Bruce - Stephen inheritance
Another son of David Bruce (Thomas) left a son, William who inherited the estate of Alderston form his unmarried aunt, Elizabeth Bruce. He was reconciled to the Stephens, and promised to leave Alderston to John Stephen his cousin, Mary's son, and his family. This he failed to do. He died unmarried in 1860 at the age of 80, bequeathing Alderston to a Mrs Marr, wife of Dr Marr, who is said to have been his own illegitimate daughter.
The cited information was sourced from Electronic Document (email, file) published by Robert John Usher-Somers in 1995 <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ushersomers/Bruce.html> The author/originator was Helen Stephen Cowie. This citation is considered to be evidence of questionable reliability (interviews, census, oral genealogies, or potential for bias for example, an autobiography).- Source/Citation References (4)
- Parent Source: Genealogical Research carried out by Helen Stephen Cowie.
- Family: Dr James Marr & Janet Bathgate Colquhoun
- Individual: William Bruce
- Marriage / Union: Dr James Marr & Janet Bathgate Colquhoun