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I have tracked down the Bruce family that David was staying with in Freuchie after he enlisted. His aunt Isabella Campbell married a David Bruce in 1886 who died in Freuchie in 1909. But I can't see a sister called Elizabeth who Rosie says was his next of kin. Why not his parents? I can't find David and Isabella Bruce on the 1911 census living in Freuchie, only a couple of the same name living in Dunfermline with a baby daughter Elizabeth but the ages don't tally.
Eileen,
You won't find David Bruce in 1911 as he
died 1909It is possible that Elizabeth hadn't yet moved to Freuchie by 1911.
Could the family be in Edinburgh by 1911 where David was in 1914 where he met your gran?
Reference for David Campbell shows he was working for The Scottish Motor Traction Company
Edinburgh dated 18 November 1914
Rosie found the
Probate Record for David where Elizabeth Murdoch was mentioned.
Scotlands National Probate Record
David Campbell engineer's fitter Freuchie ,Pte A S C died 18 August 1917 at No . 53 Casualty Clearing Station France ,intestate . Confirmation granted at Cupar 5 February to Elizabeth Murdoch Campbell East End Freuchie his sister executrix dative next of kin .Value of estate £ 2225.14s.5d
His Testament (5 pages) is available to download from the free Index of Wills & Testaments for 10 credits = £2.30 on scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie
Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)
Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling
Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon
Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee
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