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William (1st Bt of Stenhouse) Bruce

William (1st Bt of Stenhouse) Bruce

Male Abt 1586 - 1630  (~ 44 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William (1st Bt of Stenhouse) Bruce was born about 1586 (son of William Bruce and Jane Fleming); died in Feb 1630.

    Family/Spouse: Rachel (of Hilton) Johnston. Rachel (daughter of Joseph (of Hilton) Johnston) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William (2nd Bt of Stenhouse) Bruce was born on 18 Aug 1621; and died.
    2. Charles Bruce

    Family/Spouse: Middleton. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Bruce was born about 1565 in Airth, Sterlingshire, Scotland (son of Alexander (Sir) (of Airth) Bruce and Janet Livingstone); died in 1597.

    William + Jane Fleming. Jane (daughter of John 5th Lord Fleming and Elizabeth Ross) was born about 1570 in Biggar, Lanark, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Jane Fleming was born about 1570 in Biggar, Lanark, Scotland (daughter of John 5th Lord Fleming and Elizabeth Ross); and died.
    Children:
    1. Patrick (of Newton) Bruce was born about 1565 in Stertinghaus, Newtown, Stirlingshire; died in 1655.
    2. Sir John (of Airth) Bruce was born about 1583; and died.
    3. 1. William (1st Bt of Stenhouse) Bruce was born about 1586; died in Feb 1630.
    4. Robert Bruce was born about 1589; and died.
    5. Alexander Bruce was born about 1591; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Alexander (Sir) (of Airth) Bruce was born in 1530 (son of Robert (of Airth) Bruce and Janet (of Torwood & Garden) Forrester); died in 1565.

    Alexander + Janet Livingstone. Janet (daughter of Alexander (5th Lord of Callender) Livingston and Agnes\Anne (of Morton) Douglas) was born about 1535; died on 4 Oct 1599. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Janet Livingstone was born about 1535 (daughter of Alexander (5th Lord of Callender) Livingston and Agnes\Anne (of Morton) Douglas); died on 4 Oct 1599.
    Children:
    1. 2. William Bruce was born about 1565 in Airth, Sterlingshire, Scotland; died in 1597.
    2. Rev. Robert Bruce and died.

  3. 6.  John 5th Lord Fleming was born about 1535 in Abt. 1529 (son of Malcolm 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet\Joan (Princess) Stewart); died on 6 Sep 1572 in Biggar. Perhaps August 22, 1592.

    Notes:

    Ancestry.com
    http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=gedfam&ti=0&f0=194191&f1=19234

    Also some from Margo Walsh mkwalsh@earthlink.net
    "The majority of data I got from FamilySearch.com and their file file(ancestry number) is shown. Some I downloaded off of Ancestry.com "

    John married Elizabeth Ross on 10 May 1562. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert, Master of Ross and Agnes Moncreiffe) was born about 1541; died on 14 Apr 1578. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Ross was born about 1541 (daughter of Robert, Master of Ross and Agnes Moncreiffe); died on 14 Apr 1578.
    Children:
    1. 3. Jane Fleming was born about 1570 in Biggar, Lanark, Scotland; and died.
    2. John (1st Earl of Wigtoun) 6th Lord Fleming was born about 1567 in Biggar; died in Apr 1619.
    3. Lucrece Fleming and died.
    4. Margaret Fleming and died.
    5. Jean Fleming and died.
    6. Elizabeth Fleming and died.
    7. Mary (of Wigtoun) Fleming was born about 1563; and died.
    8. Unknown Fleming and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert (of Airth) Bruce (son of Sir Robert (of Airth & Stenhouse) Bruce and Euphemia Montgomerie); and died.

    Robert + Janet (of Torwood & Garden) Forrester. Janet (daughter of Walter (Sir)(of Torwood 2nd of Garden) Forrester and Agnes Graham) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Janet (of Torwood & Garden) Forrester (daughter of Walter (Sir)(of Torwood 2nd of Garden) Forrester and Agnes Graham); and died.
    Children:
    1. 4. Alexander (Sir) (of Airth) Bruce was born in 1530; died in 1565.

  3. 10.  Alexander (5th Lord of Callender) Livingston was born about 1500 (son of William (4th Lord of Callander) Livingston and Agnes (of Whitsome) Hepburn); died before 4 Jan 1551 in France.

