Thomas Bruce of Blairhall

THOMAS BRUCE OF BLAIRHALL

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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8 July 1645: Receipt by the said Archibald Sydserff for £100 sterling decerned to be lent by Thomas Bruce of Blairhall. National Records of Scotland, Supplementary Warrants and Parliamentary Papers, reference PA7/3

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11-13 July 1654: Extract disposition and renunciation by John Henryson of Fordell, William Henryson, his brother, Margaret Henryson, spouse of Sir Henry Wardlaw of Pitreavie (Pittreavie), bart, Jean Henryson, spouse of Thomas Bruce of Blairhall, and Elizabeth Henryson, in favour of James Henryson, their third brother, of all goods which might belong to them through the decease of George Henryson, their brother. Registered in Inverkeithing burgh court book, 15 August 1654. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Henderson Family of Fordell, reference GD172/311

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29 January 1658: Instrument of Sasine following on Charter containing precept of sasine, dated 20 Oct., 1656 by Thomas Bruce of Blairhall to Alexander Bruce, brother to Edward, Earl of Kingcardine, of that portion of land near the east end of burgh of Culrois commonly called Petticowmene, lying in parish of Culrois and kirklands and glebe of parish church of Torrie in Regality of St. Andrews. National Records of Scotland, Erskine family of Cardross, Perthshire, reference GD15/166

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20 March 1662: Extract feu-contract between Thomas Bruce of Blairhall and the magistrates etc of Culrois by which the former feus to the latter, under exceptions, New Mylne and another mill recently built [near Culross]. (Multures are detailed.) Registered B of C and S, 8 December 1663. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Bruce family of Kinross (Kinross House Papers), reference GD29/977

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7 February 1673: Extract contract of wadset by which Thomas Bruce of Blairhall, with consents, wadsets to Sir William Bruce of Balcaskie, bt, the New Milne and another mill recently built [near Culross]. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Bruce family of Kinross (Kinross House Papers), reference GD29/983

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1675: Marriage contract between John Aytoun of Kynadie on the one part and Thomas Bruce of Blairhall and Margaret, his eldest daughter, spouse of said John. (With discharge of the latter date for part of the tocher.) National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Bruce family of Kinross (Kinross House Papers), reference GD29/1218

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14 March 1681: Copy of marriage contract between John Bruce, fiar of Blairhall, and his parents, Thomas Bruce of Blairhall and Dame Jean Hendesone, on one part and Mrs Jean Lesly, relict of John Stewart of Innernytie, with consent of John, Lord Lindores, her brother, on the other. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Bruce family of Kinross (Kinross House Papers), reference GD29/1219

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1689: Letter from Thomas Bruce of Blairhall to accompany a portrait of Sir William. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Bruce family of Kinross (Kinross House Papers), reference GD29/1939

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24 May 1707: Discharge by Mr. Dugald Steuart, advocate, to Sir William Bruce of Kinross, of payment of a legacy by William, Earl of Monteith, to Thomas Bruce of Blairhall, father-in-law of the said Earl and brother of said Sir William. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Bruce family of Kinross (Kinross House Papers), reference GD29/1759

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23 May 1711 and 10 April 1713: Heritable bond of provision by Dame Anna Bruce, Lady Kinross, relict of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, now spouse of John Carstairs of Kilconquhar, with consent of Alexander Bruce, son of deceased Thomas Bruce of Blairhall, Mr. James Halket, doctor of medicine, and Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, her son, to Mrs Mary Carstairs, her youngest daughter. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Bruce family of Kinross (Kinross House Papers), reference GD29/1192

Biographical Summary by Darryl Lundy's Peerage

Thomas Bruce of Blairhall is the son of Robert Bruce and Catherine Preston. He married Jean Henderson, daughter of Sir John Henderson, 5th of Fordell and Margaret Menteith, on 27 April 1648. He lived at Blairhall, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Children of Thomas Bruce of Blairhall and Jean Henderson (1)John Bruce (2) Alexander Bruce (3) Margaret Bruce (4) Catherine Bruce d. 1693. Darryl Lundy's Peerage