Wednesday 2 February 2011

1881 Census Benjamin John Elder Bruce b1845

Mary Mackinnon Elder Bruce died 1880 -Mother and sons

Alexander Wallace

On the back of this photo it says'never married , rather eccentric'- Probably a euphemism!  which was a quote from Alice Susan Bruce who died in 1986.

Mary Mckinnon Elder Bruce

My great great grandmother , died in Inveraray in 1880





My great grandfather BJE Bruce
Emigrated with all family except my Grandfather to USA .Born 1845 Edinburgh ( ?) Died in New York 1901. First wife Emily Moxon, had son George Gower Bruce (married Ethel Moxon ,son Guy died infant)

He was Chief Waterworks engineer for Hull . Lived at Stoneferry.

Second wife Marie Louise Bevan -8 children

Children of George Gower Bruce and Mary Mackinnon Elder

Georgiana Thomson twin to(AW) 
Christian Bruce
Christian Bruce