Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin

Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Jane Roberton, daughter of James Roberton ( principal Lord of Session)^[1] and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay^[2]^[3]

On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte and they had eight children:^[1]

Lady Martha Bruce (b. 3 June 1760), died young
Lady Janet Bruce (b. 2 July 1761), died young
William Robert Bruce, Lord Bruce (b. 15 January 1763), died young
William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin (1764–1771)
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766–1841)
Hon. Charles Andrew Bruce (1768–1810), Governor of Prince of Wales's Island
Hon. James Bruce (1769–1798), Member of Parliament
Lady Charlotte Matilda Bruce (28 May 1771 – March 1816), married Admiral Philip Charles Durham

References

^ ^a ^b "Elgin, 1633". Cracroft's Peerage. http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Elgin1633.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ John Birnie; William Barclay Turnbull (1838). Families of Broomhill. Edinburgh Printing Co.. pp. p36–37. http://books.google.com/books?id=4chrAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
^ "Archibald Roberton". thepeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p3686.htm#i36860. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

Masonic offices
Preceded by The Earl of Leven	Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1761 – 1763	Succeeded by The Earl of Kellie
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by William Bruce	Earl of Kincardine 1740–1771	Succeeded by William Bruce
Preceded by Charles Bruce	Earl of Elgin 1747–1771	Succeeded by William Bruce

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Name	Elgin, Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of
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Date of birth	6 July 1732
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Date of death	14 May 1771
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