William Bruce and Margaret Stewart were tenants of the house at JarlshofPittarthie Castle was built by William Bruce's descendants in Fife
Lawrence Bruce was appointed "Foud" or Sherrif of Shetland in 1571, an administrator for his half-brother, the Earl of Orkney.[1] William Bruce came to Shetland to work as his deputy or clerk.[2]
Alexander Bruce of Cultmalindie married Jean Oliphant, a daughter of Lord Oliphant.[3]
Marjorie Stewart's first husband was William Sinclair of Underhoull on Unst. He was a son of Olave Sinclair of Havera and Brow, the previous Foud of Shetland, who died in 1570. Another son of the Foud, Matthew Sinclair of Ness, was murdered in 1602.[4]
William Bruce obtained lands at Sumburgh and Jarlshof in 1592. His wife Margaret Stewart died on 25 November 1607. Her will details their farm stock at Sumburgh and Symbister, and the wages owed to their farm workers and domestic servants.
His second wife was Isobella Spens, from a Fife family, a relation of the diplomat James Spens of Wormiston. He went to live in Fife in later life.
He died in 1624 was buried at Crail where his churchyard monument survives.[5]
Andrew Bruce, a son of Isobella Spens, inherited his lands in Fife, and his half brother Robert Bruce inherited Symbister. Andrew Bruce bought an estate called Pittarthie near Dunino and married Elizabeth Bruce, a daughter of William Bruce of Earlshall.[6]
Referencesedit
^John H. Ballentyne & Brian Smith, Shetland Documents, 1195-1579 (Lerwick, 1999), p. 307.
^Anthony Cohen, Whalsay: Symbol, Segment and Boundary in a Shetland Island Community (Manchester, 1987), p. 137.
^James Tosach Clark, Genealogical Collections made by Walter Macfarlane, vol. 2 (SHS: Edinburgh, 1900), pp. 106-7.
^Gilbert Goudie, 'Some Forgotten Incidents and Personages of Shetland', Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries, 25 (1890), pp. 50-52.
^Crail. William Bruce of Symbister tomb in churchyard, HES/RCAHMS Canmore
^W. Bruce Armstrong, Genealogist, vol. 7 (London, 1883), p. 224.
April 18, 2024
william, bruce, symbister, sumburgh, died, 1624, scottish, landowner, william, bruce, relation, laurence, bruce, cultmalindie, perthshire, built, muness, castle, unst, william, bruce, descendants, built, symbister, house, symbister, whalsay, william, bruce, ma. William Bruce of Symbister and Sumburgh died 1624 was a Scottish landowner William Bruce was a relation of Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie Perthshire who built Muness Castle on Unst William Bruce s descendants built Symbister House at Symbister on Whalsay William Bruce and Margaret Stewart were tenants of the house at JarlshofPittarthie Castle was built by William Bruce s descendants in FifeLawrence Bruce was appointed Foud or Sherrif of Shetland in 1571 an administrator for his half brother the Earl of Orkney 1 William Bruce came to Shetland to work as his deputy or clerk 2 Alexander Bruce of Cultmalindie married Jean Oliphant a daughter of Lord Oliphant 3 William Bruce married Marjorie or Margaret Stewart died 1607 a daughter of John Stewart Commendator of Coldingham and Jean Hepburn Marjorie Stewart s first husband was William Sinclair of Underhoull on Unst He was a son of Olave Sinclair of Havera and Brow the previous Foud of Shetland who died in 1570 Another son of the Foud Matthew Sinclair of Ness was murdered in 1602 4 William Bruce obtained lands at Sumburgh and Jarlshof in 1592 His wife Margaret Stewart died on 25 November 1607 Her will details their farm stock at Sumburgh and Symbister and the wages owed to their farm workers and domestic servants His second wife was Isobella Spens from a Fife family a relation of the diplomat James Spens of Wormiston He went to live in Fife in later life He died in 1624 was buried at Crail where his churchyard monument survives 5 Andrew Bruce a son of Isobella Spens inherited his lands in Fife and his half brother Robert Bruce inherited Symbister Andrew Bruce bought an estate called Pittarthie near Dunino and married Elizabeth Bruce a daughter of William Bruce of Earlshall 6 References edit John H Ballentyne amp Brian Smith Shetland Documents 1195 1579 Lerwick 1999 p 307 Anthony Cohen Whalsay Symbol Segment and Boundary in a Shetland Island Community Manchester 1987 p 137 James Tosach Clark Genealogical Collections made by Walter Macfarlane vol 2 SHS Edinburgh 1900 pp 106 7 Gilbert Goudie Some Forgotten Incidents and Personages of Shetland Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries 25 1890 pp 50 52 Crail William Bruce of Symbister tomb in churchyard HES RCAHMS Canmore W Bruce Armstrong Genealogist vol 7 London 1883 p 224 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Bruce of Symbister amp oldid 1152156106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
