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Sir David Bruce 1450 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Airth, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 9 Sep 1513

Death Location: killed Battle of Flodden Fields, Branxton, Northumberland, England

Father: Sir Bruce,

Mother: Lady Rossyth,

Spouse(s): Marion Heries, Janet Barbour, Lady Montgomery

Children(s): Robert Bruce, Edward Bruce, Alexander Bruce, Hector Bruce, Janet Bruce

Sir David Bruce was born in 1450 in Airth, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, the child of Sir William John de Bruce, and Lady Elizabeth Stewart of Rossyth,. Sir David Bruce married Marion Heries, Janet Barbour, Lady Euphemia Montgomery, and had children including Robert Bruce, Edward Bruce, Alexander Bruce, Hector Bruce, Janet Jeanette Bruce. Sir David Bruce passed away in 1513 in killed Battle of Flodden Fields, Branxton, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Sir David Bruce was born in 1450 in Airth, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, the child of Sir William John de Bruce, and Lady Elizabeth Stewart of Rossyth,.
  • Sir David Bruce married Marion Heries, Janet Barbour, Lady Euphemia Montgomery, and had children including Robert Bruce, Edward Bruce, Alexander Bruce, Hector Bruce, Janet Jeanette Bruce.
  • Sir David Bruce passed away in 1513 in killed Battle of Flodden Fields, Branxton, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bruce,
1420 – 1473
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Lady Rossyth,
1420 – 1474
Birth Location: Rosyth, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marion Heries
1446 – 1470
Birth Location: Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Janet Barbour
1460 – 1482
Birth Location: Cultmalindie, Perthshire, Scotland
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Lady Montgomery
1468 – 1505
Birth Location: Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Bruce
1463 – 1490
Birth Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Edward Bruce
1470 – 1565
Birth Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Alexander Bruce
1472 – 1504
Birth Location: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Hector Bruce
1475 – 1529
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
HB
Janet Bruce
1484 – 1545
Birth Location: Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Sir Bruce's Ancestors

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Sir Bruce
1450 – 1513
Birth Place: Airth, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Parents
Sir William John de Bruce,
1420 – 1473
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Stewart of) Rossyth,
1420 – 1474
Rosyth, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David) Bruce,
1392 – 1428
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Lady (Jean Janet Perth) Stewart
1396 – 1420
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bruce,
1371 – 1406
Annabelle Scrymgeour
1372 –
John Stewart,
Isobel MacDougal
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bruce,
1339 – 1403
Isabel Stewart,
1348 – 1410

Sir Bruce's Descendants

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Sir (David) Bruce (1450 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Marion Heries (1446 – 1470) m. Janet Barbour (1460 – 1482) m. Lady (Euphemia) Montgomery (1468 – 1505)
  1. 1. Robert Bruce (1463 – 1490)
  2. 2. Edward Bruce (1470 – 1565)
  3. 3. Alexander Bruce (1472 – 1504)
  4. 4. Hector Bruce (1475 – May 1529)
  5. 5. Janet (Jeanette) Bruce (1484 – 2 Aug 1545) m. William Livingstone, (1480 – 21 Jul 1545)
    1. 1. William Livingstone, (1505 – bef 17 February 1539)
    2. 2. Alexander Livingstone (1508 – 9 Aug 1564) m. Barbara Forrester (1520 – 1564)
      1. 1. Barbara Livingstone (1540 – 1579)
        1. 1. William Livingston, (1576 – ) m. Agnes Livingstone (1589 – 1650)
    3. 3. Robert Livingston (1508 – 18 Sep 1542)
    4. 4. Master (James) Livingston (1509 – 23 Mar 1573)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Livingstone (1510 – 1555)
    6. 6. John Livingstone (abt 1514 – bef 10 September 1585)

Sir Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Sir David Bruce in Airth, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Airth, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 63
Death of Sir David Bruce in killed Battle of Flodden Fields, Branxton, Northumberland, England
killed Battle of Flodden Fields, Branxton, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Airth, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: killed Battle of Flodden Fields, Branxton, Northumberland, England
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