Munro ya auri James Munro a shekara ta 1951. 'Ya'yansu mata Sheila, Catherine, da Jenny an haife su a 1953, 1955, da kuma 1957 bi da bi; Catherine ta mutu a ranar haihuwarta saboda rashin aikin koda.A cikin 1963, Munros ya koma Victoria inda suka buɗe Littattafan Munro, shahararren kantin sayar da littattafai har yanzu yana cikin kasuwanci.A cikin 1966, an haifi 'yarsu Andrea. Alice da James Munro sun saki a 1972. Tambaya: A wace shekara aka haifi Andrea?
Shekara ta 1966