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John Bruce 1731–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1731

Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: ABT 1800

Death Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Bruce

Mother: Mary Foot

Spouse(s): Susannah Tansh

Children(s): John Bruce, William Bruce, Ann Bruce, Lewis Bruce, Mary Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Susanna Bruce, Anne Bruce, John Bruce, Sarah Bruce, John Bruce

The story of John Bruce began in 1731 in Colchester, Essex, England. John Bruce married Susannah Hudson Tansh, and had children including Ann Bruce, Anne Bruce, John Kingston Bruce, John Bruce, Lewis Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Mary Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Susanna Bruce, William Hudson Bruce. John Bruce passed away in 1800 in Colchester, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bruce began in 1731 in Colchester, Essex, England.
  • John Bruce married Susannah Hudson Tansh, and had children including Ann Bruce, Anne Bruce, John Kingston Bruce, John Bruce, Lewis Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Mary Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Susanna Bruce, William Hudson Bruce.
  • John Bruce passed away in 1800 in Colchester, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bruce
1705–1740
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Mary Foot
1709–1775
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Tansh
1730–1805
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Children(s)

John Bruce
1760–1841
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
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William Bruce
1764–1851
Birth Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom
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Ann Bruce
1754–1795
Birth Location: Saint Nicholas, Colchester, Essex, England
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Lewis Bruce
1762–1840
Birth Location: Essex
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Mary Bruce
1768–1835
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
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Sarah Bruce
1750–1814
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
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Margaret Bruce
1752–1818
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
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Susanna Bruce
1767–1758
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Anne Bruce
1754–1844
Birth Location: Essex
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John Bruce
1760–
Birth Location: West Malling, Kent, England
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Sarah Bruce
1756–
Birth Location: Essex, England
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John Bruce
1760–1840
Birth Location: Colchester Essex, England
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John Bruce's Ancestors

Self
John Bruce
1731–1800
Birth Place: Colchester, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Bruce
1705–1740
Essex, England
Mary Foot
1709–1775
England
Grandparents
John Bruce
1678–1742
Little Stream , Arbroath, Angus ,Scotland
Constance Kendall
1685–1712
Halifax, Yorkshire
Thomas Foot
1690–
Essex, England
Mary Foot
1690–
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1656–1732
Margaret Leiper
1660–1745
Richard Kendall
1627–1703
Giulia Farrar
1635–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1634–1700
Lady Mustain
1638–1701
John Kendal
1590–
Margaret Clarke
1600–1631
William Farrer
1606–1686
Grace Sutcliff
1610–1655

