'Bruce09'
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Families covered: Bruce of Cowden, Bruce of Downhill, Bruce of Killeleagh, Bruce of Kinnaird, Bruce of Newton
| Patrick Bruce of Newton | |||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Jackson | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Bruce of Newton | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Commoners (vol iv, Bruce of Clackmanan and Cowden or Newton). | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Alexander Bruce of Newton | ||||||||||||||
| i. | William Bruce of Newton, later of Cowden (d 27.01.1801) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Bruce (dau of Henry Bruce,13th of Clackmannan) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Bruce of Cowden (d 22.01.1807, captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Oliver (dau of Robert Oliver by Margaret, dau of William Russel of Kingseat & Slipperfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Margaret Bruce of Cowden | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue (d unm) - Henry, Jean, Sarah | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Catherine Bruce (b c1694, d 04.11.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Bruce of Clackmannan (dsps 08.07.1772) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Bruce (Captain) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Bruce of Auchenbowie (dsp 10.1708) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Michael Bruce (minister of Killinchy, co. Down) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1659) Jean Bruce (dau of Robert Bruce of Kinnaird) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Bruce (d 1726, minister of Killeleagh) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.09.1685) Margaret Traill (b 04.08.1662, d 05.1706, dau of James Traill of Tolychin (Tallachin)) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Michael Bruce (b 7.07.1686, minister of Hollywood, co. Down) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Ker | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Samuel Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rose Rainey (dau of Robert Rainey of Magherafelt) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Bruce (minister in Belfast) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susanah Hutton (dau of Robert Hutton) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Patrick Bruce (b 11.04.1692, minister of Killeleagh) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1718) Margaret Hamilton (dau of James (John?) Hamilton of Ladyland) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | James Bruce of Killeleagh (b 1720) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1762) Henrietta Aston (dau of Hon. Rev. H. Hervey-Aston, son of John, 1st Earl of Bristol) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Henry Hervey Aston Bruce, 1st Bart of Down Hill (Downhill) (d 1822, Rev.) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.11.1786) Letitia Barnard (d 11.04.1816, dau of Rev. Henry Barnard (son of William (Bishop of Derry) & brother of Thomas (Bishop of Limerick)) by Mary, dau of Stratford Canning of Garvagh) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir James Robertson Bruce, 2nd Bart of Downhill (b 04.09.1788, d 22.04.1836, 2nd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.09.1819) Ellen Hesketh (d 14.07.1864, dau of Robert Bamford Hesketh of Gwyrch Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir Henry William Bruce of Ballyscallion (b 02.02.1792, d 14.12.1863, Admiral) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (09.02.1822) Jane Cochrane (d 22.06.1830, dau of Admiral Sir Alexander Forester Cochrane) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Louisa Mary Michnin Dalrypmple (d 1834, dau of Col. George Dalrymple) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Stewart Crawford Bruce (b 20.01.1801, d 18.02.1878) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.12.1828) Helen Baillie Alves (d 23.091.1873, dau of William Alves of Enham Place) | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - Frederick Hervey (b 20.08.1787, d unm), Letitia (d unm), Frances Elizabeth (d 18.02.1876), Fridiswid (d unm), Elizabeth Louisa (d 26.07.1897), Harriet Frances (d unm), Anne Isabella (d unm 16.07.1878) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Sir Stewart Bruce, Bart (dsp 19.03.1841, genealogist) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.10.1838) Emma Ramsbottom (dau of James Ramsbottom of Clewer Lodge) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Fridiswid Bruce (d 1785) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1781) Daniel Mussenden of Larchfield | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Mary Bruce (b 1703) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Fleming | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - William (b 06.09.1702), Elinor (b 1704, d unm), Magdaline (b 1705, d unm), 2 others | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Robert, Michael, Ann | ||||||||||||||
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| Robert Bruce, 1st of Kinnaird (d 1631) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Douglas (dau of George Douglas, 1st of Parkhead) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Bruce, 2nd of Kinnaird (d Naseby 1645) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Menteith (dau of Sir William Menteith of Kerse) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Bruce, 3rd of Kinnaird (dsp Worcester 1651) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Rollo (dau of James Rollo of Duncrub, widow of Sir James Bruce of Powfoulis) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Alexander Bruce, 4th of Kinnaird (d 1711) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1664) Helen Bruce (dau of Sir Robert Bruce, 10th of Clackmannan) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Helen Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1685) David Hay, 3rd of Woodcockdale (d before 01.06.1697, son of John, 2nd of Woodcockdale) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | David Hay, 4th of Woodcockdale, later Bruce of Kinnaird (b 25.11.1696) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1726) Marion Graham (b 01.04.1705, dau of James Graham, 1st of Airth) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Bruce probably fits here | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Mary Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Lennox Cumming, later Cumming-Bruce (b 20.02.1790) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Helen Hay (bpt 31.12.1687) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Hamilton (d 15.01.1754, son of William, 3rd of Wishaw) | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Alexander (b 21.01.1689, d young), John (b223.12.1690, d young), Margaret (b 30.08.1683) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Jean Bruce (bpt 28.10.1669) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Bruce, 14th of Clackmannan (b c1661, d 1741/2) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (02.11.1676) Margaret Elphinstone | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Rebecca Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. Andrew Young | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Maria Bruce (bpt 01.09.1599) probably the Mary who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Macpherson | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Alexander Broun of Bassendean | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.04.1624) John Campbell, 2nd of Moy | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Martha Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1648) John Ramsay (brother of laird of Barnbougle) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Jean Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 30.05.1659) Michael Bruce (b c1635, minister of Killinchy, son of Patrick of Newton) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| G.+ | other issue - James, John (Rev.), Anna (bpt 10.03.1595), Margaret (bpt 09.07.1598), Jean (bpt 21.01.1601) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Marie Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 12.01.1618) Michael Elphinstone, 1st of Quarell (son of Alexander, 4th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BP1934 (Bruce of Downhill)
(2) For lower section : RedBookScot (Perthshire, Bruce of Kinnaird (2nd family))
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