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Laurence of Cultmalindie Bruce 1537–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1537

Birth Location: Cultmilandie, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: AUG 1617

Death Location: Muness Castle, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Father: JOHN BRUCE

Mother: Euphemia Elphinstone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gray, Helen Kennedy

Children(s): Barbara Bruce

Laurence of Cultmalindie Bruce was born in 1537 in Cultmilandie, Shetland, Scotland, the child of John Of Cultmalindie Bruce And Euphemia Elphinstone. Laurence of Cultmalindie Bruce married Elizabeth Gray, Helen Kennedy, and had children including Barbara Bruce. Laurence of Cultmalindie Bruce passed away in 1617 in Muness Castle, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Laurence of Cultmalindie Bruce was born in 1537 in Cultmilandie, Shetland, Scotland, the child of John Of Cultmalindie Bruce And Euphemia Elphinstone.
  • Laurence of Cultmalindie Bruce married Elizabeth Gray, Helen Kennedy, and had children including Barbara Bruce.
  • Laurence of Cultmalindie Bruce passed away in 1617 in Muness Castle, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN BRUCE
1502–1547
Birth Location: Cultmalindie, PER, Scotland
JB
Euphemia Elphinstone
1509–1544
Birth Location: Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gray
1551–1574
Birth Location: Buttergask, Perthshire, Scotland
EG
Helen Kennedy
1545–1568
Birth Location: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
HK

Children(s)

Barbara Bruce
1565–1628
Birth Location: Dunkeld, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Laurence Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Laurence Bruce
1537–1617
Birth Place: Cultmilandie, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
JOHN of Cultmalindie BRUCE
1502–1547
Cultmalindie, PER, Scotland
Euphemia Elphinstone
1509–1544
Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Hector Bruce
1475–1529
Cultmalindie, Perthshire, Scotland
Gelis Wardlaw
1485–
Cultmalindie, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Alexander Elphinstone
1475–1513
Airth, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Elizabeth Barlow
1476–1518
Chichester, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bruce
1460–1513
Janet Barbour
1460–1482
Sir Elphinstone
1450–1508
Euphemia
1453–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laurence Bruce's Descendants

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Laurence (of Cultmalindie) Bruce (20 Jan 1537–AUG 1617) m. Elizabeth Gray (1551–1574) m. Helen Kennedy (1545–1568)
  1. 1. Barbara Bruce 1565–1628 m. Alexander (Lindsay, Bishop of) Dunkeld 1561–1639
    1. 1. Alexander (1586) Lindsay 1586–1663 m. Margaret Sparrow 1585–1639
      1. 1. Elizabeth Lindsay 1593– m. Robert (E) Coleman 1582–1650
        1. 1. Robert (E.) Coleman 1619–1689 m. Elizabeth Grizzell 1632–1700

Laurence Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1537
20 Jan 1537
Birth of Laurence of Cultmalindie Bruce in Cultmilandie, Shetland, Scotland
Cultmilandie, Shetland, Scotland
1617
AUG 1617
Age 80
Death of Laurence of Cultmalindie Bruce in Muness Castle, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Muness Castle, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1537
    Event Place: Cultmilandie, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1617
    Event Place: Muness Castle, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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