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     George Charles Constantine Bruce, Lord Bruce was born on 5 April 1800.¹ He was the son of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Mary Nisbet.¹ He died in 1840, unmarried.¹
     He was styled as Lord Bruce.¹

     Lady Mary Bruce was the daughter of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Mary Nisbet.¹ She married Rt. Hon. Robert Adam Nisbet Hamilton, son of Philip Dundas and Margaret Wedderburn, on 28 January 1828.¹ She died on 21 December 1883.¹
     From 28 January 1828, her married name became Nisbet Hamilton.¹

     Rt. Hon. Robert Adam Nisbet Hamilton was the son of Philip Dundas and Margaret Wedderburn.² He married Lady Mary Bruce, daughter of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Mary Nisbet, on 28 January 1828.¹ He died on 9 June 1877.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He was given the name of Robert Adam Dundas at birth.¹ His name was legally changed to Robert Adam Christopher.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1852.¹ He lived at Bloxham Hall, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Matilda Harriet Bruce was the daughter of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Mary Nisbet.¹ She married Sir John Maxwell of Pollock, 8th Bt., son of Sir John Maxwell of Auldhouse, 7th Bt. and Hannah Anne Gardiner, on 14 October 1839.¹ She died on 31 August 1857.¹
     From 14 October 1839, her married name became Maxwell.¹

     Sir John Maxwell of Pollock, 8th Bt. was born on 12 May 1791.² He was the son of Sir John Maxwell of Auldhouse, 7th Bt. and Hannah Anne Gardiner.² He married Lady Matilda Harriet Bruce, daughter of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Mary Nisbet, on 14 October 1839.¹ He died on 6 June 1865 at age 74, without issue.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Renfrewshire between 1818 and 1830.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lanarkshire between 1832 and 1837.² He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Maxwell, of Pollok, co. Renfrew [N.S., 1682] on 30 July 1844.²

     Maj.-Gen. Hon. Robert Bruce was born on 15 March 1813.¹ He was the son of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Elizabeth Oswald.¹ He married Katherine Mary Shaw-Stewart, daughter of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart of Greenhall and Blackhall, 6th Bt. and Eliza Mary Farquhar, on 2 May 1848.¹ He died on 27 June 1862 at age 49, without issue.¹
     He held the office of Governor to HRH THe Prince of Wales (later HM Kiing Edward VII.)¹

     Katherine Mary Shaw-Stewart was the daughter of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart of Greenhall and Blackhall, 6th Bt. and Eliza Mary Farquhar.^1,2 She married Maj.-Gen. Hon. Robert Bruce, son of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Elizabeth Oswald, on 2 May 1848.¹ She died on 3 December 1889, without issue.²
     She was appointed Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (V.A.) 4th Class.¹ From 2 May 1848, her married name became Bruce.¹ She held the office of Bedchamber Women-in-Ordinary to HM Queen Victoria in 1866.¹

     Hon. Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce was born on 14 April 1814.¹ He was the son of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Elizabeth Oswald.¹ He died in September 1867 at age 53, unmarried.¹
     He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Envoy to China.¹ He held the office of Minister to the U.S.A. in 1865.¹ He was Agent and Consul-General to Egypt.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹

     Hon. Thomas Charles Bruce was born on 15 February 1825.¹ He was the son of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Elizabeth Oswald.¹ He married Sarah Caroline Thornhill, daughter of Thomas Thornhill and Martha Mary Anne Waddington, on 19 November 1863.¹ He died on 23 November 1890 at age 65.¹
     He was a practising barrister.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Portsmouth between 1874 and 1885.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Banffshire.¹

     Sarah Caroline Thornhill was born circa 1836 at London, England.² She was the daughter of Thomas Thornhill and Martha Mary Anne Waddington.^1,3 She married Hon. Thomas Charles Bruce, son of General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine and Elizabeth Oswald, on 19 November 1863.¹ She died on 22 July 1913.¹
     From 19 November 1863, her married name became Bruce.¹