• 2 Apr 1871 census: age 7, son of Hugh Munro at Coldbackie, Tongue. 6
• 3 Apr 1881 census: age 17, joiner, lodging with Mackay Mackay at Durness Street, Thurso, CAI. 7
• 5 Apr 1891 census: age 26, joiner, son of Robertina Munro at Coldbackie, Tongue. 8
• 31 Mar 1901 census: age 36, joiner, son of Robertina Munro at Coldbackie, Tongue. 9
• 2 Apr 1911 census: age 47, joiner working on own account, married. At Coldbackie, Tongue. Andrew Munro, his wife and children were living with his widowed mother and other members of their extended family. 10
Andrew married Angusina Mackay MACDONALD [2470] [MRIN: 742], daughter of Donald MACDONALD [4330] and Henrietta MACKAY [3730], in Mar 1905 in Thurso, CAI.1 (Angusina Mackay MACDONALD [2470] was born on 17 Jan 1872 in Tongue, SUT 2 and died on 10 Feb 1919 in Coldbackie, Tongue 211.)
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Tongue Births 1909 056/26 image (Andrew Munro). ANDREW MUNRO, male born 8 December 1909 at Coldbackie, Tongue father Andrew Munro, joiner mother Angusina Mackay Munro ms Macdonald married -- March, Thurso informant Andrew Munro, father, present.
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Tongue Grave 055 (Hugh Munro). Erected by ROBERTINA SUTHERLAND in memory of her beloved husband HUGH MUNRO, merchant, Coldbackie, Tongue, who died 16th Jany 1879 aged 61 years. Also the above Robertina Sutherland died 25th June, 1917, aged 87 years. And their daughter MARGARET MUNRO who died 6th April 1933, aged 84 years. [on side] In loving memory of ANDREW MUNRO died 9th January 1935 aged 70 years. Also his wife ANGUSINA MACDONALD died 10th February 1919 aged 47 years. Their son HUGH McKENZIE MUNRO died 1st January 1980 aged 72. And their daughter JESSIE BARBARA MUNRO who died 27th July 1991 aged 83 years. [transcript Mary Young 2002]
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Tongue Tenants Roll 075 Coldbackie (old no.5). 1830 John Mackay 1848 Widow John Mackay, from her husband 1852 Hugh Munro 1879 Widow Hugh Munro 1894 Widow Hugh Munro & Son (Widow. H. Munro d. 1917) 1917 Andrew Munro, sole tenant 1934 Hugh Munro, ass. LCO 31/12/1934 by father 1958 Included in R.71
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1891 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 5, page 4, schedule no. 17, household of Robert Munro (Coldbackie); Robertina Munro 61 W head, grocer, Tongue Margaret Munro 41 U daughter, general servant, Tongue Andrew Munro 26 U son, joiner, Tongue Hugh Fiddes 12 grandson, scholar, Aberdeen Lizzy Fiddes 10 grand-daughter, scholar, Aberdeen Robert McLean 70 visitor, tailor, Tongue
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1871 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 5, schedule no. 21, household of Hugh Munro (Coldbackie); Hugh Munro 52 M head, general merchant, Tongue Robertina Munro 41 M wife, Tongue Margaret Munro 21 U daughter, Tongue Christian Munro 19 U daughter, Tongue Andrewena Munro 14 daughter, Tongue Alexander Munro 12 son, scholar, Tongue Donald Munro 10 son, scholar, Tongue Andrew Munro 7 son, scholar, Tongue Hugh Munro 4 son, Tongue John Munro 1 son, Tongue
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1881 census of Scotland, Caithness, Volume 41 Thurso, enumeration district (ED) 5, page 6, schedule no. 18, household of Mackay Mackay (Durness Street, Thurso); Mackay MACKAY 41 M head, ship carpenter, Durness, Sutherland Neilina MACKAY 34 M wife, Tongue, Sutherland George MACKAY 8 son, scholar, Thurso Jemima MACKAY 5 daughter, scholar, Thurso Andrew MUNRO lodger, joiner U 17 Tongue
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1891 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 5, page 4, schedule no. 17, household of Robertina Munro (Coldbackie); Robertina Munro 61 W head, grocer, Tongue Margaret Munro 41 U daughter, general servant, Tongue Andrew Munro 26 U son, joiner, Tongue Hugh Fiddes 12 grandson, scholar, Aberdeen Lizzy Fiddes 10 grand-daughter, scholar, Aberdeen Robert McLean 70 visitor, tailor, Tongue
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1901 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 4, schedule no. 17, household of Robertina Munro (Coldbackie); Robertina Munro 71 W crofter, Tongue Margaret Munro 51 U daughter, Tongue Andrew Munro 36 U son, joiner, Tongue Hugh Fiddes 22 U grandson, ag.labourer, Aberdeen Elizabeth Fiddes 20 U grand-daughter, Aberdeen
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1911 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Vol.56 Tongue (Coldbackie); No.15 Coldbackie (9 rooms with windows; everyone speaks Gaelic and English) Robertina Munro 81 W head, crofter, Tongue Sutherland Margaret Munro 61 U daughter, (no occupation shown), Tongue Sutherland Andrew Munro 47 M son, joiner (working on own account), Tongue Sutherland Angusina Munro 39 M daughter-in-law, Tongue Sutherland (married six years, three children, three surviving) Hughie Munro 5 grandson, Tongue Jessie Munro 3 granddaughter, Tongue Andrew Munro 1 grandson, Tongue Henrietta MacDonald 71 M visitor, Tongue Hugh Fiddes 32 U grandson, general labourer, Tongue
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Tongue Deaths 1919 056/04 image (Angusina Munro, Coldbackie). ANGUSINA MUNRO, married to Andrew Munro, joiner; 10th February 1919 at Coldbackie, Tongue; female, 47; Donald Macdonald, fisherman, deceased; Henrietta Macdonald ms Mackay; secondary anaemia, malnutrition, 3 months, certified; informant Andrew Munro, widower, present.
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