Clan Munro Information Sheets] clanmunro.org.uk. Retrieved 09, February 2013
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uring the War of Scottish Independence the Munro Clan supported [[Bruce-129|King Robert the Bruce]]. They fought in the Battle of Bannockburn [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn]] and the Battle of Halidon Hill [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halidon_Hill]].
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he first chief of Clan Munro documented by contemporary evidence is [[Munro-462|Robert de Munro]]. He became a supporter of the Earl of Ross and died fighting for him.
D
uring the 15th and 16th centuries there was much turmoil and conflict which involved the Munro Clan. During the Thirty Year War, the 700 Munros along with the ‘’’Black Baron’’’ joined Gustalvus Adolfus of Sweden to defend Protestantism.
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hroughout their history, the Munro Clan fought. They fought for brethren, friends, nation, faith, and did not ever stop. After unity in the United Kingdom, they still fight abroad for their countrymen. They still have a Clan Chief to this day, and several international associations listed below. There are also many books and articles on the Clan Munro listed below.
= Chiefs of Clan Munro =
'''Below is a table of all of the Munro Clan Chiefs. Each name is a link. Feel free to click on any of them or to right click and open in a new tab in order to not lose your page.'''
| Chief | Baron | Baronette | Name | Year Died |
| 1 | - | - | [[Munro-75|DONALD MUNRO I]] | 1039 |
| 2 | - | - | [[Munro-76|GEORGE MUNRO I]] | 1101 |
| 3 | 1 | - | [[Munro-455|HUGH MUNRO I]] | 1126 |
| 4 | 2 | - | [[Munro-456|ROBERT MUNRO I]] | 1164 |
| 5 | 3 | - | [[Munro-457|DONALD MUNRO II]] | 1195 |
| 6 | 4 | - | [[Munro-458|ROBERT MUNRO II]] | 1239 |
| 7 | 5 | - | [[Munro-459|GEORGE MUNRO II]] | 1282 |
| 8 | 6 | - | [[Munro-460|ROBERT MUNRO III]] | 1323 |
| 9 | 7 | - | [[Munro-461|GEORGE MUNRO III]] | 1333 |
| 10 | 8 | - | [[Munro-462|ROBERT MUNRO IV]] | 1369 |
| 11 | 9 | - | [[Munro-463|HUGH MUNRO II]] | 1425 |
| 12 | 10 | - | [[Munro-444|GEORGE MUNRO IV]] | 1452 |
| 13 | 11 | - | [[UNKNOWN-58731|JOHN MUNRO I]] | 1490 |
| 14 | 12 | - | [[Munro-440|WILLIAM MUNRO I]] | 1505 |
| 15 | 13 | - | [[Munro-211|HECTOR MUNRO I]] | 1541 |
| 16 | 14 | - | [[Munro-123|ROBERT MUNRO V]] | 1547 |
| 17 | 15 | - | [[Munro-443|ROBERT “MOR” MUNRO VI]] | 1588 |
| 18 | 16 | - | [[Munro-480|ROBERT MUNRO VII]] | 1589 |
| 19 | 17 | - | [[Munro-481|HECTOR MUNRO II]] | 1603 |
| 20 | 18 | - | [[Munro-482|ROBERT MUNRO VIII]] | 1633 |
| 21 | - | 1 | [[Munro-532|SIR HECTOR MUNRO III]] | 1635 |
| 22 | - | 2 | [[Munro-533|SIR HECTOR MUNRO IV]] | 1651 |
| 23 | - | 3 | [[Munro-536|SIR ROBERT MUNRO IX]] | 1668 |
| 24 | - | 4 | [[Munro-537|SIR JOHN MUNRO II]] | 1696 |
| 25 | - | 5 | [[Munro-538|SIR ROBERT MUNRO X]] | 1729 |
| 26 | - | 6 | [[Munro-539|COLONEL SIR ROBERT MUNRO XI]] | 1746 |
| 27 | - | 7 | [[Munro-540|SIR HARRY MUNRO]] | 1781 |
| 28 | - | 8 | [[Munro-541|SIR HUGH MUNRO III]] | 1848 |
| 29 | - | 9 | [[Munro-542|SIR CHARLES MUNRO I]] | 1886 |
| 30 | - | 10 | [[Munro-543|SIR CHARLES MUNRO II]] | 1888 |
| 31 | - | 11 | [[Munro-544|COLONEL SIR HECTOR MUNRO IV]] | 1935 |
| 32 | - | - | [[Munro-545|EVA MARION MUNRO]] | 1976 |
| 33 | - | - | [[Munro-547|CAPTAIN PATRICK MUNRO]] | 1995 |
| 34 | - | - | [[Munro-548|HECTOR W. MUNRO]] | - |
| - | - | - | [[Munro-549|FINNIAN MUNRO]] | - |
= Resources =''These resources have been borrowed from the [[http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Scottish_Clan_Project_Resources Scottish Clan Resource Page]]''
Special Thanks to [[Wallace-3572|Billy Wallace]] for compiling most of these resources!!!
