Biography of Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin 1766-1841
Paternal Family Tree: Bruce of Elgin
On 08 Sep 1740 [his grandfather] William Bruce 8th Earl Kincardine died. His son [his father] Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 8) succeeded 9th Earl Kincardine.
On 10 Feb 1747 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 64) died. Earl Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire, Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire extinct.
Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
[his father] Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 14) succeeded 5th Earl Elgin.
On 20 Jul 1766 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin was born to Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 34) at Broomhall House, Broomhall.
On 14 May 1771 [his father] Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin (age 38) died. His son [his brother] Charles Bruce 10th Earl Kincardine 6th Earl Elgin (age 7) succeeded 10th Earl Kincardine, 6th Earl Elgin.
After 14 May 1771 [his brother] Charles Bruce 10th Earl Kincardine 6th Earl Elgin (age 7) died. His brother Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 4) succeeded 11th Earl Kincardine, 7th Earl Elgin.
In 1799 Archdeacon Anthony Hamilton (age 20) was appointed Private Secretary to Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 32).
On 11 Mar 1799 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 32) and Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Elgin. They had two sons and three daughters. They divorced before 20 Apr 1808 she having been accused of having an affair with Robert Ferguson of Raith (age 29) whom she subsequently married. The Earl sued Ferguson in both England and Scotland and won £10,000. He the son of Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin.
On 20 Apr 1808 Robert Ferguson of Raith (age 38) and [his wife] Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin (age 30) were married.
On 21 Sep 1810 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 44) and Elizabeth Oswald Countess Kincardine and Elgin (age 20) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin.
On 20 Jul 1811 [his son] James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin was born to Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 45) and [his wife] Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin (age 33).
On 03 Apr 1822 [his daughter] Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Bruce was born to Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 55) and [his wife] Elizabeth Oswald Countess Kincardine and Elgin (age 32).
On 22 Apr 1841 [his son] James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Mary Cumming Bruce Countess Kincardine and Elgin were married. He the son of Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 74) and Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin (age 63).
On 14 Nov 1841 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin (age 75) died at Paris [Map]. His son [his son] James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin (age 30) succeeded 12th Earl Kincardine, 8th Earl Elgin. [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Mary Cumming Bruce Countess Kincardine and Elgin by marriage Countess Kincardine, Countess Elgin.
On 09 Jul 1855 [his former wife] Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin (age 77) died.
In 1860 [his former wife] Elizabeth Oswald Countess Kincardine and Elgin (age 70) died.
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Bruce
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bruce
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Bruce 4th Earl Kincardine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 7th Earl Kincardine
GrandFather: William Bruce 8th Earl Kincardine