• 7 Sep 1848: baptised in Free Church, Tongue, SUT.
• 30 Mar 1851 census: age 2, son of Hector Munro at Scullomie, Tongue. 5
• 7 Apr 1861 census: age 13, son of Hector Munro at Scullomie, Tongue. 6
• 2 Apr 1871 census: age 21, fisherman, son of Hector Munro at Scullomie, Tongue. 7
• 3 Apr 1881: not found in Scottish census.
• 5 Apr 1891 census: age 41, fisherman, head of household at Scullomie, Tongue. 8
• 31 Mar 1901 census: age 52, fisherman, head of household at Strathtongue, Tongue. 9
William married Catherine MACKAY [370] [MRIN: 165], daughter of William MACKAY, "Buie" [355] and Marion MACKAY [357], on 7 Mar 1884 in Thurso, CAI.1 (Catherine MACKAY [370] was born on 4 Apr 1861 in Scullomie, Tongue 10 and died on 20 May 1952 in Scullomie, Tongue 11.)
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Tongue Births 1889 056/24 image (Alexander Munro). ALEXANDER MUNRO 27 July 1889 at Scullomie, Tongue; William Munro, fisherman; Catherine Munro ms Mackay; married 7 March 1884 at Thurso; Johan Munro (x) grandmother present.
2
Alasdair Sutherland, Never More. The Story of Tongue, Melness & Skerray War Memorials, pp.44-47 (Woodend Publishing, Tongue).
4
Tongue Deaths 1923 05618 (William Munro, Scullomie). WILLIAM MUNRO, 75 crofter. married, Catherine Mackay died 12 Sep. 1923 Scullomie. father Hector Munro crofter decd. mother Johan Munro ms Sutherland decd. informant Hector Munro son present.
5
1851 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 10, page 3, schedule no. 24, household of Hector Munro (Scullomie); Hector Munro 39 weaver, farmer of 3 acres, Johan Munro 33 wife, Tongue Cathrine Munro 7 daughter, Tongue Margret Munro 4 daughter, Tongue Andrew Munro 2 son, Tongue William Munro 2 son, Tongue Andrew Munro 19 nephew, apprentice weaver, Tongue Margret Munro 16 niece, ag.labourer, Tongue
6
1861 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 15, schedule no. 55, household of Hector Munro (Scullomie); Hector Munro 49 head, woollen weaver, Tongue Johan Munro 43 wife, Tongue Margt Munro 15 daughter, Tongue Andw Munro 13 son, Tongue William Munro 13 son, Tongue Christina Munro 10 daughter, Tongue Emily Munro 7 daughter, Tongue Alex Munro 2 son, Tongue
7
1871 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 11, schedule no. 57, household of Hector Munro (Scullomie); Hector Munro 57 weaver, Tongue Johan Munro 51 wife, Tongue William Munro 21 son, fisherman, Tongue Christy Munro 19 daughter, general servant, Tongue Emily Munro 17 daughter, general servant, Tongue Catherine Munro 8 daughter, scholar, Tongue
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1891 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 10, schedule no. 49, household of William Munro (Scullomie); William Munro 42 fisherman, Tongue Catherine Munro 30 wife, Tongue Hector Munro 5 son, Tongue Williamina Munro 3 daughter, Tongue Alexander Munro 1 son, Tongue
9
1901 census of Scotland, Sutherland, Volume 56 Tongue, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 10, schedule no. 50, household of William Munro (Strathtongue); William Munro 52 fisherman, Tongue Catherine Munro 39 wife, Tongue Hector Munro 15 son, Tongue Williamina Munro 13 daughter, Tongue Alexander Munro 11 son, Tongue Donald Munro 9 son, Tongue Johan Munro 6 daughter, Tongue Hugh Munro 3 son, Tongue Margaret Munro 1 daughter, Tongue Johan Munro 83 widowed mother, Tongue
10
Tongue Births 1861 056/10 image (Catherine Mackay, Scullomie). CATHERINE MACKAY, 4 Apr. 1861, Skullomie Tongue; female; William Mackay, labourer; Marion Mackay ms Mackay; married 26th Dec. 1851 Tongue; William Mackay (x), father, present.
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Tongue Deaths 1952 056/07 image (Catherine Munro, Scullomie). CATHERINEMUNRO age 91, widow of William Munro, crofter Died 26 May 1952 at Scullomie father William Mackay crofter, deceased mother Marion Mackay ms Mackay deceased informant Hector Munro, son, Rhitongue, Tongue.
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