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Archibald Bruce 1517–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Bruce

Mother: Lady Alberdein

Spouse(s): Margaret Kennet, Grizel Forrester

Children(s): Robert Shanbody

The story of Archibald Bruce began in 1517 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Archibald Bruce married Grizel Forrester, Margaret Wester Kennet, and had children including Robert Bruce Of Kennet Formerly Shanbody. Archibald Bruce passed away in 1609 in Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Archibald Bruce began in 1517 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
  • Archibald Bruce married Grizel Forrester, Margaret Wester Kennet, and had children including Robert Bruce Of Kennet Formerly Shanbody.
  • Archibald Bruce passed away in 1609 in Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Archibald Bruce's Ancestors

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Archibald Bruce
1517–1609
Birth Place: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Bruce
1495–1568
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Alberdein
1499–1579
Green, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Archibald Bruce's Descendants

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Archibald Bruce (1517–1609) m. Margaret (Wester) Kennet (1534–September 1579) m. Grizel Forrester (1576–18 February 1602)
  1. 1. Robert (Bruce of Kennet Formerly) Shanbody 1568–1606 m. Elizabeth (Gall (Gall or) Clough) 1570–1664
    1. 1. Robert (De Bruce) III 1600–1671 m. Agnes Murray 1603–1664
      1. 1. John (Bruce of) Tulliallan 1641–1699 m. Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Clerk 1657–1685
        1. 1. Thomas (Bruce of) Tulliallan 1681–1722 m. Magdalane Forgan 1682–
        2. 2. Mary (Bruce of) Tulliallan 1679–1755
        3. 3. Alexander Bruce 1687–
        4. 4. Alexander Bruce 1681–
        5. 5. Elizabethe (Bessie) Bruce 1683–
        6. 6. James Bruce 1694–
        7. 7. John Bruce 1692–
        8. 8. Margaret Bruce 1680–1739
        9. 9. Robert Bruce 1685–1722

Archibald Bruce's Timeline

3 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Archibald Bruce in Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1518
10 January 1518
Age 1
Birth of Archibald Bruce in Green, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Green, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1609
1609
Age 92
Death of Archibald Bruce in Wester-Kennet, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wester-Kennet, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 January 1518
    Event Place: Green, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Wester-Kennet, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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