Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin

Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
The 5th Earl of Elgin.

Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Jane Roberton, daughter of James Roberton ( principal Lord of Session)[1] and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay[2][3]

On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte and they had eight children:[1]

  • Lady Martha Bruce (b. 3 June 1760), died young
  • Lady Janet Bruce (b. 2 July 1761), died young
  • William Robert Bruce, Lord Bruce (b. 15 January 1763), died young
  • William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin (1764–1771)
  • Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766–1841)
  • Hon. Charles Andrew Bruce (1768–1810), Governor of Prince of Wales's Island
  • Hon. James Bruce (1769–1798), Member of Parliament
  • Lady Charlotte Matilda Bruce (28 May 1771 – March 1816), married Admiral Philip Charles Durham

References

  1. ^ a b "Elgin, 1633". Cracroft's Peerage. http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Elgin1633.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
  2. ^ John Birnie; William Barclay Turnbull (1838). Families of Broomhill. Edinburgh Printing Co.. pp. p36–37. http://books.google.com/books?id=4chrAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
  3. ^ "Archibald Roberton". thepeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p3686.htm#i36860. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
Masonic offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Leven
Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Scotland

1761 – 1763
Succeeded by
The Earl of Kellie
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
William Bruce
Earl of Kincardine
1740–1771
Succeeded by
William Bruce
Preceded by
Charles Bruce
Earl of Elgin
1747–1771



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