Born in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Munro
— married
11 Aug 1845 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Harriet Reid (Munro) Stewart, Sophia (Munro) Rattray, Mary Jane (Munro) Crawford, David James Monteith Munro, Francis Thomas Drummond Munro, Hawthorn Reid Munro and Amelia Purves (Munro) Rankin
Died
at about age 57
in Saint Giles, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Nov 2023
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Biography
Sophia was born in 1823. She married George Munro in 1845. She passed away in 1880.
Census Records
1851 Census of Scotland: George Munro, Age: 32, Head, Where born: Inverness, Inverness, Parish Number: 685/2, Civil parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; County: Midlothian; Address: 8 Cawfuder Row; Occupation: Shoemaker Household members George Munro 32 Sophia Munro 27 Harriet Munro 4 George Munro 2 Sophia Munro 8 Mo
1861 Census of Scotland: George Munro, Age: 45, Head, Where born: Inverness, Inverness, Registration District: St George; Civil parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; County: Midlothian; Address: 130 Fountain Bridge; Occupation: Boot & Shoe Maker Household members George Munro 45 Sophia Munro 36 Harriet Munro 14 George Munro 12 Sophia Munro 10 Mary J Munro 7 James Munro 5 Thomas Munro 2
1871 Census of Scotland: George Munro, Age: 54, Head, Where born: Inverness, Inverness, Registration District: St George; Civil parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; County: Midlothian; Address: 130 Fountain Bridge; Occupation: Boot & Shoe Maker Household members George Munro 54 Sophia Munro 48 James Munro 15 Thomas Munro 12 Hawthorn Munro 9 Amelia Munro 7
Sources
- Birth: PURVES, SOPHIA; dau of ROBERT PURVES/SOPHIA REID FR6803 (FR6803); F; 06/03/1823; 685 / 3; 260 / 161; CANONGATE: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
- Marriage: PURVES, SOPHIA to GEORGE MUNRO/FR2335 (FR2335); 11/08/1845; 685 / 2 460 / 47; ST CUTHBERT'S: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
- Death: MUNRO, SOPHIA; age 57; Mother's maiden name: REID; F; 1880; 685 / 4 / 748; ST GILES: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
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