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Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth 1548 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1597

Death Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Bruce

Mother: Lady Livingstone

Spouse(s): Isbell Forbes

Children(s): Marion Bruce

The story of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth began in 1548 in Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth married Isbell Forbes, and had children including Marion Bruce. Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth passed away in 1597 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth began in 1548 in Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth married Isbell Forbes, and had children including Marion Bruce.
  • Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth passed away in 1597 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Bruce
1540 – 1600
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, West Lothian, Scotland
LB
Lady Livingstone
1535 – 1600
Birth Location: Callendar, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LL

Spouses(s)

Isbell Forbes
1555 – 1611
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
IF

Children(s)

Marion Bruce
1579 – 1630
Birth Location: Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
MB

Sir Airth's Ancestors

Self
Sir Airth
1548 – 1597
Birth Place: Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir Alexander Bruce
1540 – 1600
Airth, Stirlingshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Livingstone
1535 – 1600
Callendar, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Robert) Bruce
1505 – 1546
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Janet (Forrester , of) Forrester
1510 – 1610
Callendar, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Alexander,) Livingstone
1500 – 1553
Callendar House, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lady (Anne Agnes) Douglas
1505 – 1599
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bruce
1466 – 1513
Euphemia Montgomery
1468 – 1528
Walter Carden
1459 – 1520
Lady Graham
1462 – 1510
Sir Livingstone
1475 – 1551
Lady HEPBURN
1475 – 1509
John Douglas
1459 – 1513
Margaret, Hepburn
1463 – 1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Livingston
1452 – 1503
Agnes Houston
1479 – 1510

Sir Airth's Descendants

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Sir (William Bruce, Laird of) Airth (1548 – 1597) m. Isbell Forbes (1555 – November 30, 1611)
  1. 1. Marion Bruce (21 Oct 1579 – 1630) m. William Alders (24 Jan 1590 – 1671)
    1. 1. Gertrude Alders (30 Apr 1609 – Nov 1675) m. William Simpson (06 Oct 1592 – 1674)
      1. 1. Sarah Simpson (1640 – Nov 1725) m. Robert Taft (1640 – 2 February 1725)
        1. 1. Captain (Joseph) Taft (1680 – 18 July 1747) m. Elizabeth Emerson (1687 – 10 Mar 1760)

Sir Airth's Timeline

13 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth in Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1548
1548
Birth of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth in Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1550
About 1550
Age 2
Birth of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1565
1565
Age 17
Birth of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth in Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1565
1565
Age 17
Birth of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1565
1565
Age 17
Birth of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth in Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1576
08 Jun 1576
Age 28
Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth was married in Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1584
1584
Age 36
Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth was married in Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1597
1597
Age 49
Death of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1598
26 Jul 1598
Age 50
Death of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth in Airth Stirling, West Lothian, Scotland
Airth Stirling, West Lothian, Scotland
1598
26 Jul 1598
Age 50
Death of Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth in Stirlingshire,Fife, Scotland
Stirlingshire,Fife, Scotland
1641
7 Feb 1641
Age 93
Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth was baptized in Dysart,Fife,Scotland
Dysart,Fife,Scotland
1855
15 Apr 1855
Age 307
Sir William Bruce, Laird of Airth was baptized in Eglingham, Northumberland, England
Eglingham, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1550
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Haughs, Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1641
    Event Place: Dysart,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Eglingham, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1576
    Event Place: Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Airth Stirling, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aberdeen West, Aberdeen
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/1269-1274

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1598
    Event Place: Airth Stirling, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1598
    Event Place: Stirlingshire,Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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