Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
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William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine
William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine . The son of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine and Rachel Paunceforth, Bruce became the 8th Lord of Torry and the 8th Earl of Kincardine in 1740....
. His mother was Jane Roberton
Roberton
Roberton may refer to:*Roberton, Scottish Borders, a village in the Scottish Borders, close to Hawick*Roberton, Lanarkshire*James Roberton, Lord Bedlay, Scottish advocate and judge*John Roberton , Physician and social reformer...
, daughter of James Roberton ( principal Lord of Session) and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay
On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte and they had eight children:
- 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 ElginThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of ElginThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat, known for the removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens. Elgin was the second son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and his wife Martha Whyte...
(1766–1841) - Hon. Charles Andrew BruceCharles Andrew BruceCharles Andrew Bruce was Governor of Prince of Wales Isle in From March 24 1810 to December 1810. He died while still in office...
(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 DurhamPhilip Charles DurhamAdmiral Sir Philip Charles Calderwood Henderson Durham, GCB was a Royal Navy officer whose service in the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars was lengthy, distinguished and at times controversial.-Biography:Destined to be one of the luckiest men in the...