William (Bruce) Bruce IInd of Earlshall (1486 - 1584)

Born 1486 in Blair Hall, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Meldrum) Bruce — married before 1510 (to after 1522) in Seggie, Fife, Scotland

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1584 at about age 98 in Earlshall, Fife, Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

William (Bruce) Bruce IInd of Earlshall is a member of Clan Bruce.

William (Bruce) Bruce IInd of Earlshall was born in Scotland.

William was the son of Alexander Bruce, 1st of Earlshall and Janet Stewart.^[1]

He narried Margaret, daughter of Alexander Meldrum of Seggie, Fife Scotland.^[2] They had issue:

1. Peter, heir apparent
2. Robert, of Pitlethie
3. William
4. Helen, m. Alexander Maxwell of Tealing
5. Janet, m. Robert Arnot of that Ilk
6. Margaret, m. Alexander Forsyth of Nydie
7. Agnes, m. John Scrimgeour of Kirkton, d. 1590

Research Notes

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p25625.htm#i256248

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p4268.htm#i42673

Sources

1. ↑ MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Scotland, private, 2022, Ed. 3, Vol. II, p. 223
2. ↑ MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Scotland, private, 2022, Ed. 3, Vol. II, p. 224