Janet Bruce1

F, #286151, b. 1845
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Last Edited=24 Sep 2000
     Janet Bruce was born in 1845 at Olrig, Caithness, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of William Bruce and Elizabeth Kennedy.

Citations

  1. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).

David Bruce1

M, #286152, b. 1848
David Bruce|b. 1848|p28616.htm#i286152|William Bruce|b. 27 Dec 1801\nd. 6 Oct 1881|p28615.htm#i286145|Elizabeth Kennedy|b. 1810|p28615.htm#i286146|John Bruce|b. c 1757|p28615.htm#i286142|Elizabeth Gunn||p28615.htm#i286143|||||||

Last Edited=3 Jun 2008
     David Bruce was born in 1848 at Olrig, Caithness, Scotland.1 He was the son of William Bruce and Elizabeth Kennedy.
     David Bruce was a stationmaster wit the North British Railway Company at Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, In a newspaper cutting headed "Honour to a Caithnessman - presentation to Mr D Bruce, stationmaster, Dunbar", he received much praise, and was presented with a solid silver salver and a purse of 60 soverigns in recognition of valuable services rendered by him during a "recent railway strike". The article outlines his valuable and arduous exertions and also states that he had been working for this railway company for 25 years."2.3

Citations

  1. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).
  2. Bruce McPhail, Bruces of Seafield, page 6
  3. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.

William Bruce1

M, #286153, b. 1853
William Bruce|b. 1853|p28616.htm#i286153|William Bruce|b. 27 Dec 1801\nd. 6 Oct 1881|p28615.htm#i286145|Elizabeth Kennedy|b. 1810|p28615.htm#i286146|John Bruce|b. c 1757|p28615.htm#i286142|Elizabeth Gunn||p28615.htm#i286143|||||||

Last Edited=2 Sep 2000
     William Bruce was born in 1853 at Olrig, Caithness, Scotland.1 He was the son of William Bruce and Elizabeth Kennedy.

Citations

  1. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).

Catherine Polson1

F, #286154, b. June 1841, d. 20 March 1922
Catherine Polson|b. Jun 1841\nd. 20 Mar 1922|p28616.htm#i286154|James Polson|b. 23 Jul 1803\nd. 7 Jul 1884|p28616.htm#i286157|Flora McKenzie||p28616.htm#i286158|Murdoch Polson|b. b 1787|p28616.htm#i286155|Catherine Sutherland||p28616.htm#i286156|||||||

Last Edited=7 Jun 2008
     Catherine Polson was born in June 1841 at Scotland.2 She was the daughter of James Polson and Flora McKenzie. She was baptized at Scotland on 3 July 1841.2 She married Murdoch Bruce, son of William Bruce and Elizabeth Kennedy, on 9 July 1868 at the house of Reverend George Grant, Christchurch, New Zealand, in a Presbyterian marriage.1 She died on 20 March 1922 at age 80.3,4 She was buried at Ashburton Cemetery - Old Section, Ashburton, New Zealand.4
     From 9 July 1868, her married name became (?) Bruce.1 Catherine lived with her husband at Ocean View Farm, Buckleys Road at Seafield, Canterbury, New Zealand, from 1877 to 1897.3

Children of Catherine Polson and Murdoch Bruce

Citations

  1. [S2870] Murdoch Bruce - Catherine Polson, NZ Marriage Entry, NZ Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, High Street, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Hereinafter cited as Bruce-Polson, NZ Marriage Entry.
  2. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).
  3. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983), page 18. Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.
  4. [S2862] NZ Society of Genealogists, Ashburton Old Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists, 1979), plot 806. Hereinafter cited as Ashburton Cemetery - Old Section.

Murdoch Polson1

M, #286155, b. before 1787

Last Edited=22 Jan 2001
     Murdoch Polson was born before 1787 at Scotland.1 He married Catherine Sutherland.1

Children of Murdoch Polson and Catherine Sutherland

Citations

  1. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).

Catherine Sutherland1

F, #286156

Last Edited=23 Jun 2008
     Catherine Sutherland was born at Scotland.1 She married Murdoch Polson.1
     Her married name became Polson.1

Children of Catherine Sutherland and Murdoch Polson

Citations

  1. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).

James Polson1

M, #286157, b. 23 July 1803, d. 7 July 1884
James Polson|b. 23 Jul 1803\nd. 7 Jul 1884|p28616.htm#i286157|Murdoch Polson|b. b 1787|p28616.htm#i286155|Catherine Sutherland||p28616.htm#i286156|||||||||||||

Last Edited=3 Sep 2000
     James Polson was born on 23 July 1803 at Scotland.1 He was the son of Murdoch Polson and Catherine Sutherland. He married Flora McKenzie on 12 December 1833 at Marrel, Sutherlandshire, Scotland.1 He died on 7 July 1884 at age 80.1
     James Polson was a crofter of 2 acres at Scotland.2

Children of James Polson and Flora McKenzie

Citations

  1. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).
  2. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.

Flora McKenzie1

F, #286158

Last Edited=23 Jun 2008
     Flora McKenzie was born at Scotland.1 She married James Polson, son of Murdoch Polson and Catherine Sutherland, on 12 December 1833 at Marrel, Sutherlandshire, Scotland.1
     From 12 December 1833, her married name became Polson.1

Children of Flora McKenzie and James Polson

Citations

  1. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).

Alexander Polson1

M, #286159
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Last Edited=2 Sep 2000
     Alexander Polson was born at Scotland.1 He was the son of Murdoch Polson and Catherine Sutherland. He was baptized at Scotland on 10 October 1805.1

Citations

  1. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).

Murdoch Polson1

M, #286160, b. 13 April 1835
Murdoch Polson|b. 13 Apr 1835|p28616.htm#i286160|James Polson|b. 23 Jul 1803\nd. 7 Jul 1884|p28616.htm#i286157|Flora McKenzie||p28616.htm#i286158|Murdoch Polson|b. b 1787|p28616.htm#i286155|Catherine Sutherland||p28616.htm#i286156|||||||

Last Edited=3 Sep 2000
     Murdoch Polson was born on 13 April 1835 at Marrel, Sutherlandshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of James Polson and Flora McKenzie.
     Murdoch Polson was a tailor in 1861 at Scotland.2

Citations

  1. [S2848] Letter from Bruce McPhail (9 Osborn Grove, Ashburton) to Darryl Lundy, 4 August 1990; Bruce002 Darryl Roger Lundy (128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand).
  2. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.