Robert Bruce of Airth

ROBERT BRUCE OF AIRTH

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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[23 March 1529]: Dispensation in form of apostolic letters by Antonius, cardinal of the Four Crowned Saints, in favour of Robert Bruce of Artht and Marion [or Marjorie] Bruce, for their marriage, in spite of fact that they are related in third and fourth degrees of affinity, by her relationship to Margaret Schaw who has known said Robert carnally. National Records of Scotland, Papers of the Bruce family of Airth, reference GD37/358

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1 July 1547: Charter under the Great Seal of Scotland which confirmed possession of two bovates of the land of Airth, and other lands, to Alexander Bruce and his wife Jonete Levingstoun. Alexander is identified as the son and apparent heir of Robert Bruce of Airth, who had previously resigned these lands in favour of his son. Robert Bruce of Airth reserved his own liferent and that of his wife Mariote Bruce. RMS 1546-80: charter number 118

Evidence cited in the Bruces of Airth and their Cadets

14 May 1548: Charter by Robert Bruce of Airth to Robert Bruce, his son and apparent heir, and Jonet Livingston his spouse, of the Mill of Airth, reserving Robert's liferent, and a terce to " Mariote Bruce spouse mee moderne." At Airth, Witnesses, Mr. Thomas Bruys, James Brus, etc. The Bruces of Airth: xxxiii

Biographical Summaries Follow

Robert Bruce of Airth1

• M, #185116
• Last Edited=19 Mar 2008
• Robert Bruce of Airth is the son of Sir Robert Bruce of Airth and Eupheme Montgomerie.1 He married, firstly, Janet Forrester, daughter of Sir Walter Forrester of Carden.1 He married, secondly, Marion Bruce, daughter of Sir David Bruce of Clackmannan and Janet Blackadder.1
• Child of Robert Bruce of Airth and Janet Forrester
  • 1.Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth+1
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Volume 1, page 547. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p18512.htm#i185116 ______________________
• '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)
              • .... etc.
            • (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
              • .... 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) Thomas Bruce, 1st of Larbertscheills "had numerous issue"
          • m. Elizabeth Auchmuthie
          • (3) Janet Bruce probably of this generation
          • m. (mcrt 16.10.1504) William Livingston of Kilsyth (d before 21.07.1545)
        • b. .... etc.
• Main source(s): BP1934 (Bruce of Stenhouse), RedBookScot (Perthshire, Bruce of Airth + Bruce of Kinnaird (1st Family))
• From: Stirnet.com ________________________
• Sir Robert Bruce1,2
• M, #72765
• Father Robert Bruce3 d. a 1437
• Mother (Miss) Airth4
• Sir Robert Bruce was born at of Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.1,2 He married Mariota Forrester, daughter of Sir Walter Forrester.2
• Family Mariota Forrester
• Children
  • Robert Bruce2 d. b 6 Dec 1561
  • Jonet Bruce+1,2 d. a 21 Jul 1545
• Citations
• 1.[S11584] The Scots Peerage, Vol. V, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 187.
• 2.[S11577] Unknown author, Burke's Commoners, Vol. II, p., 370.
• 3.[S11577] Unknown author, Burke's Commoners, Vol. II, p., 387.
• 4.[S11577] Unknown author, Burke's Commoners, Vol. II, p., p. 370.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2421.htm#... ___________________________
• ACCORDING TO THE OTHER REFERENCES THIS ROBERT & HIS LISTED FATHER ARE THE SAME PERSON & WAS MARRIED TO BOTH MARIOTA/JANET FORRESTER AND MARION BRUCE
• Robert Bruce1
• M, #78343, d. before 6 December 1561
• Father Sir Robert Bruce2
• Mother Mariota Forrester2
• Robert Bruce was born at of Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.1 He married Marion Bruce, daughter of Sir David Bruce, Baron O'Lack Manor and Janet Blackadder, before 1 July 1547.1 Robert Bruce died before 6 December 1561.1
• Family Marion Bruce d. Jul 1575
• Citations
• 1.[S11565] The Scots Peerage, Vol. III, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 473.
• 2.[S11577] Unknown author, Burke's Commoners, Vol. II, p., 370.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2607.htm#... ________________________

of Airth 4 sons 1 daughter

ref ILG

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(Source: Family Tree on Geneanet)

