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Personal data Alexander Bruce 


Household of Alexander Bruce

(1) He is married to Janet Livingston.

They got married at fortasse, Scotland.


Child(ren):

  1. William Bruce  1548-1596
  2. Marion Bruce  ± 1550-± 1650 


Notes about Alexander Bruce

Alexander Bruce

Sources: Author: Felix, Janna; Sanders, Sharon Opal; Walters, Wenlyn; et al.; Title: "Alexander Bruce," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: v Feb MMXXV)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G8T9-WGZ

"... Alexander Bruce Last Changed: January 26, 2025 Catherine [NN-family name not given] Sex Male Last Changed: October 20, 2021 Wenlyn Walters

Birth 1530 Airth, Falkirk, Schottland, ... Reason: correct spelling Last Changed: February 5, 2025 Ian [NN-family name not given]

Death 14. August 1600 Airth, Falkirk, Scotland, ... Reason: Correct spelling Last Changed: February 5, 2025 Ian

Burial Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Last Changed: October 20, 2021 Wenlyn Walters

Spouses & Children

Alexander Bruce Male 1530-1600 G8T9-WGZ [<-ancestor]
Janet Livingston Female 1532-1600 LYFK-NFF [<-ancestress]
No Marriage Events

Children (8)

[1] Mary Elizabeth Bruce Female 1549-1588 M35T-8JM
[2] William Bruce Male 1550-1626 MBLX-G52 [<-ancestor]
[3] Marion Bruce Female 1550-1650 LHQF-28J [<-ancestress]
[4] Alexander Bruce of Shetland Male 1553-1598 L2JM-DB7
[5] Robert Bruce Male 1554-1631 G4SW-NM6
[6] John Bruce Male 1554-1631 LCCL-4X5
[7] Sir William Bruce Male 1565-1598 LBHK-548
[8] James Bruce Male 1570-1612 GD81-SM3

Parents & Siblings

Sir Robert Bruce Male 1505-1546 G85R-3T6 [<-possible ancestor]
Janet Forrester of Carden Female 1510-1610 GBN1-ZYY [<-possible ancestress]
Marriage 1529 Burgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Children (1)

[1] Alexander Bruce Male 1530-1600 G8T9-WGZ [<-ancestor]

Sir Robert Bruce of Airth Male 1505-1548 GD8B-1PB [<-possible ancestor]
Janet Forrester of Carden Female 1510-1610 GBN1-ZYY [<-possible ancestress]
Marriage before 1530 Scotland

Children (5)

[1] Alexander Bruce Male 1530-1600 G8T9-WGZ [<-ancestor]
[2] John Bruce Male 1531-Deceased MC56-2C1
[3] William Bruce Male 1533-Deceased G6NW-JHG
[4] Helen Bruce Female 1534-Deceased GD8B-5BL
[5] James Bruce Male 1540-Deceased 9S4P-634

Preferred

Sir David Bruce Bruce of Clackmannan Male 1465-1556 PMDC-24V [<-possible ancestor]
Janet Forrester of Carden Female 1510-1610 GBN1-ZYY [<-possible ancestress]
No Marriage Events

Children (1)

Alexander Bruce Male 1530-1600 G8T9-WGZ [<-ancestor]

Sir Robert Bruce of Airth Male 1505-1548 GD8B-1PB [<-possible ancestor]
Add Spouse [<-possible ancestress]

Children (1)

Alexander Bruce Male 1530-1600 G8T9-WGZ [<-ancestor]

Brief Life History

https://www.brucefamily.com/lineage.htm#stenhouse

Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth M, #185121, d. 1600 Last Edited=27 Sep 2015 Consanguinity Index=0.29%

Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth was the son of Robert Bruce of Airth and Janet Forrester.1 He married Janet Livingston, daughter of Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston.1 He died in 1600.2
Children of Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth and Janet Livingston

William Bruce, younger of Airth+1
Reverend Robert Bruce, 1st of Kinnaird+ d. 1631
Marion Bruce+2
Alexander Bruce of Bangour+2 d. 1586
John Bruce of Kincavil+2

Citations

[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 547. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.

http://www.thepeerage.com/p18513.htm#i185121

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander Bruce

Robert Bruce
1505-1548

Alexander Bruce
1530-1600


Janet Livingston
1532-1600

William Bruce
1548-1596
Marion Bruce
± 1550-± 1650

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Historical events

Day of death August 14, 1600

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1600: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 17 » On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.
    • February 19 » The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
    • March 20 » The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden: five Swedish noblemen are publicly beheaded in the aftermath of the War against Sigismund (1598–1599).
    • August 5 » The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
    • August 23 » Battle of Gifu Castle: The eastern forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu defeat the western Japanese clans loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, leading to the destruction of Gifu Castle and serving as a prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara.
    • December 31 » The British East India Company is chartered.


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