David BRUCE
1801 - 1877 (75 years)-
Name David BRUCE - Convict
Birth 2 Jul 1801 Baptism 19 Jul 1801 Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Death 11 Apr 1877 Rose Hill, NSW, Australia [1] - NSW Death Transcription 1877/46969. David Bruce died 11th April 1877 at Rose Hill (near Clearencetown), male, occupation farmer aged 75.Born Glasgow, Scotland, 47 years in NSW. Parents, James Bruce (publican) and Isabella Matilda Haddon. David's first marriage - place of marriage, Morpeth, age unknown, spouse unknown, children of marriage Mary, David (twins). Second marriage was to Sarah Pearson at Clarence Town, 1st March 1877, children of marriage: Isabel, James, Sarah Ann, Kate, Luke, John, Ritchie, Mary Ann, Alexander, Thomas, Illegitimate by Sarah Pearson. Informant Thomas Pearson (brother-in-law, Clarence Town). Cause of Death Cancer, Length of Illness 16 Months, date of burial 13th April 1877 at Stoney Creek near Clarence Town. Witnesses William Stretchley & John McLean. Registered 12 April 1877, Clarence Town. [1]
- Possible inquest into death, not sure though as these docs are held in VIC, to followup and check. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99R-PX98?i=42&cc=1805122
Burial 13 Apr 1877 Stoney Creek, NSW, Australia [1] Person ID I2709 treeno1 Last Modified 6 Jul 2025
Father James BRUCE, b. 1772 Mother Isabella Matilda HADDOW Family ID F919 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 
Sarah Ann ROSE, b. 1811, Hertfordshire, England d. 1853, Seaham, NSW, Australia (Age 42 years)Marriage 13 Sep 1847 St. James, Morpeth, NSW, Australia - Marriage Certificate 626 Vol 32C. This marriage was Solemnized in the Parish of Alnwick, in the County of Northumberland, NSW. David Bruce, bachelor, of the Parish of Wilmot, and Sarah Pearson, Widow of the Parish of Wilmot were married in St.James Church, Morpeth by Banns this 13th day of September 1847. In the presence of Thos. Loyd of Wilmot and Elizabeth Ireland of Wilmot. [2]
Children 1. Elizabeth Ann BRUCE, b. 21 Mar 1848, Clarencetown, NSW, Australia 2. Mary BRUCE, b. 1850 d. 1891 (Age 41 years) 3. David BRUCE, b. 1852 Family ID F642 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Jan 2024
Family 2 Sarah Ann PEARSON, b. 1840 d. 1891 (Age 51 years) Marriage 1877 NSW, Australia Children 1. Isabella BRUCE, b. 1855 d. 1886 (Age 31 years) + 2. James BRUCE, b. c1857, Sydney, NSW, Australia d. 26 Nov 1895, Albury Hospital, Albury, NSW, Australia (Age ~ 38 years)3. Sarah Ann BRUCE, b. 1860, Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia d. 1945, QLD, Australia (Age 85 years)4. Catherine BRUCE, b. 1864, Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia d. 1938, Irvington, NSW, Australia (Age 74 years)+ 5. Luke BRUCE, b. 1866, Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia d. 1950, Lismore, NSW, Australia (Age 84 years)+ 6. John McAlpine BRUCE, b. 1867, Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia d. 1945, Ballina, NSW, Australia (Age 78 years)7. Ritchie BRUCE, b. 1869, Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia d. 1928, West Maitland, NSW, Australia (Age 59 years)+ 8. Mary Ann BRUCE, b. 1873, Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia d. 1944, West Maitland, NSW, Australia (Age 71 years)9. Alexander BRUCE, b. 1875, Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia + 10. Thomas Richard BRUCE, b. 7 Apr 1877, Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia d. 16 Jan 1957, Maitland, NSW, Australia (Age 79 years)Family ID F2702 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Jan 2024
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Marriage - 13 Sep 1847 - St. James, Morpeth, NSW, Australia 
Marriage - 1877 - NSW, Australia = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Possible convict, transported in 1830. http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/bruce/david/70292
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