Munro, Duncan, 1861-1904 (Person)

SummaryBorn in Australia to James Munro and Jane McPhail. His father died in 1865; his mother remarried James Bodell in 1866. Grew up in Tauranga from 5 years of age. He married Grace Emma Freeman in 1885; issue: George, John, Alexander, and Lilian. He suffered epileptic seizures with episodes termed religious mania and was confined in what was then called Whau Asylum, later Oakley & Carrington Hospitals. On 9 February 1892 he killed his wife and three children; found not guilty by reason of insanity and detained. He died 27 October 1904; buried Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland.SourcesWiki Tree EntryLetters and notes Photocopy sent to the former New Zealand Room Librarian Jinty Rorke by Euncie Macdonald née Munro (date unknown). For letter, see Ams 289

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First Name(s)DuncanSurnameMunroGenderMaleDate of Birth1861Place of BirthBallarat, Victoria, AustraliaDate of Death27 October, 1904Place of DeathAucklandPlace of Burial/CremationWaikumete CemeteryOccupationLabourer

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MotherBodell, Jane née McPhail, c.1836–1903 (Person)FatherMunro, James (biological)Bodell, James, 1831-1892 (Person)SiblingsMunro, JamesMunro, Peter John HughMills, Jean Maria Teresa née MunroChildrenMunro, George DuncanMunro, John HughMunro, Lily Emma

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PartnerMunro, Grace Emma née Freeman, 1862-1892Date Married10 March 1885

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Munro, Duncan, 1861-1904 (Person)