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Robert Munro
Born(1841-09-18)18 September 1841
Died8 August 1908(1908-08-08) (aged 66)
NationalityScottish

Robert Munro (18 September 1841 - 8 August 1908) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]

Life

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1861 census - 91 Nelson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow[3]
1871 census- 91 Nelson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow[4]
1874 91 Nelson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow
1879 1 Bright Place, Paisley Road, Glasgow
1881 census - 1 Bright Place, Paisley Road, Glasgow - commercial clerk[5]
1891 census - 378 Paisley Road West, Glasgow[6]
1901 census - 74 Clifford Street, Glasgow[7]

His father was John Munro (18 June 1799 - 29 September 1861), a power loom lappet tenter from Kilbirnie in Ayrshire.

His mother was Mary Knox (1 December 1800 - 3 March 1878) from Kilbirnie. John and Mary married on 12 July 1819 in Kilbirnie.

Robert Munro was born in the Gorbals, Glasgow on 18 September 1841. He was baptised on 10 October 1841.[8][9]

He became a cashier.

His brother was the artist Thomas Munro (10 August 1835 - 4 February 1905).[10][11]

Art

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Death

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He died on 8 August 1908 at 74 Clifford Street, Glasgow.

The value of his estate was £1999, 1 shilling and 4 pence.[12]

Works

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References

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Category:1841 births Category:1908 deaths Category:Scottish male painters