==Scottish Clan Project Google Group==See: [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wikitree-scottish-clan-project Google Community] for a location for project members and others to comment or raise issues regarding the project. Our G2G location is the best place to post queries regarding research.
==Clan Chiefs==
*[http://www.clanchiefs.org/ Clan Chiefs] - The Standing Council of clan Chiefs
==Sottish Clan Information==
*[http://cranntara.org.uk/clans.htm Crann Tara Clans] - A Introduction to the Clans of Scotland
*[http://www.scottishwebcamslive.com/clans.htm Scottish Clans and Septs] - Over time, many septs have become clans in their own right and, in the political turmoil that Scotland has seen over the centuries, many others came to be related to more than one clan.
*[http://www.scotclans.com/whats_my_clan/ Whats my Clan] - Find out here if your family name is associated with a clan or a tartan. Some names are associated with a district tartan rather than a Clan
*[http://www.clanphail.org/highland_clans.htm A list of Highland Clans] - A list of Highland Clans and Septs
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scottish_clans A list of Scottish Clans Wikipedia] - A list of Scottish Clans
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/clanmenu.htm Official Scottish Clans and Families]
*[http://www.clanjames.com/clans_of_scotland.htm clans of Scotland] - The rise and fall and resurrection of the clans.
*[http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans.htm RampantScotland] -Rampant Scotland has histories of a large number of clans and families who have been significant in the making of Scotland. These histories contain links to other sources of useful information including clan/family Web sites
==DNA Projects==
*[http://www.familytreedna.com/scottish-clan-list.aspx Family Tree DNA] Scottish Clans & Surname DNA Projects.
*[http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:DNA Wiki Tree DNA Project]
==Help with Documents==
*[http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/ National Records of Scotland] - The Scottish National records Office, has a good help section especially for old Scottish handwriting.
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*[http://digital.nls.uk/ The National Library of Scotland]
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*[http://www.scotlandmag.com/magazine/issue38/12008549.html Scotland Magazine]
*[http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/ Mitchell Library] one of the largest public reference libraries in Europe and has great online resources on virtually anything you need.
*[http://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft_djvu.txt The Scots Peerage] : founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Free.
*[http://www.nas.gov.uk/ The National Archives of Scotland] - A National Records of Scotland Website
*[http://www.kittybrewster.com/ Kittybrewster.com] - This site was compiled and published by Sir William Arbuthnot and lists sources and documents related to the Arbuthnot family around the world. Additional links provide resources and documentation of this and related families.
*[http://www.talkingscot.com/rds/city-rds-glas.htm BMD Registration Districts that changed counties]
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*[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/family-records/registration-districts-from-1855.pdf Scottish BMD Registration Districts Codes] Full List of Scottish BMD Registration Districts from 1855 to present
*[http://www.genguide.co.uk/ GenGuide] - The idea behind the GenGuide is to offer beginners and experienced genealogists and family historians an easy and convenient way to find descriptions of and information on genealogical sources. Keeping track of developments in new databases, web sites and reference books is a challenge and one of the aims of the GenGuide is to provide a facility where these resources are easily and quickly found.
*[http://www.thepeerage.com The Peerage] by Darryl Lundy. A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
=Munro Clan Links=
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Munro/ en.wikipedia.org] – Wikipedia: Clan Munro
* [http://www.clanmunro.org.uk/ www.clanmunro.org.uk] - Official Website of the Clan Munro (Association) (Scotland)
* [http://www.clanmunrousa.org/ www.clanmunrousa.org] - Clan Munro Association USA
* [http://www.clanmunroassociation.ca/ www.clanmunroassociation.ca] - Clan Munro Association of Canada
* [http://www.clanmunroaustralia.org/ www.clanmunroaustralia.org] - Clan Munro Association Australia
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10th Baron of Foulis
George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis
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George Munro of Foulis is traditionally the 10th Baron and 13th successive chief of the Clan Munro. However he is only the third successive chief of the clan who can be proved by contemporary evidence.[1] He was the eldest son of Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis and was seated at Foulis Castle.
