'Bruce12'
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Families covered: Bruce of Muness, Bruce of Urie
[Part of this page was initially launched within Bruce04. It was moved here to facilitate expansion.]
| Andrew Bruce, (2nd) of Muness (d 12.02.1645) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1600) Isabel Sinclair (dau of Malcolm Sinclair of Quendale) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Andrew Bruce of Sandwick, 3rd of Muness (d 16.09.1671) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ursula Mowat (dau of Rev. G. Mowat or Mlouat of Fetlar) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Hector Bruce, 4th of Muness (d 04.06.1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.05.1662) Barbara Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Quendale) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Andrew Bruce, 5th of Muness (dsps 1699) | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. (Janet) Sinclair (dau of (William) Sinclair of Dunbeath) | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Margaret Sinclair (dau of Laurence Sinclair of Quendale, m2. James Baikie of Tankerness) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue (d young) - Hector, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Bruce of Aith & Muness (d 1703) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1699) Grizel Bruce (dau of Robert Bruce of Sumburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Bruce (b 1700, dsp 14.12.1717) shown here by Grant but as John's brother by Armstrong | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Charles Bruce (d young) mentioned by Armstrong but not by Grant | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Bruce mentioned by Grant but not by Armsrong | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1690) John Scott of Scottshall | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Ursula Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1692) Charles Stewart of Bigton | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Barbara Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Gilbert Bruce of Clivocast, later 6th/last of Muness (d 08.03.1725) shown by Armstrong as 4th son, by Grant as 2nd son | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Bruce (dau of William Bruce of Sumburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Andrew Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Ursula Bruce (d 15.11.1716) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1701) John Scott of Voesgarth | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Marjory Bruce (d 1719) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Gauden of Swinister | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Margaret Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Youngclause | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Andrew Bruce of Collaster (d 1696) | ||||||||||||||
| Armstrong shows Andrew as m1. Margaret (mother of Ursula & Margaret) m2. Elizabeth Ross (no children mentioned). Grant shows as follows. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Margaret Sinclair (dau of Arthur Sinclair of Houssa, Scalloway) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Ross (dau of Rev. _ Ross of Northmaven) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Ursula Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Pitcairn of Lerwick, later of Muness | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margaret Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Thomas Hendry of Foratwatt | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Buchan | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Peak | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - Laurence, Andrew, James, Barbara, Jean | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Arthur Bruce shown by Armstrong as 2nd son, by Grant as 4th son | ||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - Andrew, 2 daughters ("this line is extinct") | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Elizabeth Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Andrew Pitcairn of Scarpoe | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Scott of Voesgarth | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Marjorie Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. Patrick Mouat of Hamnavoe (d 07.1716) | |||||||||||||||
| G.+ | other issue - Margaret, Ursilla | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Marjory Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.07.1625) Robert Bruce of Sumburgh | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue - Alexander (d young), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| p. Catherine Fordyce (dau of John Fordyce of Crail) | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Andrew Bruce of Urie (d 1650) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Sinclair (dau/heir of John Sinclair of Urie) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Bruce of Urie (d 1699) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Ursilla Edie (dau of James Edie) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Bruce (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1667) Katherine Henderson (dau of Magnus Henderson of Dalsetter) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Andrew Bruce of Urie (b 1678, d 02.02.1716) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1700) Ann Catanach (dau of Rev. John Catanach of Unst, m2. Laurence Bruce of Sumbrugh) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Bruce of Urie (b 1701, d 26.05.1743) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1720) Katherine Gifford (dau of John Gifford of Busta) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Andrew Bruce, last of Urie & Infield (b 1722, d unm 29.11.1803) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anne Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.11.1755) James Gordon (b c1727, d 26.01.1803, minister of Fetlar) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - George (bpt 02.07.1750), George (bpt 03.06.1751, d 04.12.1771), Andrew (bpt 13.09.1764), Margaret (bpt 10.02.1762), Ann (bpt 11.02.1766)_, Margaret (bpt 05.04.1771) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Ursilla Bruce (b 08.08.1730) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gilbert Gauden of Swinister | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Laurence (dsp), Thoinas, John, Elizabeth, Christian, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Mitchell (dau of Sir John Mitchell of Westshore, Bart, widow of Gilbert Basil Scott of Voesgarth) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Andrew Bruce of Mursetter (b 1702, d 04.11.1750) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1721) Elizabeth Scott (dau of John Scott, fiar of Voesgarth) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John James Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lilias Fraser (dau of James Fraser of Scalloway, widow of Robert Mouat of Yell) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Catherine Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Bolt | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - William (dsp), Charles, Ann, Ursilla | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Marjory Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m1. James Williamsoin | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John McDowel | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Elizabeth Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Mouat of Garth | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Janet Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Stove of Burravoe | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - Gilbert (cdsp), Laurence (dsp), Arthur (dsp), Robert (cdsp), James, John, Ursilla, Margaret (dsp), Grace | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | William Bruce probably the Major William who was father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Ursilla Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hoseason of Mursetter | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Magnus Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Margaret Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Jamieson of Still | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Katherine Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Ross | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'The County Families of the Zetland Islands' by Francis Grant, 1893 ('Bruce of Muness' (p22+) & 'Bruce of Urie' (p26+)) with some support from the article on 'Bruces of Muness' by Major W. Bruce Armstrong in 'The Genealogist' (vol 6, 1882)
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