John Bruce's Descendants

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John Bruce (28 Mar 1731–ABT 1800) m. Susannah (Hudson) Tansh (1730–1805)
  1. 1. John ("Kingston") Bruce 1760–1841 m. Sarah Humphry 1769–1854
    1. 1. Samuel Bruce 1812–1870 m. Maria Buckingham 1805–1867
      1. 1. James (Frederick) Bruce 1845–1915 m. Emma (Frances Bruce (nee) Hearn) 1835–1921
        1. 1. Charles (Alfred "Chas") Bruce 1862–1936 m. Harriett Croucher 1839–1862
        2. 2. Emma (Caroline) Bruce 1870–1934 m. Alfred (Arthur) Patten 1864–1927
        3. 3. Minnie (Alice) Bruce 1871–
        4. 4. Flora (Florence Lizzie) Bruce 1878–
        5. 5. Arthur (J) Bruce 1868– m. Edith Holness 1874–1948
        6. 6. William (Henry) Bruce 1873–1949 m. Elizabeth (Frances Bruce (nee) Hogg) 1870–1955
      2. 2. George Bruce 1838–1879 m. Mary (\ Maria) Shepherd 1835–
        1. 1. Edith (Mary) Bruce 1858–
        2. 2. William (J) Bruce 1860–
      3. 3. Samuel (John) Bruce 1842–1919 m. Mary (Eliza) Southerton 1847–1911 m. Sarah Dwyer 1849–
        1. 1. Joseph (Frederick W) Bruce 1887–1922
        2. 2. Florence (Eliza) Bruce 1890–1981
        3. 3. Daisy Bruce 1893–
        4. 4. Samuel (John) Bruce 1870–
        5. 5. George (Thomas Bruce) (Jamaica) 1871–
        6. 6. Edith (May Bruce) (Ireland) 1874–1960
        7. 7. Emma Bruce 1877–
        8. 8. Charles (Edwin) Bruce 1880–
        9. 9. Louisa (Agnes) Bruce 1879–
        10. 10. Mary (E) Bruce 1870–
        11. 11. Anne (Elizabeth) Bruce 1877–1936
        12. 12. Sarah (R) Bruce 1884–1893
        13. 13. George Bruce 1872–
      4. 4. John Bruce 1840–1880 m. Mary (Seely) Palmer 1842–
        1. 1. Alice (Rose) Bruce 1863–1920
        2. 2. William (John) Bruce 1866–1901
        3. 3. Ellen (Mary) Bruce 1866–1947
        4. 4. John Bruce 1877–1956
        5. 5. Victor (Ernest Bruce) (WWI) 1879–1915
        6. 6. Joseph (William) Bruce 1882–
      5. 5. Joseph Bruce 1829–1855
      6. 6. Maria Bruce 1831– m. William Wharmby 1826–1866
        1. 1. William (Joseph) Wharmby 1858–
      7. 7. Martha Bruce 1851–
      8. 8. Thomas Bruce 1853–
      9. 9. Rebecca Bruce 1848–
      10. 10. Charlotte Bruce 1849–1899 m. Ernest (Augustus) Day 1849–1924
        1. 1. Grace (Lottie) Day 1877–1884
        2. 2. Amy (Emma) Day 1880–
        3. 3. George (Walter) Day 1892–
        4. 4. Ernest (Bruce) Day 1882–
        5. 5. William Day 1887–
        6. 6. Samuel Day 1888–
      11. 11. Elizabeth Bruce 1837–1851
      12. 12. Sarah Bruce 1831–1895 m. John (Hahn (Immigrated from) Germany) 1827–1884
        1. 1. John (Conrad) Hahn 1857–1936
        2. 2. Samuel (William) Hahn 1862–1916
        3. 3. Lucy (Maria) Hahn 1855–1931
        4. 4. Joseph (Henry Georges) Hahn 1857–1898
        5. 5. Alfred (George) Hahn 1860–1925
      13. 13. Samuel (Bruce (Died under 1 yr) Old) 1834–1835
      14. 14. William (Bruce (Died under 1 yr) Old) 1833–1834
      15. 15. William Bruce 1866–1901
      16. 16. Emma Bruce 1836–1921
      17. 17. George (Wendon) Bruce 1838–
    2. 2. Rebecca Bruce 1801–
    3. 3. Elijah Bruce 1797–1863
    4. 4. Sarah Bruce 1795–
    5. 5. Martha Bruce 1808–
    6. 6. William Bruce 1788–
    7. 7. John Bruce 1790–
    8. 8. Mary (Anne) Bruce 1810–1871
    9. 9. Thomas Bruce 1792–1875
    10. 10. Mary (Ann) Bruce 1805–
    11. 11. James Bruce 1794–1850
  2. 2. William (Hudson) Bruce 1764–1851
  3. 3. Ann Bruce 1754–1795
  4. 4. Lewis Bruce 1762–1840
  5. 5. Mary Bruce 1768–1835
  6. 6. Sarah Bruce 1750–1814
  7. 7. Margaret Bruce 1752–1818
  8. 8. Susanna Bruce 1767–1758
  9. 9. Anne Bruce 1754–1844
  10. 10. John Bruce 1760–
  11. 11. Sarah Bruce 1756–
  12. 12. John Bruce 1760–1840

John Bruce's Timeline

6 Records

1701
22 Apr 1701
John Bruce was married in Essex, England
Essex, England
1728
3 Feb 1728
John Bruce was baptized in Rye, Sussex, England
Rye, Sussex, England
1731
28 Mar 1731
Birth of John Bruce in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England
1731
28 Mar 1731
John Bruce was baptized in Saint James, Colchester, Essex, England
Saint James, Colchester, Essex, England
1760
21 May 1760
Age 29
John Bruce resided here in Colchester, England
Colchester, England
1800
ABT 1800
Age 69
Death of John Bruce in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1731
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1728
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1731
    Event Place: Saint James, Colchester, Essex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1701
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 May 1760
    Event Place: Colchester, England
    Record Source: UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books: Series IR 1; Class: IR 1; Piece: 53

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1800
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England
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