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John (Bruce) Bruce IIIrd of Cultmalundy (1507 - 1547)

Born in Cultmalindie, Perthshire, Scotlandmap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1535 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 40 in Scotlandmap
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Biography

Disputed Parents

According to several sources, John Bruce, 3rd of Cultmalindie, is the son of Hector Bruce and Gelis Wardlaw. He married Euphemia Elphinstone, daughter of Alexander Elphinstone, 1st Lord Elphinstone and Elizabeth Barlow.[1][2][3][4]

According to Burke’s Peerage and Clan MacFarlane, John Bruce, 3rd of Cultmalindie, is the son of Lucas Bruce, 2nd of Cultmalindie and Christian Ruthven.[5][6][7] He married Euphemia Elphinstone, daughter of Alexander Elphinstone, 1st Lord Elphinstone and Elizabeth Barlow.[8]

Children of John Bruce, 3rd of Cultmalindie and Euphemia Elphinstone

  1. Robert Bruce, b. abt 1536
  2. Henry Bruce, b. abt 1538
  3. James Bruce, b. abt 1540
  4. Euphamie Bruce, b. abt 1542
  5. Isobel Bruce, m. Robert Fleming
  6. Grissell Bruce, m. John Murray
  7. Laurence Bruce, 4th of Cultmalindie (1547–1617), the builder of Muness Castle; m. (1) Helen Kennedy (2) Elizabeth Gray

Sources

  1. Weeks, Lyman Horace. Book of Bruce; ancestors and descendants of King Robert of Scotland. Being an historical and genealogical survey of the kingly and noble Scottish house of Bruce and a full account of its principal collateral families. With special reference to the Bruces of Clackmannan, Cultmalindie, Caithness, and the Shetland Islands, and their American descendants. Publisher New York, The Americana society. 1907. John Bruce, pg. 101
  2. Grant, Frances J. The County Families Of The Shetland Islands. 1893. Bruce of Cultmalindie and Muness
  3. House of Bruce John Bruce
  4. North Isles Family History John Bruce
  5. The Peerage John Bruce, 3rd of Cultmalundy
  6. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
  7. Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy John Bruce 3rd of Cultmalundy
  8. Undiscovered Scotland Euphemia Elphinstone




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Birth location for John Bruce is given as "Cultmalindie, Shetland, Scotland. Cultmalindie is in the county of Perthshire, not Shetland.
posted by Bruce Ewen
Bruce-2677 and Bruce-970 appear to represent the same person because: This is the same person. The differences is the birth year and I know who John Bruce's Parents are.
posted by Kim Elder

Rejected matches › John Brough (abt.1508-abt.1557)

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