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John Bruce 1440 – 1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1440

Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1483

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Bruce

Mother: Margaret Forrester

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Menteith

Children(s): Thomas Bruce, Helen Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, James Bruce, Helen Bruce, Janet Bruce, Sir Aith

Born in 1440 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, John Bruce was the child of Alexander Bruce and Margaret Forrester. In time, John Bruce married Elizabeth Menteith, and they raised a family that included Thomas Bruce, Helen Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, James Bruce, Helen Bruce, Janet Bruce and Sir Robert Bruce of Aith. John Bruce died in Scotland, United Kingdom in 1483.

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Parents

Alexander Bruce
1420 – 1487
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
AB
Margaret Forrester
1428 –
Birth Location: Stirling, Scotland
MF

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Menteith
1440 –
Birth Location: –
EM

Children(s)

Thomas Bruce
1474 –
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
TB
Helen Bruce
1477 –
Birth Location: Stenhouse, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
HB
Elizabeth Bruce
1479 –
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
EB
James Bruce
1481 –
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JB
Helen Bruce
1482 –
Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
HB
Janet Bruce
1484 – 1545
Birth Location: Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JB
Sir Aith
– 1513
Birth Location: Stenhouse, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1440
    Event Place: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1483
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
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