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  1. 1.  James KNIGHT

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John KNIGHT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 15 Oct 1799.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John KNIGHT Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 15 Oct 1799.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Llanblethian

    John married Margaret BRUCE on 29 Aug 1779. Margaret (daughter of William BRUCE and Jane LEWIS) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 20 May 1809. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. John Bruce KNIGHT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1784; died on 19 Oct 1872.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  John Bruce KNIGHT Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.James1) was born on 23 Jul 1784; died on 19 Oct 1872.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Duffryn, Glamorgan
    • Also known as: 1805; Took the name BRUCE on inheriting his uncle's Duffryn estate.
    • Also known as: Jul 1837; Added PRYCE on inheriting from his cousin Hon Mrs Booth Grey the estates of Duffryn St. Nicholas and Monknash, though his children kept the name BRUCE without adding PRYCE.

    John married Sarah AUSTIN on 5 May 1807. Sarah (daughter of Rev. Hugh Williams AUSTIN) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 2 Nov 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Henry Austin BRUCE, 1st Baron Aberdare  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 1815; died on 25 Feb 1895.

    John married Alicia Grant BUSHBY on 30 Nov 1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Henry Austin BRUCE, 1st Baron Aberdare Descendancy chart to this point (3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born on 16 Apr 1815; died on 25 Feb 1895.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation / Profession: Justice of the Peace (JP)
    • Occupation / Profession: 1837; Barrister at Lincoln's Inn
    • Occupation / Profession: 1847; Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Glamorgan
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1852 to 1868; Member of Parliament (MP) (Liberal) for Merthy Tydfil
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1862 to 1864; Undersecretary of Home Office
    • Occupation / Profession: 1864; Privy Counsellor (PC)
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1864 to 1866; Vice-President of the Council of Education
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1868 to 1873; Home Office Secretary
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1869 to 1873; Member of Parliament (MP) (Liberal) for Renfrew
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1873 to 1874; Lord President of the Council
    • Title: From 23 Aug 1873 to 25 Feb 1895; 1st Baron Aberdare (of Duffryn, County Glamorgan) [UK. 1873]
    • Membership: 1876; Fellow, Royal Society (FRS)
    • Academic degree: 1880; Honorary Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) from Oxford
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1880 to 1886; President of Royal Geographical Society
    • Honor: 7 Jan 1885; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) - Civil Division

    Henry married Annabella BEADON on 6 Jan 1846. Annabella (daughter of Richard BEADON, of Clifton and Annabella A'COURT) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 28 Jul 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Margaret Cecilia BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 10 Apr 1978.
    2. 6. Rachel Mary BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 24 Jun 1927.
    3. 7. Jessie Frances BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 22 Jun 1940.
    4. 8. Henry Campbell BRUCE, 2nd Baron Aberdare  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1851; died on 20 Feb 1929.

    Henry married Norah Creina Blanche NAPIER on 17 Aug 1854. Norah (daughter of Sir William NAPIER and Caroline Amelia FOX) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 27 Apr 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Caroline Louisa BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 3 Feb 1915.
    2. 10. Sarah Napier BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 21 Dec 1931.
    3. 11. Norah Creina Blanche BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 26 May 1886.
    4. 12. Isabel Ellen BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 13 Feb 1934.
    5. 13. Elizabeth Fox BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 14 Jan 1935.
    6. 14. Pamela Georgiana BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 30 Oct 1931.
    7. 15. Alice Moore BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 4 Nov 1951.
    8. 16. William Napier BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1858; died on 20 Mar 1936.
    9. 17. Charles Granville BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1866; died on 12 Jul 1939.


Generation: 5

  1. 5.  Margaret Cecilia BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 10 Apr 1978.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Margaret Cecilia Richmond

    Margaret married Douglas Close RICHMOND on 16 Sep 1869. Douglas (son of Rev. Henry Sylvester RICHMOND) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 3 Apr 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 6.  Rachel Mary BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 24 Jun 1927.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Rachel Mary Vernon-Harcourt

    Rachel married Augustus George VERNON-HARCOURT on 10 Sep 1872. Augustus (son of Frederick Edward VERNON-HARCOURT) was born in Date of birth unknown; died in Aug 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Jessie Frances BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 22 Jun 1940.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Jessie Frances Wynne-Jones

    Jessie married Rev. John William WYNNE-JONES on 3 Sep 1878. John (son of John WYNNE-JONES) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 28 Oct 1928. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 8.  Henry Campbell BRUCE, 2nd Baron Aberdare Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born on 19 Jun 1851; died on 20 Feb 1929.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: - Rugby - Berlin
    • Occupation / Profession: - Justice of the Peace (JP) - Honorary Colonel in the 5th Battalion Welsh Regiment - Lieutenant-Colonel in the 3rd Volunteer Battalion - President of the University College of South Wales and National Museum of Wales - Vice-Lieutenant of Glamorgan
    • Title: From 25 Feb 1895 to 20 Feb 1929; 2nd Baron Aberdare (of Duffryn, County Glamorgan) [UK. 1873]

