James Bruce

James was born on July 6th, 1739 in Dunipace.

• Birth Notes
  • Dunipace OPR: "Baptised July 6th, 1739, James, parents John Bruce, Isobel Taylor, witnesses Thomas Bruce, George Rennie."
    
    IGI extracted christening:
    06 JUL 1740        Dunipace, Stirling, Scotland

James' father was John Bruce and his mother was Isobel Taylor. He had seven brothers and a sister, named Archibald, John, John, Bruce, Thomas, George, John and Margaret.  He was the oldest of the nine children.