Sir
Henry
"of Ballyscullion"
Bruce
KCB
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Brother of
Frederick Hervey Bruce and James Robertson Bruce 2nd Bt
Husband of
Jane (Cochrane) Bruce
— married
9 Feb 1822 (to 22 Jun 1830) [location unknown]
Husband of
Louisa Mary Minchin (Dalrymple) Bruce
— married
9 Feb 1832 (to 1834) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alexander Hervey Bruce
Died
at age 71
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Admiral Sir Henry William Bruce of Ballyscullion, co. Londonderry, KCB (2 February 1792 – 14 December 1863) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.
He took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. He also took part in the War of 1812. In 1851 he was appointed Commodore of the West Coast of Africa Station. He negotiated and signed the Treaty Between Great Britain and Lagos of 1 January 1852.
In 1822 married (as his 1st wife) Jane Cochrane, 2nd daughter of Admiral the Hon. Sir Alexander Forester Cochrane. Ffollowing the death of his first wife, he married Louisa Mary Minchin Dalrymple.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Burke's PEERAGE p.385
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Philip Bruce
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #IN84933, MitoYDNA ID T12913 [compare] - Michael Bruce :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-Y10659, FTDNA kit #B710346
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~1.56%
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