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Lands and Charters
According to 19th century historian Alexander Mackenzie, George Munro of Foulis was on the 17th of October 1410, before Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat - Sherriff of Inverness, served heir to his mother (Isobel Keith) in the lands of Lissera, Borrowston and Lybster in Caithness. These lands being disponed by his maternal grandmother, the Lady Mariotta Cheyne as one of the co-heiresses of her father Sir Reginald Cheyne of Inverugie.[2] Mackenzie also states that George Munro of Foulis obtained a charter under the Great Seal of king James I of Scotland dated at St Andrews on the 22nd of July 1426, in which he had confirmed to him the land and baronies of Easter and Wester Fowlis (Foulis), Katewell, Contullich, Dann, Carbisdale, Inverlael, Findon and others.[2] Mackenzie also states that George Munro of Foulis is recorded on charters of the years 1437, 1438, 1439, 1440 and 1449.[2] 20th century historian RW Munro does not deny these charters but does say that the evidence for them is "lacking". However he does confirm that George Munro is on record in 1437 and 1449.[1]
Battle of Bealach nam Broig
It was during George Munro of Foulis's chieftaincy that a rising took place in 1452 by a group of clans from Kinlochewe who were septs and supporters of the Clan Mackenzie whose chief was Alexander Mackenzie of Kintail. The Kinlochewe clans took hostage the nephew of the Earl of Ross. The Munros and Dingwalls in response pursued and overtook the rising clans at Bealach nam Broig. A bitter battle ensued, fuelled by old feuds and animosities. In the end the Kinlochewe clans of the MacIvers, MacAulays and MacLeays were almost utterly extinguished and the Munros and Dingwalls won a hollow victory: though the Earl's nephew had been rescued, they had lost a great number of men.[3] George is believed to have been killed at the Battle of Bealach nam Broig in 1452, this is likely as it is confirmed by records that he was dead by 1453. [1]
Family and descendants
George Munro of Foulis married twice. His first marriage was to Isobella Ross, daughter of the chief of Clan Ross of Balnagowan. Different sources mention the child they had. Mackenzie states that George Munro and Isobella's only son was another George Munro said to have been killed with his father at the Battle of Bealach nam Broig in 1452.[2] However the Munro Tree of 1734 states that their child was called William Munro.[1] Mackenzie states that William Munro was born from George's second marriage and that he is recorded in a document from 1499.[2]
George Munro married secondly a daughter of MacCulloch of Plaids. They had two sons:[1]
1. John Munro, 11th Baron of Foulis (heir and successor).
2. Hugh Munro, 1st of Coul and later Balconie. The clergyman and writer Donald Monro, Dean of the Isles was his grandson. Other notable descendants included Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet (of Linderits) and William Munroe who became a landowner in the United States and his brother, Benedict Munro, Baron von Meikeldorf a German Baron.
References
^ a b c d e "The Munro Tree 1734". Published in 1978, Edinburgh. By R. W. Munro. Page 9 - on opposite unnumbered page - paragraph M. ISBN 0-9503689-1-1.
^ a b c d e "History of the Munros of Fowlis". pages 17 - 21. By Alexander Mackenzie. Published 1898.
^ Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland. By Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun (1580 - 1656).
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10th Baron of Foulis.
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12576] George Munro, 10th Baron Foulis received confirmation of lands of a "great extent" under the Great Seal of James I, dated at St. Andrews in 1426. "He is also recognized as George Munro of Foulis in charters of 1437-38-39-40 and 1449". It was during the life of George that the Battle of Beallach-nam Brog (1452) was fought. The Chief, George Munro, his oldest son, George, and a great number of the Chief's followers were slain. George married (1) Isabel, daughter of Ross of Balnagowan. Their son, George, was, as noted above, slain, with his father, in the Battle of Beallach-nam Brog, in 1452. George, and his eldest son, were fighting on the behalf of John of the Isles, eleventh Earl of Ross. George also married (2) Christen, daughter of John McCulloch, of Plaids. George and Christen had 3 sons: John (who became the 11th Baron Foulis, Hugh (died unmarried) & William (died unmarried).
George Munro succeeded his father in 1425 as the 10th Baron Fowlis. It is from this 10th baron the Munros of Lexington, Concord, Woburn, Worchester, NY, PA. Bristol RI, Ohio, Paris, France, and hundreds of other places are descended in direct succession.
