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Hector Bruce 1475–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: May 1529

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Robert Bruce

Mother: Janet Barbour

Spouse(s): Gelis Wardlaw

Children(s): John Bruce, Gelis Bruce

Hector Bruce was born in 1475 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Bruce And Janet Barbour. Hector Bruce married Gelis Wardlaw, and had children including Gelis Bruce, John Bruce. Hector Bruce passed away in 1529 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Hector Bruce was born in 1475 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Bruce And Janet Barbour.
  • Hector Bruce married Gelis Wardlaw, and had children including Gelis Bruce, John Bruce.
  • Hector Bruce passed away in 1529 in Scotland.

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Hector Bruce's Ancestors

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Hector Bruce
1475–1529
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Bruce
1460–1513
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Janet Barbour
1460–1482
Cultmalindie, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Clackmannan) BRUCE
1420–1473
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Elizabeth STEWART
1433–1474
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Bruce
1392–1428
Jean Stewart
1396–1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King III
1371–1406
Annabelle Scrymgeour
1372–1406

Hector Bruce's Descendants

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Hector Bruce (1475–May 1529) m. Gelis Wardlaw (1485–1508)
  1. 1. John Bruce 1502–1547 m. Euphemia Elphinstone 1509–1544
    1. 1. Lawrence Bruce 1534–1617 m. Elizabeth Gray 1551–1574 m. Helen Kennedy 1545–1568
      1. 1. Andrew Bruce 1576–1645 m. Isobel Sinclair 1578–1622 m. Margaret Sinclair 1572–
        1. 1. MARJORIE BRUCE 1592–1631 m. Robert BRUCE 1590–1636
        2. 2. Andrew Bruce 1576–1650
        3. 3. Alexander Bruce 1581–1612
        4. 4. Andrew Bruce 1600–1671
        5. 5. Elizabeth Bruce 1609–1645
        6. 6. William Bruce 1645–1699
      2. 2. Jane Bruce 1558–1644
      3. 3. Alexander Bruce 1560–1624 m. Jean Oliphant 1530–1624
        1. 1. Robert BRUCE 1590–1636 m. MARJORIE BRUCE 1592–1631
        2. 2. Jean Bruce 1593–1644 m. Hugh (of Brugh) Sinclair 1546–1605 m. Thomas Black 1600–
        3. 3. Laurence Bruce 1586–
        4. 4. Alexander Bruce 1588–
        5. 5. William Bruce 1589–
        6. 6. George Bruce 1590–1667
        7. 7. James Bruce 1590–
        8. 8. Helen Bruce 1591–
        9. 9. Barbara Bruce 1592–
        10. 10. Marjory Bruce 1594–1645
        11. 11. Margaret Bruce 1595–
      4. 4. Helen Bruce 1564–1596
        1. 1. Barbara Sinclair 1606–1632 m. JOHN (3rd Quendale) SINCLAIR 1604–1631
      5. 5. William Bruce 1565–1630
      6. 6. Margaret Bruce 1566–
      7. 7. Majory Bruce 1568–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Bruce 1571–1572
    2. 2. Henry Bruce 1530–1531
    3. 3. Robert Bruce 1535–
    4. 4. James Bruce 1540–1541
    5. 5. Euphame Bruce 1540–1554
  2. 2. Gelis Bruce 1503–1517

Hector Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Hector Bruce in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1529
May 1529
Age 54
Death of Hector Bruce in Scotland
Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1529
    Event Place: Scotland

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