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Lawrence Bruce 1534–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1617

Death Location: Unst, Shetland, Scotland

Father: John Bruce

Mother: Euphemia Elphinstone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gray, Helen Kennedy

Children(s): Andrew Bruce, Jane Bruce, Alexander Bruce, Helen Bruce, William Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Majory Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce

Lawrence Bruce was born in 1534 in Shetland, Scotland, the child of John Bruce And Euphemia Elphinstone. Lawrence Bruce married Elizabeth Gray, Helen Kennedy, and had children including Alexander Bruce, Andrew Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, Helen Bruce, Jane Bruce, Majory Bruce, Margaret Bruce, William Bruce. Lawrence Bruce passed away in 1617 in Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Bruce was born in 1534 in Shetland, Scotland, the child of John Bruce And Euphemia Elphinstone.
  • Lawrence Bruce married Elizabeth Gray, Helen Kennedy, and had children including Alexander Bruce, Andrew Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, Helen Bruce, Jane Bruce, Majory Bruce, Margaret Bruce, William Bruce.
  • Lawrence Bruce passed away in 1617 in Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

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Lawrence Bruce's Ancestors

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Lawrence Bruce
1534–1617
Birth Place: Shetland, Scotland
Parents
John Bruce
1502–1547
Cultmalindie, PER, Scotland
Euphemia Elphinstone
1509–1544
1684772, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Hector Bruce
1475–1529
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Gelis Wardlaw
1485–1508
Cultmalindie, Shetland, Scotland
Alexander Elphinstone
1480–1513
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Barlow
1476–1518
Chichester, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bruce
1460–1513
Janet Barbour
1460–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John BRUCE
1420–1473
Elizabeth STEWART
1433–1474

Lawrence Bruce's Descendants

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Lawrence Bruce (1534–Aug 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
      1. 1. WILLIAM (3rd of Sumburgh & Symbister) BRUCE 1620–1675 m. Margaret Sinclair 1628–1660 m. Elizabeth Sinclair 1620–1647
        1. 1. Robert Bruce 1654–1687 m. Barbara Stewart 1646–1688
        2. 2. Barbara Bruce 1667–
        3. 3. Dorothea Bruce 1663–
        4. 4. Margaret Bruce 1665–
      2. 2. Laurence Bruce 1628–1683
    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–
      1. 1. Christina Sinclair 1590– m. James (of Goat) Sinclair 1590–1628
        1. 1. GRIZEL SINCLAIR 1606–1637 m. JOHN (of Bigtown) STEWART 1591–1659
        2. 2. Laurence Sinclair 1615–1675
      2. 2. Margaret (of Brugh) Sinclair 1599–1619
      3. 3. Agnes Black 1625–
    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
      1. 1. Margaret Sinclair 1628–1660 m. WILLIAM (3rd of Sumburgh & Symbister) BRUCE 1620–1675
      2. 2. James Sinclair 1629–1655
      3. 3. George Sinclair 1631–1681
      4. 4. Barbara Sinclair 1635–1675
      5. 5. Laurence Sinclair 1640–
      6. 6. Jean Sinclair 1649–1702
      7. 7. Grizel Sinclair 1651–1683
      8. 8. Isobel Sinclair 1653–
      9. 9. Helen Sinclair 1655–1680
  5. 5. William Bruce 1565–1630
  6. 6. Margaret Bruce 1566–
  7. 7. Majory Bruce 1568–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Bruce 1571–1572

Lawrence Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Lawrence Bruce in Shetland, Scotland
Shetland, Scotland
1617
Aug 1617
Age 83
Death of Lawrence Bruce in Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Unst, Shetland, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1617
    Event Place: Unst, Shetland, Scotland

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