Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin

Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Janet Roberton, daughter of James Roberton (principal Lord of Session)[1] and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay[2][3]

The 5th Earl of Elgin.
The grave of Sir Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin, Dunfermline Abbey
Coats of arms of the Earl of Elgin

On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte (1739-1810, who later became governess to Princess Charlotte of Wales. They had eight children:[1]

  • 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 (17641771)
  • Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (17661841)
  • Charles Andrew Bruce (17681810), Governor of Prince of Wales's Island
  • James Bruce (17691798), Member of Parliament
  • Lady Charlotte Matilda Bruce (28 May 1771 March 1816), married Admiral Philip Charles Durham

Elgin was Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons from 1761 to 1763 and a founding member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.[1] He built the planned industrial village of Charlestown, Fife.[4]

He is buried in the southern transept of Dunfermline Abbey close to the grave of Robert the Bruce.

References

  1. Elgin, 1633 Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at cracroftspeerage.co.uk (Cracroft's Peerage online). Retrieved 23 October 2012
  2. John Birnie; William Barclay Turnbull (1838). Families of Broomhill. Edinburgh Printing Co. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. "Archibald Roberton". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  4. Chesher, Susan; Foster, Linda; Hogben, Laurence (1979). A Short History of the Villages: Charlestown, Limekilns and Pattiesmuir. Charlestown, Limekilns and Pattiesmuir Community Council.
Masonic offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Leven
Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Scotland

1761 1763
Succeeded by
The Earl of Kellie
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
William Bruce
Earl of Kincardine
17401771
Succeeded by
William Bruce
Preceded by
Charles Bruce
Earl of Elgin
17471771


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