James Bruce |
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Son of: | David Bruce |
and: | Helen Bruce daughter of Alexander Bruce of Kinnaird who on his death left her and her descendants his name and estate. |
born: | December 1730 |
died: | 27/4/1794. Buried Larbert Churchyard, Stirling |
occupation: | Abyssinian Traveller |
If Bruce's extraordinary journey to the source of the Blue Nile was fraught, his route home was equally dangerous. After leaving Abyssinia, he crossed a country even more barbarous. At Teawa, the principal village of Atbara, the most outrageous demands were placed on him by the Sheke. Then in Sennaar he was delayed for four miserable months and his money was exhausted, forcing him to pay his debts by parting with a massive gold chain that had been a gift from the King of Abyssinia. Bruce then had to cross the Great Desert of Nubia. In the sweltering heat, camels and baggage had to be abandoned. When he finally reached the safety of Assouan, he pleaded with the Aga for camels to go back to the desert to recover his valuable papers. This achieved, he sailed the Nile to Cairo and then on to Alexandria where he boarded a ship for Marseilles, landing in France in March 1773. When he recovered his strength, Bruce set off for Paris. His reception in the French capital was `flattering' and he was in great demand to tell his hosts of his travels. His health still being delicate, Bruce headed for Italy to continue his recovery, and it was not until June 1774 that he sailed for England where an equally impressive welcome awaited him. |
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x 1776 Mary Dundas | |
the following children were born of this union: | |
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Josephine Dundas Bruce |
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Daughter of: | Thomas Bruce |
and: | Henrietta Dorin |
born: | 1844 |
died: | |
Thomas Bruce |
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Son of: | Thomas Bruce |
and: | Clementina Dundas |
born: | 29/8/1808 Edinburgh |
died: | |
x 1828 Henrietta Dorin | |
the following children were born of this union: | |
1. | Thomas Bruce born 1835. Died 1863 at sea from sun apoplexy when sailing from Barbados. Captain 21st Royal North British Fusiliers |
2. | Sir Charles Bruce |
3. | Charlotte Clementina Bruce |
4. | Henrietta Eleanor Bruce |
5. | Josephine Dundas Bruce |
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Son of: | Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael |
and: | Janet Maitland Dundas |
born: | 1812 |
died: | 1850 |
Eleanor Hyndford Carmichael
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Daughter of: | Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael |
and: | Janet Maitland Dundas |
born: | |
died: | 1849 |
Sir David Kinloch | |
the following children were born of this union: | |
1. | Alexander Kinloch |
2. | Isabel Kinloch |
3. | Harriet Kinloch |
4. | Eleanor Kinloch |
Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael |
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Son of: | Alexander Gibson Carmichael |
and: | Margaret Bruce Dundas |
born: | 1774 |
died: | 1849 |
x Friday 7 February 1806 Janet Maitland Dundas the daughter of Major General Thomas Dundas and Lady Eleanor Elizabeth Home | |
the following children were born of this union: | |
Alexander Gibson Carmichael born 6/6/1812 died 1850 | |
Thomas Gibson Carmichael died 1855 | |
William Henry Gibson Carmichael born 1827 | |
Margaret Carmichael | |
Eleanor Carmichael | |
Jane Carnegie |
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Daughter of: | David Carnegie of Colluthie |
and: | Eupham Wemyss |
born: | |
died: | |
Archibald Dundas | |
the following children were born of this union: | |
1. | Sir John Dundas circa 1595 |
2. | Nichola Dundas |
3. | Margaret Dundas |
4. | Jean Dundas |
5. | Catherine Dundas |