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Laurence Bruce 1547–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1547

Birth Location: Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: August 1617

Death Location: Muness, Shetland, Scotland

Father: James Stewart

Mother: Lady Sco

Spouse(s): Helen Girvanmains

Children(s): Margaret Bruce

Laurence Bruce was born in 1547 in Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of James E Stewart And Lady Margaret Erskine Step Mother To Mary Queen Of Sco. Laurence Bruce married Helen Of Girvanmains, and had children including Margaret Bruce. Laurence Bruce passed away in 1617 in Muness, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Laurence Bruce was born in 1547 in Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of James E Stewart And Lady Margaret Erskine Step Mother To Mary Queen Of Sco.
  • Laurence Bruce married Helen Of Girvanmains, and had children including Margaret Bruce.
  • Laurence Bruce passed away in 1617 in Muness, Shetland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Stewart
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
JS
Lady Sco
1513–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS

Spouses(s)

Helen Girvanmains
1545–1580
Birth Location: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Bruce
1566–1606
Birth Location: Cultmalindie, Tibbermore, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
MB

Laurence Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Laurence Bruce
1547–1617
Birth Place: Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
James E Stewart
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Erskine Step Mother To Mary Queen of) Sco
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (H) Stewart
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, Princess of) England
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England
John (I Erskine 16th Earl of) Mar
1485–1572
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Campbell of) Argyll
1485–1555
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
King Stewart
1451–1488
Margaret Oldenburg
1456–1486
Sir Mar,
1487–1555
Sir Campbell,
1459–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laurence Bruce's Descendants

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Laurence Bruce (20 Jan 1547–August 1617) m. Helen (of) Girvanmains (1545–1580)
  1. 1. Margaret Bruce 1566–1606 m. Alexander Fordyce 1551–1627
    1. 1. Alexander Fordyce 1604–1664 m. Elizabeth Bruce 1609–1645
      1. 1. Andrew Fordyce 1640– m. Elizabeth Henderson 1640–1676
        1. 1. Hugh Fordyce 1668–1724 m. Dorothy Blance 1684–1727

Laurence Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1547
20 Jan 1547
Birth of Laurence Bruce in Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland
Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland
1617
August 1617
Age 70
Death of Laurence Bruce in Muness, Shetland, Scotland
Muness, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1617
    Event Place: Muness, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Scotland, Red Books of Scotland
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