Stephenson Family Tree » Sheriff Lawrence Bruce (1547-1617)

Personal data Sheriff Lawrence Bruce 

  • He was born on January 20, 1547 in Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (August 20, 1559) below 16 years (12).

  • He died August 1617 in Muness, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, he was 70 years old.
  • He is buried in Sand Wick, Shetland, Scotland.
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sheriff Lawrence Bruce

He is married to Helen Kennedy.

They got married on August 20, 1559 at Parish of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Midlothan, Scotland, he was 12 years old.

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Sheriff Lawrence Bruce?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

The data shown has no sources.

Historical events

Birthday January 20, 1547

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1547: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg.
    • January 16 » Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
    • January 28 » Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.
    • February 20 » Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
    • April 24 » Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
    • July 25 » Henry II of France is crowned.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Bruce

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Bruce.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Bruce.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Bruce.

The Stephenson Family Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I48837.php : accessed May 3, 2025), "Sheriff Lawrence Bruce (1547-1617)".