William Bruce of Symbister
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[[File:Jarlshof IMG 5156 (29593435832).jpg|thumb|right|William Bruce and Margaret Stewart were tenants of the house at [[Jarlshof]]]] |
[[File:Jarlshof IMG 5156 (29593435832).jpg|thumb|right|William Bruce and Margaret Stewart were tenants of the house at [[Jarlshof]]]] |
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[[File:Pitarthie Castle - geograph.org.uk - 104228.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pittarthie Castle]] was built by William Bruce's descendants in [[Fife, Scotland|Fife]]]] |
[[File:Pitarthie Castle - geograph.org.uk - 104228.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pittarthie Castle]] was built by William Bruce's descendants in [[Fife, Scotland|Fife]]]] |
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Lawrence Bruce was appointed [[Sheriff of Orkney and Shetland|"Foud" or |
Lawrence Bruce was appointed [[Sheriff of Orkney and Shetland|"Foud" or Sheriff]] of [[Shetland]] in 1571, an administrator for his half-brother, the [[Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney|Earl of Orkney]].John H. Ballentyne & Brian Smith, ''Shetland Documents, 1195-1579'' (Lerwick, 1999), p. 307. William Bruce came to Shetland to work as his deputy or clerk.Anthony Cohen, ''Whalsay: Symbol, Segment and Boundary in a Shetland Island Community'' (Manchester, 1987), p. 137. |
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Alexander Bruce of Cultmalindie married Jean Oliphant, a daughter of [[Laurence Oliphant, 4th Lord Oliphant|Lord Oliphant]].James Tosach Clark, ''Genealogical Collections made by Walter Macfarlane'', vol. 2 (SHS: Edinburgh, 1900), pp. 106-7. |
Alexander Bruce of Cultmalindie married Jean Oliphant, a daughter of [[Laurence Oliphant, 4th Lord Oliphant|Lord Oliphant]].James Tosach Clark, ''Genealogical Collections made by Walter Macfarlane'', vol. 2 (SHS: Edinburgh, 1900), pp. 106-7. |
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