Genealogy Chat

I know that my family lived in Swan Street, Minories, London as early as 1794 and that they were in the same street as late as 1856. I have seen the 1841 and 1851 census that shows them there, however, the man I am interested in died in 1794 and I cannot find anything about where he came from or who his parents were. I know he was living in Swan Street because his widow applied for a Trinity House pension for her and her children. He may have died at sea though. He is called Capt. Hugh Munro of Aldgate (Transport Services, sailing out of the Thames) and his wife was Elizabeth. The children were John Thomas, Jennet and Isabella. Does anyone have an idea if there is any information or database available to look through that will tell me anything about who bought the house or leased the house or anything about the occupants at all? I've tried so many different approaches to trace Hugh Munro circa 1740 that I'm now trying to look at the place where I know he or at least his family lived.

I guess you would have tried wills and also NA - if he were a Captain there should be records for him. I would say Hugh, Monro and Isabella are all scottish sounding names arent they.


Hmm? A relative?
Will of Hugh Munro, in the Civil Service of the Honorable The East India Company in the Bombay Establishment of London 03 February 1816 PROB 11/1577

If you google the name there are quite a number of Hugh Monros - even one scottish family tree back to 14th century.

He may prove very interesting for you.