James Robertson Bruce 2nd Bt (1788 - 1836)

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen Bamford (Hesketh) Bruce — married 20 Sep 1819 in St. Asaph, Flintshire, Wales

Descendants

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Biography

Sir James Robertson-Bruce, Bart served at Waterloo in the Royal Horse Artillery under Major Beane’s Troop.

Sir James succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Bruce of Downhill, County Londonderry and married Ellen Hesketh in 1819.

"At Abergele, James Robertson Bruce, Esq. eldest son of Sir Henry Hervey Aston Bruce, Bart. of Downhill, in the county of Londonderry, to Miss Ellen Bamford Hesketh, youngest daughter of the late R. Bamford Hesketh, Esq. of Gwrych-hall, in the county of Denbigh, and of Bamford-hall, in the county palatine of Lancaster."^[1]

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James (Sir) Robertson Bruce. Given Name: James (Sir) Robertson. Surname: Bruce. Suffix: 2nd Bt Of Downhill. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag. The suffix 2nd Bt Of Downhill is non-traditional and may be too long for the WikiTree suffix.

Sources

1. ↑ Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 6 - 1819 Marriages, September 29

• Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Volume 1, page 551.