In 1452 the locally famous battle between the Mackenzies and the Munros, which is known as Beallach-nam-Brog, of the Pass of the Shoes, so named because the combatants, to protect themselves from one another's arrows, took off their shoes and tied them on as breastplates. It seems that Euphemia, Countess Dowager of Ross, who had given much land to Baron George's father, fell deeply in love with Alexander Mackenzie, Lord of Kintail. He was already plighted to Macdougall's daughter and he very properly and firmly refused her. She then invited him to her castle at Dingwall, and, upon his again declining to marry her, cast him into prison. This turbulent old vixen then tortured the young man's page until he gave up to her the ring which was agreed token to be sent by Mackenzie to his vassal, Maccauley, governor of Ellandonnan, permitting the latter to leave that stronghold. The old countess then sent one of her gentlemen, armed with this ring, to Macauley with a message to the effect that his master was about to wed her, and that the stronghold of Ellandonnan was to be given into her hands. Seeing the ring, he obeyed the supposed order, but soon found that, instead of being a bridegroom, his master was a prisoner. Thereupon he loitered under the dungeon window until the young man found opportunity to make sign that the only way of effecting his release would be to kidnap the countess's cousin, Walter Ross, and hold him as hostage. This the rest of the Mackenzie family, only too ready for a fight, promptly did, and hurrried the luckless cousin off into the mountains beyond Inverness. The Earl of Ross, dutiful son of the countess, immediately sent word to Lord Lovat of the capture of his cousin, and his lordship thereupon despatched 200 men to the rescue. They were joined by all the Ross vassals, including the Munros, and the pursuit of the Mackenzies, with their prisoner, Walter Ross, began. Overtaken at Beallach-nam-Brog, there ensued one of the bloodiest battles of this savage Scotch history, the Munros and Mackenzies gladly seizing this opportunity to pay off many an ancient score. The sub-clan of Dingwall was literally extinguished, 140 of its men being killed, and, according to Sir Robert Gordon, "there were slain 11 Munroes of the House of Fowlis that were to succeed one after another, so that the succession fell into a child then lying in his cradle.
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1 - George was killed with his father and other members of the family at Bealach-nam-Brog
2 - A desperate skirmish took place at a place called Bealach nam Brog, "betwixt the heights of Fearann Donuil and Lochbraon" (Dundonald and Lochbroom), which was brought about by some of Kintail's vassals, instigated by Donald Garbh M'Iver, who attempted to seize the Earl of Ross. The plot was, however, discovered, and M'Iver was seized by the Lord of the Isles' followers, and imprisoned in the Castle of Dingwall. He was soon released, however, by his undaunted countrymen from Kenlochewe, consisting of Macivers, Maclennans, Macaulays, and Macleays, who, by way of reprisal, pursued and seized the Earl's relative, Alexander Ross of Balnagown, and carried him along with them. The Earl at once apprised Lord Lovat, who was then His Majesty's Lieutenant in the North, of the illegal seizure of Balnagown, and his lordship promptly dispatched northward two hundred men, who, joined by Ross's vassals, the Munroes of Fowlis, and the Dingwalls of Kildun, pursued and overtook the western tribes at Bealach nam Brog, where they were resting themselves. A sanguinary conflict ensued, aggravated and more than usually exasperated by a keen and bitter recollection of ancient feuds and animosities. The Kenlochewe men seem to have been almost extirpated. The race of Dingwall were actually extinguished, one hundred and forty of their men having been slain, while the family of Fowlis lost eleven members of their house alone, with many of the leading men of their clan. ["Among the rest ther wer slain eleven Monroes or the House or Foulls, that wer to succeed one after another; so that the succession of Foulls fell into a chyld then lying in his cradle."--Sir Robert Gordon's History 0f the Earldom of Sutherland, p. 36.]
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Events
| Birth | 1410 | Ross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |||
| Birth | 1410 | ||||
| Marriage | 1452 | Ross, Ross & Cromarty, , Scotland - Christian MacCulloch | |||
| Death | 1452 | Bealach nam Broig | |||
| Burial | 1452 | ||||
| Death | 1452 | ||||
| Marriage | Christian MacCulloch | ||||
| Alt name | Foulis | ||||
| Alt name | George Munro | ||||
| Reference No | 5289936 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 | ||||
| Burial | Chanonry of Ross, Ross, Sctl. |
Families
| Spouse | Christian MacCulloch (1414 - ) |
| Child | Baron John Munro I (1432 - 1491) |
| Child | Hugh (1st of Coul & Balconie) Munro I, of Coul (1450 - 1492) |
| Father | Baron Hugh Munro II ( - 1425) |
| Mother | Living |
| Father | Baron Hugh Munro II ( - 1425) |
| Mother | Isabella Keith (1365 - 1410) |
| Sibling | John Munro ( - 1475) |