Robert Bruce^{[1, 2]}

Cal 1816 - 1892  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Robert Bruce
  Born	CALC 12 Jul 1816	, Northumberland Co., England   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195052466
  Occupation	1852	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339128
  Died	29 Jan 1892	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  	Cause: Cause: Heart Failure (10 days)
  Buried	1 Feb 1892	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I339128	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	James Bruce,   b. 1784, , Northumberland Co., England ,   d. 7 Feb 1869  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Isabella Tennant,   b. 1791, , Scotland ,   d. 11 Dec 1861  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F29698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Wight,   b. 1821, , Selkirkshire, Scotland ,   d. 18 Sep 1900, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Bruce,   d. Bef 1862   2. Bruce,   d. Bef 1862   3. James Bruce,   b. CALC 2 Feb 1845, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1926, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)   4. Andrew Bruce,   b. CALC 8 Jan 1850, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1862  (Age ~ 12 years)   5. Mary Jane Bruce,   b. 7 Jan 1854, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. William Bruce,   b. 11 Jul 1857, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1929, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F247972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, In Blenheim on Friday, Jan. 29th, at 2: 30 o'clock p.m. Robert Bruce, Aged 75 years 6 mos, and 17 days. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, lot 7, concession 10, on Monday, February 1, at 1: 30 o'clock p.m., to the Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. Ayr, January 29, 1892. Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies

  
  

• Sources

  [S529] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Cedar Creek CC#4490 Internet Link. Sacred/ To The Memory Of/ Andrew/ Son Of Robert &/ Elisabeth Bruce/ Who Died Oct. 8, 1862/ Aged 12 Y'rs 9 Mo/ Also Two Of Their Daughters/ Who Died In Infancy./ [Broken & Lying On Ground.] [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11783-85. Thomas Somerville, 35, occ. Merchant, b. Haysville, res. Same, son of Mary Somerville and Blank, Married Mary Jane Bruce, 31, b. Blenheim, res. North Dumfries, daughter of Robert Bruce and Elizabeth Uyglot?, Wittness(es) - James Bruce and Mary Little, both of Roseville, 13 April 1885 at North Dumfries [S820] Census - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - 1852, Div 2 pg 42. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Robert Bruce/ 1817 - 1892/ Elizabeth Wight/ his wife/ 1821 - 1900/ James Bruce/ 1845 - 1926 [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 35747 (1929), William Bruce. William Bruce, b. 11 Jul 1857 Blenheim Twp., mail courier, s/o Robert Bruce (b. Northumberland, England) & Elizabeth Wight (Selkirkshire, Scotland) informant: Mary J. Sommerville of Ayr, (sister), d. 20 Jun 1929 Ayr, cause: chronic myocarditis (10 years) & Siltiral? Regurgatiation? (40 years) [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Bruce/ William Bruce/ born July 11, 1857/ died June 20, 1929/ his wife/ Ellen Elliott/ born Mar. 4, 1854/ died Jan. 5, 1930 [Back/West] Robert Bruce/ 1817 - 1892/ Elizabeth Wight/ his wife/ 1821 - 1900./ James Bruce/ 1845 - 1926

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 12 Jul 1816 - , Northumberland Co., England Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Heart Failure (10 days) - 29 Jan 1892 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 1 Feb 1892 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth