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The Bruce, later Bruce-Clifton Baronetcy, of Downhill in the County of Londonderry, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 June 1804 for Reverend Henry Bruce. He was a descendant of Patrick Bruce, younger brother of the first Baronet of the 1628 creation, and the brother of Sir Stewart Bruce, 1st Baronet, of Dublin (see below).
Sir Laurence Dundas of Kerse received several grants during the 1760s and 1770s including Seabegs in 1764, [4] parts of Kerse in 1766, [5] Abbotskerse in 1772, [6] West Kerse in 1773, [7] also Clackmannan in 1763, [8] and Denboig 1766. [9] He also acquired the lands and barony of Newton around this period.
Robert Bruce, 3rd Baron of Clackmannan; Edward Bruce, of Stenhouse, who married Agnes Airth, daughter of Sir William Airth of Airth, circa 1417. James Bruce, Bishop of Dunkeld [1] Alexander Bruce; Thomas Bruce, of Wester Kennet (who had a charter for those and other lands on 2 May 1389); and; Helen Bruce, who married David Ross of Balnagown. [2]
Clan Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: Brùs) is a Lowlands Scottish clan. [3] It was a royal house in the 14th century, producing two kings of Scotland ( Robert the Bruce and David II ), and a disputed High King of Ireland , Edward Bruce .
Patrick was born around 1235, the son of Sir David Graham of Dundaff and wife Agnes Noble. [2] He was selected to negotiate the marriage of Prince Alexander of Scotland and Margaret of Flanders in 1281. He sat in the Parliament of 1284 and acknowledged Margaret, Maid of Norway as heir to the throne of Scotland. [2] [3]
The Clan Graham fought at the Battle of Dunbar in 1296 where Sir Patrick de Graham of Kincardine was the only man of all the Scots not to retreat and instead fought to the death. [6] Sir John de Graham, was a friend and follower of William Wallace. [7] Sir John de Graham is regarded as hero for rescuing Wallace at Queensbury. [7]
Clan Ogilvy, also known as Clan Ogilvie, is a Scottish Highland clan from Angus, Scotland. [2] Gillebride, Earl of Angus, received a barony from King William the Lion in 1163 and bestowed the lands of Ogilvy upon his son Gilbert. [3] [4] In 1491, King James IV elevated Sir James Ogilvy as Lord Ogilvy of Airlie. [2]
Airth (Scottish Gaelic: An Àird) is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland. It is 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of Falkirk town and sits on the banks of the River Forth .