    Notes:

    He was the guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her childhood.

    Alexander + Agnes\Anne (of Morton) Douglas. Agnes\Anne (daughter of John (2nd Earl of Morton) Douglas and Janet Crichton) was born about 1500; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Agnes\Anne (of Morton) Douglas was born about 1500 (daughter of John (2nd Earl of Morton) Douglas and Janet Crichton); and died.
    Children:
    1. William (of Callander) 6th Lord Livingston was born about 1528; died between 18 Oct and 29 Nov 1592 in Falkirk.
    2. Marion Livingstone died on 13 Feb 1576-1577.
    3. 5. Janet Livingstone was born about 1535; died on 4 Oct 1599.
    4. Mary (of Over Drumdelgis) Livingston and died.

  5. 12.  Malcolm 3rd Lord Fleming was born about 1494 in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of John 2nd Lord Fleming and Eupheme Drummond); died on 10 Sep 1547 in Battle Of Pinkie.

    Notes:

    During an eventful life, he was captured at Solway Moss in 1542 and marched to the Tower of London. Subsequently released with his son held hostage, Malcolm at first appeared to support Henry VIII's proposal to marry the English king's son to the infant queen Mary but then changed his position. Prior to his death on the battlefield at Pinkie in 1547, he started work building a collegiate church in Biggar, the last of its kind in Scotland.

    THE COMPLETE PEERAGE
    Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain & theUnited
    Kingdom. Extant, Extinct or Dormant. By G. E. Cokayne. 2000,SuttonPublishing Ltd, Gloucester. Vol 2, (# V, page 532)

    Malcolm married Janet\Joan (Princess) Stewart on 26 Feb 1524-1525. Janet\Joan (daughter of James IV Stewart King of Scotland and Isabel (of Buchan) Stewart) was born about 1500 in Of Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland; died in BET. 5 Oct 1560 - 20 Feb 1562/63. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Janet\Joan (Princess) Stewart was born about 1500 in Of Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland (daughter of James IV Stewart King of Scotland and Isabel (of Buchan) Stewart); died in BET. 5 Oct 1560 - 20 Feb 1562/63.

    Notes:

    Her mother is shown as Isabel Stewart daughter of James Earl of Buchan in
    "Britain's Royal Families" The Complete Genealogy. Alison Weir. 1996,Pimlico. Random House. Page 240
    & by "Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web" by Brian Tompsett athttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal04327

    Her mother is shown as "Agnes (Countess of Bothwell) Stewart" daughterof James Earl of Buchan in "The Complete Peerage", under "Fleming" inVol 2, (# V, page 532)
    Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain & theUnited
    Kingdom. Extant, Extinct or Dormant. By G. E. Cokayne. 2000,SuttonPublishing Ltd, Gloucester.

    "Agnes (Countess of Bothwell) Stewart" is shown as daughter of James(1st Earl of Buchan) Stewart & Margarett Murray in Burke's Peearge, under"Moray".

    Children:
    1. James 4th Lord Fleming was born in 1534; died on 18 Dec 1558 in Paris.
    2. 6. John 5th Lord Fleming was born about 1535 in Abt. 1529; died on 6 Sep 1572 in Biggar. Perhaps August 22, 1592.
    3. Margaret Fleming died on 15 Mar 1586.
    4. Elizabeth Fleming was born about 1517; and died.
    5. Janet Fleming was born about 1527; and died.
    6. Bridget Fleming was born in 1530; and died.
    7. William Fleming was born about 1532; and died.
    8. Thomas Fleming was born in 1542; and died.
    9. Mary Fleming was born in 1543; and died.
    10. Agnes Fleming was born about 1533 in Biggar; died in Falkirk.

  7. 14.  Robert, Master of Ross was born in 1515 (son of Ninian (of Halkhead) 3rd Lord Ross and Janet (of Lennox) Stewart); died on 10 Sep 1547 in Battle Of Pinkie.

    Robert, + Agnes Moncreiffe. Agnes was born about 1520; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Agnes Moncreiffe was born about 1520; and died.
    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Ross was born about 1541; died on 14 Apr 1578.
    2. James (of Halkhead) 4th Lord Ross died on 2 Apr 1581.



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