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Lawrence Bruce 1534–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: , Shetland, , Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1617

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

Father: John Bruce

Mother: Euphemia Elphinstone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gray

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

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

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Lawrence Bruce's Ancestors

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Lawrence Bruce
1534–1617
Birth Place: , Shetland, , Scotland
Parents
John Bruce
1511–1547
, Shetland, , Scotland
Euphemia Elphinstone
1509–1544
Elphinstone, East Lothian, , Scotland
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Lawrence Bruce's Descendants

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Lawrence Bruce (1534–Aug 1617) m. Elizabeth Gray (1551–)
  1. 1. Margaret Bruce 1580–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Bruce 1571–
  3. 3. Majory Bruce 1568–
  4. 4. Margaret Bruce 1566–
  5. 5. Helen Bruce 1564–
  6. 6. Alexander Bruce 1562–1624
  7. 7. Andrew Bruce 1576–1645 m. Isobel Sinclair 1578–
    1. 1. Marjorie Bruce 1592–
    2. 2. Alexander Bruce 1581–1612
    3. 3. Andrew Bruce 1601–1671 m. Ursilla Mouatt 1605–
      1. 1. Hector Bruce 1625–1683
      2. 2. Ursula Bruce 1647–
      3. 3. Margaret Bruce 1645–
      4. 4. Marjory Bruce 1641–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Bruce 1639–
      6. 6. Arthur Bruce 1637–
      7. 7. Andrew Bruce 1635–1696
      8. 8. Gilbert Bruce 1634–1724
      9. 9. Hector Bruce 1625–1683
      10. 10. Antenette Bruce 1651– m. Robert Starrett 1649–
        1. 1. Robert Starrett 1696–
        2. 2. William Starrett 1694–1769 m. Ann Cochrane 1699– m. Elizabeth Biggart 1690– m. Mary Gamble 1699–1786

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

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