She passed away in 1902 aged 22. Jessie was buried at Waerenga Cemetery where her headstone reads "In Loving Memory of Jessie C Bruce who loved December 14. 1902 Aged 22 years and 11 months."
Sources
New Zealand Birth Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Jessie Bruce; Birth Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1880; Registration Place: Auckland, New Zealand; Folio Number: 3453 - OR - Name: Jessie Christina Bruce; Birth Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1880; Registration Place: Hamilton, New Zealand; Folio Number: 179
New Zealand Death Index - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Jessie Christina Bruce; Death Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1902; Registration Place: Rangiriri, Otago, New Zealand (NB should read Auckland not Otago); Folio Number: 2243
New Zealand Cemetery Records - Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Jessie C Bruce; Birth Date: abt 1880; Death Age: 22; Death Date: 14 Dec 1902; Burial Place: Waikato, New Zealand; Cemetery: Waerenga
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