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Lord John Bruce 1547 – 1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1547

Birth Location: Castlestead Castle, Motntrose, Angusshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 November 1631

Death Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Livingstone

Mother: Lady Livingston

Spouse(s): Lady Drummond, Elizabeth Kerse

Children(s): John Graham, Catherine Graham, Lady Graham, Margaret Bruce, Anna Matthisone, Robert Bruce

Lord John Bruce 3rd Earl of Montrose, Right Honorable High Commissioner, Knight was born in 1547 in Castlestead Castle, Motntrose, Angusshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander Bruce, 5th Lord of Livingstone and Lady Janet Livingston. Lord John Bruce 3rd Earl of Montrose, Right Honorable High Commissioner, Knight married Lady Jean Agnes Drummond, Elizabeth Menteith of Kerse, and had children including John Fleming Graham, Catherine Graham, Lady Lillias Katherine Graham, Margaret Bruce, Anna Matthisone, Robert Bruce. Lord John Bruce 3rd Earl of Montrose, Right Honorable High Commissioner, Knight passed away in 1631 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord John Bruce 3rd Earl of Montrose, Right Honorable High Commissioner, Knight was born in 1547 in Castlestead Castle, Motntrose, Angusshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander Bruce, 5th Lord of Livingstone and Lady Janet Livingston.
  • Lord John Bruce 3rd Earl of Montrose, Right Honorable High Commissioner, Knight married Lady Jean Agnes Drummond, Elizabeth Menteith of Kerse, and had children including John Fleming Graham, Catherine Graham, Lady Lillias Katherine Graham, Margaret Bruce, Anna Matthisone, Robert Bruce.
  • Lord John Bruce 3rd Earl of Montrose, Right Honorable High Commissioner, Knight passed away in 1631 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Livingstone
1530 – 1600
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
SL
Lady Livingston
1535 – 1600
Birth Location: Callendar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LL

Spouses(s)

Lady Drummond
1550 – 1609
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LD
Elizabeth Kerse
Birth Location: –
EK

Children(s)

John Graham
1564 – 1626
Birth Location: Kincadine, Fife, Scotland
JG
Catherine Graham
1568 – 1605
Birth Location: Castlestead Castle, Montrose, Angusshire, Scotland
CG
Lady Graham
1570 – 1608
Birth Location: Castlestead Castle, Motntrose, Angusshire, Scotland
LG
Margaret Bruce
1588 – 1650
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
MB
Anna Matthisone
1588 – 1645
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
AM
Robert Bruce
Birth Location: –
RB

Lord Bruce's Ancestors

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Lord Bruce
1547 – 1631
Birth Place: Castlestead Castle, Motntrose, Angusshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander Bruce, 5th Lord of Livingstone
1530 – 1600
Airth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet) Livingston
1535 – 1600
Callendar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Bruce, Baronet II of Sumburgh and Symbister) -
1505 – 1561
Arith Castle, Sterling, Scotland
Lady (JANET FORRESTER of) Carden
1510 – 1600
Callendar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir AIRTH
1466 – 1513
Lady Montgomery
1468 – 1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Bruce's Descendants

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Lord (John) Bruce (10 Sep 1547 – 30 November 1631) m. Lady (Jean Agnes) Drummond (4 Sep 1550 – 16 Jan 1609) m. Elizabeth (Menteith of) Kerse
  1. 1. John (Fleming) Graham (1564 – 14 Nov 1626)
  2. 2. Catherine Graham (1568 – 1605)
  3. 3. Lady (Lillias Katherine) Graham (April 1570 – 9 Nov 1608)
  4. 4. Margaret Bruce (1588 – 1650)
  5. 5. Anna Matthisone (1588 – Abt 1645)
  6. 6. Robert Bruce

Lord Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1547
10 Sep 1547
Birth of Lord John Bruce 3rd Earl of Montrose, Right Honorable High Commissioner, Knight in Castlestead Castle, Motntrose, Angusshire, Scotland
Castlestead Castle, Motntrose, Angusshire, Scotland
1631
30 November 1631
Age 84
Death of Lord John Bruce 3rd Earl of Montrose, Right Honorable High Commissioner, Knight in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1547
    Event Place: Castlestead Castle, Motntrose, Angusshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1631
    Event Place: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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