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James Bruce 1904 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 APR 1904

Birth Location: Fladda, Lochend, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 5 MAY 1971

Death Location: Hamilton, New Zealand

Father: Robert Bruce

Mother: Andrina Tulloch

Spouse(s): Helen McGowan

Children(s):

The story of James Bruce began in 1904 in Fladda, Lochend, Shetland Islands, Scotland. James Bruce married Helen Aiken McGowan. James Bruce passed away in 1971 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Bruce began in 1904 in Fladda, Lochend, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
  • James Bruce married Helen Aiken McGowan.
  • James Bruce passed away in 1971 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Children(s)

James Bruce's Ancestors

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James Bruce
1904 – 1971
Birth Place: Fladda, Lochend, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Parents
Robert Bruce
1862 – 1943
Brunthammersland, Shetland, Scotland
Andrina (Simpson) Tulloch
1866 – 1941
Pund, Lunna, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Grandparents
Joseph Davidson
1859 – 1864
(Scotland)
Bruce Sutherland
1842 – 1899
Hogan, Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Sutherland
1806 – 1865
Bruce Morrison
1806 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Sutherland
1771 – 1856
Mary Nicolson
1776 – 1841
William Morrison
1760 – 1837
Catherine Leask
1765 – 1836

James Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1904
25 APR 1904
Birth of James Bruce in Fladda, Lochend, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Fladda, Lochend, Shetland Islands, Scotland
1971
5 MAY 1971
Age 67
Death of James Bruce in Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 APR 1904
    Event Place: Fladda, Lochend, Shetland Islands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1971
    Event Place: Hamilton, New Zealand

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