Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
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Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Jane Roberton, daughter of James Roberton ( principal Lord of Session)[1] and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay[2][3]
On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte and they had eight children:[1]
- Lady Martha Bruce (b. 3 June 1760), died young
- Lady Janet Bruce (b. 2 July 1761), died young
- William Robert Bruce, Lord Bruce (b. 15 January 1763), died young
- William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin (1764–1771)
- Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766–1841)
- Hon. Charles Andrew Bruce (1768–1810), Governor of Prince of Wales's Island
- Hon. James Bruce (1769–1798), Member of Parliament
- Lady Charlotte Matilda Bruce (28 May 1771 – March 1816), married Admiral Philip Charles Durham
References
- ^ a b "Elgin, 1633". Cracroft's Peerage. http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Elgin1633.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ John Birnie; William Barclay Turnbull (1838). Families of Broomhill. Edinburgh Printing Co.. pp. p36–37. http://books.google.com/books?id=4chrAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Archibald Roberton". thepeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p3686.htm#i36860. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
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6 July 1732 |
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- 1732 births
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- Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
- Earls of Elgin
- Earls of Kincardine
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