Rev Robert Bruce (of Kinnaird) & Martha Douglas 
Robert and Martha were married on June 9th, 1590. They had a son and a daughter, named Robert and Jean.
- Family Notes
- In 1590, Bruce married Margaret or Martha, daughter of George Douglas of Parkhead and Marion Douglas, heiress of James Douglas of Parkhead and Pittendreich. At this point his father restored him to the Barony of Kinnaird. (Footnote: Marriage Contract dated 9th June 1590 - Riddell's M.S. "Baronetage".) Source: The Lands and Lairds of Larbert & Dunipace Parishes', John C. Gibson, 1908, quoted by Anne Anderson.
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Rev Robert Bruce (of Kinnaird)
Robert was born in 1554 in Airth.- Birth Notes
- The first of a new family of Bruce's of Kinnaird. He was born (it is supposed) at Airth castle c1554. Educated at the Universities of St. Andrews, Paris & Louvain and was intended by his father to follow the law. He completed his education at Edinburgh and began to practise law. He wanted to study Theology. His parents consented to his going nto the church only on his resigning the estate of Kinnaird, which he did. He wewnt on to become a member of King James VI's Privy Council. (The next few paragraphs tell of his ups and downs during this, eventually leading to a falling out with the King).
1629, Larbert Church having been neglected and left without a minister by the Bishops, he not only repaired it but preached every Sunday to large congragations.
He died 13th August 1631 and was buried in the aisle of the church at Larbert and it is said that 4 to 5 thousand people followed his body to the grave. (There is a sketch in the book showing the gravestone).
- source "The Lands and Lairds of Larbert & Dunipace Parishes", John C. Gibson, 1908, quoted by Anne Anderson.
- The first of a new family of Bruce's of Kinnaird. He was born (it is supposed) at Airth castle c1554. Educated at the Universities of St. Andrews, Paris & Louvain and was intended by his father to follow the law. He completed his education at Edinburgh and began to practise law. He wanted to study Theology. His parents consented to his going nto the church only on his resigning the estate of Kinnaird, which he did. He wewnt on to become a member of King James VI's Privy Council. (The next few paragraphs tell of his ups and downs during this, eventually leading to a falling out with the King).
- Death Notes
Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800
Mort Roll from 1781 in the Register House, Edinburgh.
The Commissariot Record of Stirling. Register of Testaments, 1607-1800.
"Pro re ecclesiastica."
County: Stirling
Country: Scotland
Bruce, Mr. Robert, of Kinnaird, par. of Larbert 30 Nov 1631
His gravestone, in Larbert Old Parish church:
"The mortal remains of Mr. ROBERT BRUCE of Kinnaird
Minister of the Gospel, 2nd son of Sir ALEXANDER BRUCE of Airth
By JANET daughter of the 5th Lord LIVINGSTONE lie interred in this spot
At the foot of the pulpit of the first church in Larbert which he built, and from which he sought
To make known the truth, as it is in Christ
Born 1554 he died 1631 aged 77 years"
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Children
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Robert Bruce of Kinnaird
He died in 1645.- Death Notes
- Slain at Naseby, fighting for King Charles I. He was followed by his elder son Robert.
Source: Robert John Usher-Somers
Robert, 2nd of Kinnaird succeeded his father in 1631. He married Margaret Menteith of the Kerse family. They had two sons - Colonel Robert and Alexander.
source "The Lands and Lairds of Larbert & Dunipace Parishes", John C. Gibson, 1908, quoted by Anne Anderson.
- Slain at Naseby, fighting for King Charles I. He was followed by his elder son Robert.
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