Charles Granville BRUCE^[1]

1866 - 1939  (73 years)

• Birth	7 Apr 1866
  Academic degree	- Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from University of Edinburgh - Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) from Oxford University and University of Wales - Honorary Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) from St. Andrews University
  Occupation / Profession	Brevet-Colonel in the Indian Army
  Occupation / Profession	1889 (22 years old)
  	Served in Burma
  Occupation / Profession	1891 (24 years old)
  	Served in Hazara Expedition and Miranzai Expedition (despatches).
  Occupation / Profession	From 1894 to 1895 (27 years old)
  	Served in Waziristan
  Occupation / Profession	From 1897 to 1898 (30 years old)
  	Served in Tirah (despatches thrice)
  Honor	21 Jul 1903 (37 years old)  [2]
  	Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) - 5th Gurkha Rifles, in charge of the Indian Orderly Officers in attendance on His Majesty the King, 1903.
  Occupation / Profession	1914 (47 years old)
  	Served in World War I - Egypt (despatches) - Gallipoli (wounded, brevet, despatches)
  Honor	1915 (48 years old)
  	Gill Memorialist from Royal Geographical Society
  Occupation / Profession	1917 (50 years old)
  	Commanded at North Waziristan Field Force (despatches)
  Honor	1 Jan 1918 (51 years old)  [3]
  	Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) - For valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations on the Indian Frontier. - Gurkha Rifles, Ind. Army
  Occupation / Profession	1919 (52 years old)
  	Commanded in Afghanistan
  Occupation / Profession	1920 (53 years old)
  	Honorary Brigadier-General
  Occupation / Profession	1922 (55 years old)
  	Headed Mt. Everest Expedition
  Occupation / Profession	1924 (57 years old)
  	Headed Mt. Everest Expedition
  Honor	1925 (58 years old)
  	Founder's Medal from Royal Geographical Society
  Occupation / Profession	1931 (64 years old)
  	Colonel in the 5th Gurkha Rifles
  Death	12 Jul 1939
  Siblings	1 brother and 7 sisters
  	01. Caroline Louisa BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 3 Feb 1915   02. Sarah Napier BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 21 Dec 1931 └─ Montague Johnstone MUIR-MACKENZIE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 18 Apr 1919  ,  m. 17 Aug 1888     03. Norah Creina Blanche BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 May 1886 └─ Henry Arthur WHATELY           b. Abt 1855             d. 2 May 1957  (Age 102 years),  m. 4 Jan 1883     04. Isabel Ellen BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 13 Feb 1934 └─ Champion Branfill RUSSELL           b. Abt 1860             d. 8 Sep 1945  (Age 85 years),  m. 12 Jul 1887     05. Elizabeth Fox BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 14 Jan 1935 └─ Percy Ewing MATHESON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 11 May 1946  ,  m. 9 Apr 1896     06. Pamela Georgiana BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 30 Oct 1931   07. Alice Moore BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 4 Nov 1951 + 08. William Napier BRUCE           b. 15 Jan 1858             d. 20 Mar 1936  (Age 78 years) └─ Emily MACMURDO           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 15 Dec 1937  ,  m. 5 Aug 1882     09. Charles Granville BRUCE           b. 7 Apr 1866             d. 12 Jul 1939  (Age 73 years) └─ Finetta Madelina Julia CAMPBELL           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 16 Jun 1932  ,  m. 12 Sep 1894
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 3 half sisters (family of Henry Austin Bruce and Annabella Beadon)
  	01. Margaret Cecilia BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 10 Apr 1978 └─ Douglas Close RICHMOND           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 3 Apr 1930  ,  m. 16 Sep 1869     02. Rachel Mary BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 24 Jun 1927 └─ Augustus George VERNON-HARCOURT           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Aug 1919  ,  m. 10 Sep 1872     03. Jessie Frances BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 22 Jun 1940 └─ Rev. John William WYNNE-JONES           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 28 Oct 1928  ,  m. 3 Sep 1878   + 04. Henry Campbell BRUCE, 2nd Baron Aberdare           b. 19 Jun 1851             d. 20 Feb 1929  (Age 77 years) └─ Constance Mary BECKETT           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 8 Feb 1932  ,  m. 10 Feb 1880
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James KNIGHT   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Caroline Amelia FOX  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	P1291	Europe
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Austin BRUCE, 1st Baron Aberdare           b. 16 Apr 1815             d. 25 Feb 1895 (Age 79 years) Other Partners: └─Annabella BEADON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 28 Jul 1852  m. 6 Jan 1846
  Mother	Norah Creina Blanche NAPIER           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 27 Apr 1897
  Marriage	17 Aug 1854
  Age at Marriage	Henry was 39 years and 4 months old. Norah was ?? old. They were married for 40 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Finetta Madelina Julia CAMPBELL           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 16 Jun 1932
  Marriage	12 Sep 1894  [1]
  Age at Marriage	Charles was 28 years and 5 months old. Finetta was ?? old. They were married for 37 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 9 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). [S6] The Edinburgh Gazette, Issue: 11534 Page: 773 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/11534/page/773 [S5] The London Gazette, Supplement: 30720 Page: 6511 (Reliability: 3). https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30720/supplement/6511