Alexander Bruce of Airth

SIR ALEXANDER BRUCE OF AIRTH

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

6 March 1581-82: Instrument of Redemption by Robert Bruce of Baldrig, brother to Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth, kt., to the said Sir Alexander, of an annualrent of 300 merks furth of the lands of Stanehous, Crawnestis and Inches, in the baronie of Harbertachyre on payment of 3000 merks by Mr. Robert Bruce, son of the said Sir Alexander, acting as his procurator. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Bruce family of Airth, reference GD37/71

Biographical Summaries

• Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth1
• M, #185121
• Last Edited=26 Feb 2006
• Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth is the son of Robert Bruce of Airth and Janet Forrester.1 He married Janet Livingston, daughter of Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston.1
• Children of Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth and Janet Livingston
  • 1.William Bruce+1
  • 2.Reverend Robert Bruce+
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Volume 1, page 547. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p18513.htm#i185121 ________________________
• 'Bruce08'I
• Families covered: Bruce of Airth, Bruce of Kinnaird, Bruce of Stenhouse
• Most of the upper section of this page was previously within the old version of Bruce02. It was redone in June 2007 as part of a review of various Bruce families. See here for more details.
• Sir Edward Bruce of Airth
• m. (by 1417) Agnes Airth (dau of Sir William Airth of Airth)
  • 1. Sir Robert Bruce of Airth (d 01.1450)
  • m. Janet Livingston (dau of Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar)
    • A. Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth and Stenhouse (d 1488)
    • m. Margaret or Janet Forrester (dau of Sir Malcolm Forrester, 3rd of Torwood)
      • i. John Bruce of Stenhouse (dvp by 1483)
      • m. (1471) Elizabeth Menteith (dau of William Menteith of Kerse)
        • a. Sir Robert Bruce of Airth and Stenhouse (d 10.1513)
        • m. Euphemia Montgomery (dau of Alexander Montgomery, 2nd Lord)
          • (1) Robert Bruce of Airth (d by 14.11.1561)
          • m1. (by 09.09.1523) Janet Forrester (dau of Sir Walter Forrester of Carden)
            • (A) Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth (d 16.03.1600)
            • m. Janet Livingston (d 04.10.1599, dau of Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord)
              • (i) William Bruce (dvp 1597)
              • m. (1582) Jane Fleming (d 10.1630, dau of John Fleming, 5th Lord)
                • .... etc.
              • (ii) Robert Bruce, 1st of Kinnaird (d 1631)
              • m. Martha Douglas (dau of George Douglas, 1st of Parkhead)
              • (iii) Sir John Bruce of Kincavil had issue
              • (iv) Alexander Bruce, 1st of Bangour (d 1586) had issue
              • (v) Marion Bruce
              • m. (mcrt 13.05.1557) Patrick Drummond, younger of Carnock
            • (B) Robert Bruce, 1st of Baldrig had issue
            • m. Helen Drummond (dau of Sir Alexander Drummond, 1st of Medhope)
            • (C) James Bruce 'of Newburn (Newbirnie) ' (d 04.1610)
            • m. Catherine or Jean Hamilton
              • (i) .... etc.
            • (D) John Bruce had issue
            • (E) Andrew Bruce
            • m. Margaret Duddingston
            • (F) Margaret Bruce
          • m2. Marion Bruce (d 05.1575, dau of David Bruce, 7th of Clackmannan)
          • (2) .... etc.
• Main source(s): BP1934 (Bruce of Stenhouse), RedBookScot (Perthshire, Bruce of Airth + Bruce of Kinnaird (1st Family))
• From: Stirnet.com ___________________________

of Airth 5 sons 2 daughters

ref ILG

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• Links
• http://www.familyofbruce.org/lineage.htm

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When Sir Alexander Bruce, 5th Lord of Livingstone was born in 1530 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, his father, Sir, was 25 and his mother, Janet, was 20. He married Janet LIVINGSTON in 1547 in Burgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 15 children in 21 years. He died as a young father in 1551 in his hometown.

Sir Alexander Bruce, 5th Lord of Livingstone (Source: Family Tree on Geneanet)

Alexander Bruce IIIrd of Airth

Descendant of Robert the Bruce, King of the Scots (1274- 1329)