BRUCE, EARLS OF ELGIN AND AILESBURY Balfour Paul, James, ed. (1906). The Scots Peerage, Vol. III. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 467–468. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

Sir David Bruce, eldest son of the second marriage, succeeded his father in Clackmannan, to the exclusion of his elder half-brother Robert and his son David. On 11 September 1497 he had a Crown charter of Clackmannan, subject to his father's liferent and that of his mother Mariota Herries. On 3 February 1506-7 he had a Crown charter erecting Clackmannan, with other lands, into a barony, when he is styled ' David Bruis de Clackmannan miles, Alius quondam David Bruce de Clackmannan,' his nephew, David Bruce of Rait, having resigned any interest he might have in it. The estate must have been a very large one, from the enumeration of the lands incorporated in the barony. He had a licence to hold a fair at Clackmannan on the Feast of St. Bartholomew annually, 18 April 1517, which was confirmed 18 September 1542. Sir David was on an assize 1 December 1554, On 21 January 1550-51 he gave a charter to Robert Bruce, his grandson and apparent heir, and Janet Levingstone, his wife, of an annualrent of forty merks, and was alive 12 June 1556, when he gave a precept of sasine for infefting Robert Bruce, brother- german of the deceased Mr. John Bruce, in the lands of Wester Kennet. Sir David married Jean, daughter of Sir Patrick Blacadder of Tulliallan, by whom he had issue five sons and four daughters, viz. : —

1.John, died vita patris before 14 February 1550-51, but carried on the line of the Clackmannan family, which became extinct in the male line on the death, 8 July 1772, of Henry Bruce, fifteenth and last Baron.
2. Edward, of Blairhall born 1505, had a charter of the lands of Easter Kennet, 1537, on the resignation of Robert Brady. This charter was confirmed11 by James v. 24 April 1537. He had also a charter 12 from the Abbot of Culross 7 June 1540, confirmed 15 February 1542-43, of the lands of Bergady and two parts of the Shire mills
3. David, of Green. He was ancestor of the Bruces of Kennet, Lords Balfour of Burleigh. (See vol. i. p. 547.)
4. Robert, of Lynmylne. The Swedish Bruces ennobled in 1668 were probably descended from him.
5. Patrick, of Valleyfield. He had a charter of Valley-field from the Commendator of Culross, 8 June 1540, to himself and Margaret Falconer, his wife, which was confirmed7 15 February 1542-43. In this confirmation charter he is called son of Sir David Bruce of Clackmannan, Knight. He is said to have resigned the lands and barony of Valleyfield to James Preston of Craigmillar, and to have died s. p., leaving the estate of Green to his brother David ; but, on the other hand, David appears as a witness to a charter under the designation 'of ' de Greyne,' 30 January 1536-37. He is also a witness to a precept of sasine 6 November 1536, and in an ancient MS. pedigree, endorsed 1640, Patrick is styled of Valleyfield,' and David is called ' of Greyne.' It would, on the whole, seem that Patrick never possessed Green, but only Valleyfield.
6. Elizabeth, married, first, to Alexander Dundas of Fingask ; they had a charter of Cottis, 8 August 1542. She was married, secondly, to Robert Oolless of Bonneymoon.
7. Marion, married, first, about 1500, to John Menteith of Caverkay ; secondly, to Robert Bruce of Airth ; and thirdly, to Magnus Sinclair of Kynninmonth, second son 7 of William, Lord Sinclair. She died July 1575; will dated at Dysart 18 June 1575, confirmed 11 August 1575.8
8. Agnes, married to John Elphinstone, parson of Invernochty, with issue.
9. Alison, married to Sir James Oolville of Ochiltree, circa 1530. They had a charter of East Wemyss 20 August 1533.