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Peter Bruce 1510 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Mar 1572

Death Location: Fife, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Earlshall

Mother: Margaret Meldrum

Spouse(s): Lady Scrymgeour

Children(s): Alexander Earlshall

In 1510, Peter Bruce entered the world in Fife, Scotland, born to Sir William Bruce, 2nd of Earlshall and Margaret Ann Meldrum. Peter Bruce married Lady Agnes Scrymgeour, and had children including Alexander Bruce, 3rd of Earlshall. Peter Bruce passed away in 1572 in Fife, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Peter Bruce entered the world in Fife, Scotland, born to Sir William Bruce, 2nd of Earlshall and Margaret Ann Meldrum.
  • Peter Bruce married Lady Agnes Scrymgeour, and had children including Alexander Bruce, 3rd of Earlshall.
  • Peter Bruce passed away in 1572 in Fife, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Earlshall
1486 – 1584
Birth Location: Blair Hall, Fife, , Scotland
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Margaret Meldrum
1491 – 1580
Birth Location: Caskiben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Scrymgeour
1520 – 1595
Birth Location: Dudhope Castle Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Earlshall
1547 – 1600
Birth Location: Earlshall, Fife, Scotland
AE

Peter Bruce's Ancestors

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Peter Bruce
1510 – 1572
Birth Place: Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Bruce, 2nd of Earlshall
1486 – 1584
Blair Hall, Fife, , Scotland
Margaret (Ann) Meldrum
1491 – 1580
Caskiben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Margaret (Egidia) Forbes
1450 – 1510
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Bruce's Descendants

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Peter Bruce (1510 – Mar 1572) m. Lady (Agnes) Scrymgeour (1520 – 23 Dec 1595)
  1. 1. Alexander (Bruce, 3rd of) Earlshall (1547 – 30 Sep 1600) m. Euphemia (Moncrief) Leslie (1548 – 4 Mar 1607)
    1. 1. William Bruce (1570 – 1635) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Wood (1573 – 1613)
      1. 1. Rev. (Robert) Bruce (1602 – 1 Dec 1668) m. Anna Seaton (1620 – Dec 1668)
        1. 1. Anne BRUCE (1668 – aft 1690)

Peter Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Peter Bruce in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1572
Mar 1572
Age 62
Death of Peter Bruce in Fife, Fife, Scotland
Fife, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1572
    Event Place: Fife, Fife, Scotland
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