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     Brig.-Gen. Alexander Bruce was the son of Brig.-Gen. James Bruce and Mary Swinton.³ He married Hon. Mary Balfour, daughter of Robert Balfour, 4th Lord Balfour of Burleigh and Margaret Melville, on 6 August 1714.^1,3 He died on 8 August 1747.¹
     Brig.-Gen. Alexander Bruce fought in the War of Spanish Succession, in Flanders.³ He gained the rank of Major in 1715 in the service of the Regiment raised by Glasgow to support the Hanoverians.³ He lived at Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.³

     Alexander Bruce was born on 17 July 1755.¹ He was the son of Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet and Helen Abercromby.¹ He married Hugh Blackburn, daughter of Hugh Blackburn, on 13 February 1793.¹ He died on 12 July 1808 at age 52 at Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.¹
     Alexander Bruce was a merchant at China.¹ He lived at Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.²

     Hugh Blackburn was born on 13 August 1768 at Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of Hugh Blackburn.¹ She married Alexander Bruce, son of Robert Bruce, Lord Kennet and Helen Abercromby, on 13 February 1793.¹ She died in December 1851 at age 83 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹
     From 13 February 1793, her married name became Bruce.¹

     Robert Bruce was born on 8 December 1795.¹ He was the son of Alexander Bruce and Hugh Blackburn.¹ He married, firstly, Anne Murray, daughter of William Murray and unknown Spiers, on 12 April 1825.² He married, secondly, Jane Dalrymple Hamilton Fergusson, daughter of Sir James Fergusson of Kilkerran, 4th Bt. and Henrietta Duncan, on 22 April 1848 at Clackmannanshire, Scotland.² He died on 13 August 1864 at age 68.¹
     Robert Bruce was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the Peninsular Wars.¹ He gained the rank of officer in December 1813 in the service of the British Army.¹ He fought in the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1820 in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Clackmannanshire between 1820 and 1824.¹ He claimed the Lordship Balfour of Burleigh, but died before the case was decided.³ He lived at Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.³

     Elizabeth Sverbeeva was born on 28 August 1923. She is the daughter of Vladimir Sergeievich Sverbeev and Mariya Alekseievna Belevskya-Zhukovskya, Countess Belevskya-Zhukovskya. She married, firstly, Alexander Tarsaide on 9 November 1947 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.. She and Alexander Tarsaide were divorced in 1953. She married, secondly, Charles Byron-Patrikiades on 9 May 1965 at New York City, New York, U.S.A..
     From 9 November 1947, her married name became Tarsaide. From 9 May 1965, her married name became Byron-Patrikiades.

     Alexander Tarsaide was born on 22 June 1901 at Tiflis, Georgia, Russia. He married Elizabeth Sverbeeva, daughter of Vladimir Sergeievich Sverbeev and Mariya Alekseievna Belevskya-Zhukovskya, Countess Belevskya-Zhukovskya, on 9 November 1947 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.. He and Elizabeth Sverbeeva were divorced in 1953. He died on 18 March 1978 at age 76 at New York, U.S.A..

     Charles Byron-Patrikiades was born on 15 December 1919. He married Elizabeth Sverbeeva, daughter of Vladimir Sergeievich Sverbeev and Mariya Alekseievna Belevskya-Zhukovskya, Countess Belevskya-Zhukovskya, on 9 May 1965 at New York City, New York, U.S.A..

     
     Hugh Blackburn lived at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹

     Anne Murray was the daughter of William Murray and unknown Spiers.¹ She married Robert Bruce, son of Alexander Bruce and Hugh Blackburn, on 12 April 1825.¹ She died on 19 May 1846 at Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, without issue.^1,2
     From 12 April 1825, her married name became Bruce.¹

     
     William Murray lived at Polmaise.¹ He lived at Touchadam.¹