William Bruce (abt. 1630 - 1710)

Born about 1630 in Blairhall, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Halkett) Bruce — married 20 Nov 1660 in Saint Stephan Coleman Street, London, England

Husband of Magdalen (Scott) Bruce — married 8 Sep 1700 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1710 at about age 80 in Scotland

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Biography

Sir William Bruce was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Sir William Bruce of Kinross, 1st Bt. was the son of Robert Bruce and Catherine Preston.^[1][2] William Bruce married Mary Halkett on 20 November 1660 on Saint Stephan Coleman Street, London, London, England.^[3]

They had two children:

Sir John Bruce, 2nd Bt., d. 19 Mar 1710

Anne Bruce

William Bruce became a renowned Scottish architect in the classical style. He was Clerk of the Bills in 1660. He took a leading part in the Restoration. In 1663 he bought Balcaskie from John Moncrieff. He was created 1st Baronet Bruce, of Balcaskie, co. Fife, Nova Scotia on 21 October 1668. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Fifeshire, Scotland between 1669 and 1674. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kinross-shire, Scotland from 1681 to 1682. He held the office of Master of the King's Works, and completed the palace of Holyrood. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kinross-shire, Scotland from 1685 to 1686. He sold Balcaskie in 1698 to Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, 1st Bt. He acquired the territorial Barony of Kinross from the Earl of Morton, and built Kinross House.^{[4] [5]}

He died on 1 Jan 1710 and is buried at Kinross East Burying Ground, Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume IV, page 269. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
2. ↑ https://www.thepeerage.com/p18505.htm#i185047
3. ↑ Marriage:"England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
   England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 375013
   Ancestry Record 9852 #28009438 (accessed 26 August 2022)
   William Bruce marriage to Mary Halkatt on 20 Nov 1660 on Saint Stephan Coleman Street, London, London, England.
4. ↑ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume IV, page 270.
5. ↑ BP2003 volume 1, page 1294. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180021140/william-bruce: accessed 26 August 2022), memorial page for William Bruce (1630–1 Jan 1710), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180021140, citing Kinross East Burying Ground, Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland; Maintained by Diane Elsasser Snider (contributor 46512148).

• Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
  London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Ste1/A/002/Ms04449/002
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1624 #7993964 (accessed 26 August 2022)
  William Bruce marriage to Mary Halkatt on 20 Nov 1660 in St Stephen, Coleman Street, City of London, London, England.

See also:

• Wikipedia: William Bruce
• Wikidata: Item Q2634167, en:Wikipedia