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Adam Bruce 1811–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1811

Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Dec 1881

Death Location: Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Anne Ramsay

Spouse(s): Janet Leadbetter

Children(s): James Bruce

Adam Bruce was born in 1811 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James Bruce And Anne Ramsay. Adam Bruce married Janet Leadbetter, and had children including James Bruce. Adam Bruce passed away in 1881 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Adam Bruce was born in 1811 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James Bruce And Anne Ramsay.
  • Adam Bruce married Janet Leadbetter, and had children including James Bruce.
  • Adam Bruce passed away in 1881 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Adam Bruce's Ancestors

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Adam Bruce
1811–1881
Birth Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James Bruce
1773–
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Anne Ramsay
1777–
Newhaven, North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Bruce*
1733–1813
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
William Ramsay
1741–1814
Newhaven North Leith Edinburgh Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1714–1764
Rebecca Watson
1715–1795
Alexander II
1713–1815
Elizabeth Williamson
1716–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander I
1685–1751
Agnes NIMMO
1690–1780

Adam Bruce's Descendants

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Adam Bruce (21 May 1811–20 Dec 1881) m. Janet Leadbetter (24 Nov 1822–1 Feb 1894)
  1. 1. James Bruce 1846–1924 m. Emma (Louisa) EDWARDS 1854–1928
    1. 1. James Bruce 1879– m. Lucinda (Amy) Smith 1882–1960
      1. 1. Doris Bruce 1918– m. William (Ellison) Weightman 1901–1982
        1. 1. Bruce (E) Weightman 1939–2017 m. Margaret (Dean) Masson 1935–2016

Adam Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1811
21 May 1811
Birth of Adam Bruce in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1881
20 Dec 1881
Age 70
Death of Adam Bruce in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1811
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

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