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Bruce family.
« on: Tuesday 07 June 16 16:07 BST (UK) »
Hi, I am researching the Bruce family for a friend. I have found them in the 1901 census in the the Parish of Lonmay,Aberdeenshire Scotland but that is all I have on the family.
I have
William Bruce             head of family age 30
Mary Bruce                 wife age 32
John Charles Bruce      son age 6
Alexander                   son age 4
James Smith Bruce      son age 1
Robert Wood B Bruce   son age 2
Wiiliamina Mary Bruce  daughter age 6 months.

does anyone know anything else about this family.

Thanks.

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Re: Bruce family.
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 07 June 16 17:33 BST (UK) »
Have you looked on Scotlands people for the marriage?  Downloading a copy of the cert will give you both sets of parents names plus their mothers maiden name?

Have you checked the 1871/1881 census for William to establish his parents names etc?   
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Re: Bruce family.
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 07 June 16 17:36 BST (UK) »
Did you check Family Search?  You will find his baptism there  https://familysearch.org/search
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Re: Bruce family.
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 07 June 16 17:44 BST (UK) »
Hi, thank you. I will have a look now  :)

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Re: Bruce family.
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 08 June 16 10:44 BST (UK) »
Hi ,

Mary's maiden name was possibly MacDonald , if you download one of the birth certificates of the children this should help confirm mother's maiden name and marriage date.



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Re: Bruce family.
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 08 June 16 11:40 BST (UK) »
Looks like the wife's maiden name was McDonald ...ev
Death for a James Smith Bruce Uk De Ruvignys Rolls of Honour
James Smith Bruce birth date 10/10/1897 St Fergus son of William Bruce of Easter Auquharney Hatton Cruden and Mary McDonald daughter of Charles McDonald of Gallowhills
He enlisted 12/3/1914 died 24/3/1918 France & Flanders there is a picture of this son
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Re: Bruce family.
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 08 June 16 12:08 BST (UK) »
Hi Rosie, thank you so much for the information. Its a great help  :)

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Re: Bruce family.
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 08 June 16 12:11 BST (UK) »
Thanks Ev  :)

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Re: Bruce family.
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 08 June 16 12:19 BST (UK) »
Quote from: arrabel on Wednesday 08 June 16 12:08 BST (UK)
Hi Rosie, thank you so much for the information. Its a great help  :)

As it's been suggested best place to look would be Scotlands People to get their marriage certificate to see what parents are mentioned
This could be a possible for William Bruce in the 1881 census born about 1872 Lonmay living with his grandparents at Bruckfield  Crimmond  Aberdeenshire ..also there in the 1891 census
Grandfather William Bruce b 1824 Crimmond and Grandmother Margaret Bruce b 1829 Auchterless her maiden name could possibly be Wood ...
Rosie
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