    Henry married Constance Mary BECKETT on 10 Feb 1880. Constance (daughter of Hamilton BECKETT and Sophia Clarence COPLEY) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 8 Feb 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Henry Lyndurst BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 May 1881; died on 14 Dec 1914.
    2. 19. Margaret Cecilia BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1882; died on 16 Apr 1949.
    3. 20. Clarence Napier BRUCE, 3rd Baron Aberdare  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug 1885; died on 4 Oct 1957.
    4. 21. Violet BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1887; died on 10 Nov 1887.
    5. 22. John Hamilton BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1889; died on 8 Apr 1964.
    6. 23. Eva Isabel Marian BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jun 1892; died on 29 Jan 1987.
    7. 24. Constance Pamela Alice BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1895; died on 15 Mar 1978.
    8. 25. Victor Austin BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Apr 1897; died in 1978.
    9. 26. Robert BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Oct 1898; died in /22/10/1898.

  5. 9.  Caroline Louisa BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 3 Feb 1915.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died unmarried.


  6. 10.  Sarah Napier BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 21 Dec 1931.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Sarah Napier Muir-Mackenzie

    Sarah married Montague Johnstone MUIR-MACKENZIE on 17 Aug 1888. Montague (son of John William Pitt MUIR-MACKENZIE, 2nd Baronet) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 18 Apr 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 11.  Norah Creina Blanche BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 26 May 1886.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Norah Creina Blanche Whately

    Norah married Henry Arthur WHATELY on 4 Jan 1883. Henry (son of William Joseph WHATELY) was born about 1855; died on 2 May 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 12.  Isabel Ellen BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 13 Feb 1934.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Isabel Ellen Russell

    Isabel married Champion Branfill RUSSELL on 12 Jul 1887. Champion (son of Champion RUSSELL) was born about 1860; died on 8 Sep 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 13.  Elizabeth Fox BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 14 Jan 1935.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married name: Elizabeth Fox Matheson

    Elizabeth married Percy Ewing MATHESON on 9 Apr 1896. Percy (son of Rev. James MATHESON) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 11 May 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 14.  Pamela Georgiana BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 30 Oct 1931.

  11. 15.  Alice Moore BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 4 Nov 1951.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Academic degree: Master of Arts (MA)
    • Membership: Honorary Fellow, Somerville College Oxford

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died unmarried.


  12. 16.  William Napier BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born on 15 Jan 1858; died on 20 Mar 1936.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: - Harrow - Balliol College Oxford
    • Academic degree: Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from University of Wales
    • Occupation / Profession: - Barrister - 2nd Secretary to the Board of Education
    • Honor: 30 Jun 1905; Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) - Civil Division
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1928 to 1934; Pro-Chancellor of University of Wales
    • Honor: 3 Jun 1935; Companion of Honour (CH) - Lately Pro-Chancellor of the University of Wales.

    William married Emily MACMURDO on 5 Aug 1882. Emily (daughter of William Montagu Scott MACMURDO) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 15 Dec 1937. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. William Fox BRUCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Aug 1883; died in Date of death unknown.

  13. 17.  Charles Granville BRUCE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry4, 3.John3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born on 7 Apr 1866; died on 12 Jul 1939.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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; Served in Burma
    • Occupation / Profession: 1891; Served in Hazara Expedition and Miranzai Expedition (despatches).
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1894 to 1895; Served in Waziristan
    • Occupation / Profession: From 1897 to 1898; Served in Tirah (despatches thrice)
    • Honor: 21 Jul 1903; 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; Served in World War I - Egypt (despatches) - Gallipoli (wounded, brevet, despatches)
    • Honor: 1915; Gill Memorialist from Royal Geographical Society
    • Occupation / Profession: 1917; Commanded at North Waziristan Field Force (despatches)
    • Honor: 1 Jan 1918; 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; Commanded in Afghanistan
    • Occupation / Profession: 1920; Honorary Brigadier-General
    • Occupation / Profession: 1922; Headed Mt. Everest Expedition
    • Occupation / Profession: 1924; Headed Mt. Everest Expedition
    • Honor: 1925; Founder's Medal from Royal Geographical Society
    • Occupation / Profession: 1931; Colonel in the 5th Gurkha Rifles

    Charles married Finetta Madelina Julia CAMPBELL on 12 Sep 1894. Finetta (daughter of Edward Fitzgerald CAMPBELL, 2nd Baronet) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 16 Jun 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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