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     Stuart Mackenzie Semple married Elspeth Mary Bruce, daughter of Reverend Michael Bruce and Jean Stuart Campbell, on 9 October 1965.¹
     Stuart Mackenzie Semple graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, with a Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.).¹ He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.).¹

     Jean Semple was born on 8 March 1968.¹ She is the daughter of Stuart Mackenzie Semple and Elspeth Mary Bruce.¹

     Sheila Semple was born in 1970.¹ She is the daughter of Stuart Mackenzie Semple and Elspeth Mary Bruce.¹

     Mairi Semple was born in 1971.¹ She is the daughter of Stuart Mackenzie Semple and Elspeth Mary Bruce.¹

     Elspeth Semple was born in 1975.¹ She is the daughter of Stuart Mackenzie Semple and Elspeth Mary Bruce.¹

     Francis Rosslyn Courtenay Bruce was born on 14 August 1871.¹ He was the son of Canon Lloyd Stewart Bruce and Jane Skene.¹ He married Rachel Gurney, daughter of Richard Hanbury Joseph Gurney, on 20 October 1908.¹ He died on 19 January 1956 at age 84.¹
     Francis Rosslyn Courtenay Bruce graduated from Worcester College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Linnean Society (F.L.S.).¹ He gained the rank of Chaplain in the service of the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army).¹ He was the Rector in 1923 at Herstmonceux, Sussex, England.¹ He was Grand Chaplain of Grand Lodge of Freemasons.¹

     Richard Hanbury Joseph Gurney married Sarah Evelyn Buxton, daughter of Sir Edward North Buxton, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Gurney, on 25 August 1881.² He died on 6 May 1899.²
     Richard Hanbury Joseph Gurney held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² He lived at Northrepps Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England.¹

     Rachel Gurney was the daughter of Richard Hanbury Joseph Gurney.¹ She married Francis Rosslyn Courtenay Bruce, son of Canon Lloyd Stewart Bruce and Jane Skene, on 20 October 1908.¹ She died in 1971.¹
     From 20 October 1908, her married name became Bruce.

     Merlin Bruce was born on 3 August 1909.¹ He was the son of Francis Rosslyn Courtenay Bruce and Rachel Gurney.¹ He married Marjorie Joan Hitchcock, daughter of William Percy Hitchcock, in 1932.¹ He died on 27 February 1999 at age 89.¹
     Merlin Bruce gained the rank of Acting Captain in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Air Force.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He fought in the Korean War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1959.¹ He was the Bursar between 1962 and 1968 at Abbots Hill School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.¹

     
     William Percy Hitchcock lived at Kettlewells Farm, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.¹