• 5 Apr 1891 census: age 1, son of William Munro at Scullomie, Tongue. 5
• 31 Mar 1901 census: age 11, son of William Munro at Strathtongue, Tongue. 6
• 18 Apr 1924: Alexander was married from Scullomie, Tongue (his parents' home).
• 23 May 1943: Alexander's usual residence at time of death was 8, Loyal Terrace, Tongue, SUT
Alexander married Jeannie Helen Burr [2576], daughter of Peter Burr [6559] and Anna Isabella Robertson [6560], on 18 Apr 1924 at "Dunvarrich", Tongue, SUT.1 (Jeannie Helen Burr [2576] was born about 1898 in Tongue, SUT and died on 4 Dec 1976 in Tongue, SUT.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Number of Children: 11. Information from Karen Sutherland-Pahia, April 10 2006 .
Sources
1
Tongue Marriages 1924 056/02 image (Alexander Munro & Jeannie Burr). 18 April 1924, at Dunvarrich, Tongue; rites of Church of Scotland. ALEXANDER MUNRO, 34, bachelor, seaman, Scullomie, Tongue; William Munro, crofter, decd., Catherine Munro ms Mackay. JEANNIE HELEN BURR, 26, shop assistant, "Dunvarrich", Tongue; Peter Burr, general merchant; Anna Isabella Robertson. Witnesses Hugh Munro, Scullomie, Tongue, Mary Craig Burr, Dunvarrich, Tongue.
2
Alasdair Sutherland, Never More. The Story of Tongue, Melness & Skerray War Memorials, pp.44-47 (Woodend Publishing, Tongue).
3
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.
4
Dornoch Deaths 1943 ???/20 (Alexander Munro). ALEXANDER MUNRO 53 shop storekeeper married to Jeannie Helen Burr died on 23rd May 1943 at Cambusavie Hospital, Dornoch usual residence 8 Loyal Terrace, Tongue father William Munro landholder deceased mother Catherine Munro ms Mackay pulmonary tuberculosis bilateral informant L.H. Mackay brother-in-law.
5
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
6
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
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