Angela Jane Gollan1

F, #286451
Last Edited=9 Sep 2000
     Angela Jane Gollan is the daughter of Iain Robert Bruce Gollan and Eva Evelyn Halford.

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.

Robert Kenneth Bruce Gollan1

M, #286452
Last Edited=9 Sep 2000
     Robert Kenneth Bruce Gollan is the son of Iain Robert Bruce Gollan and Eva Evelyn Halford.

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.

Iain Stewart Gollan1

M, #286453
Last Edited=9 Sep 2000
     Iain Stewart Gollan is the son of Iain Robert Bruce Gollan and Eva Evelyn Halford.

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.

Murdoch Bruce, Jr.1

M, #286454, b. 29 December 1876, d. 4 May 1941
Last Edited=5 Jun 2008
     Murdoch Bruce, Jr. was born on 29 December 1876 at Springston, Canterbury, New ZealandG.2 He was the son of Murdoch Bruce and Catherine Polson. He married Irene Zohrab on 17 April 1908.3 He died on 4 May 1941 at age 64.2,4 He was buried at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton, New ZealandG, plot 3562.5
     He has an extensive biographical entry in the Murdoch was widely respected as an astute businessman and during his lifetime he played an active role in both business and community affairs. He was treasurer of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church for 19 years and for over 35 years as an elder. He devoted a great deal of his time to the Church's activities. He was on the Ashburton High School Board of Governors for 16 years, a member of the Rotary Club, the A & P Association, the Mortgage Adjustment Commission and a Director of the Gas, Coal and Coke Company as well as serving a term as President of the Chamber of Commerce. In his younger days, Murdoch was a keen athlete and retained his interest as secretary of the Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club for many years.

      He was brought up living at Ocean View Farm, Buckleys Road, Seafield, Canterbury, New ZealandG, from 1877 to 1897.6 He was a student at Seafield School, Seafield, Canterbury, New ZealandG.6 He was a student at Ashburton High School, Ashburton, New ZealandG.6 He was an accountant with the National Mortgage and Agency Company Ltd at Ashburton, New ZealandG.6 He was a grain and seed merchant, with H.A. Lloyd (grain and seed merchant) at Ashburton, New ZealandG.6 He lived at 31 Peter Street West, Ashburton, New ZealandG, from 1911 to 1914.7 He was a grain and seed merchant with David Thomas at Ashburton, New ZealandG.6 He was a seed and grain merchant with Murdoch Bruce and Company from 1919 to 1941 at Ashburton, New ZealandG.6,8 He lived at West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandG, between 1925 and 1928.9,10

Children of Murdoch Bruce, Jr. and Irene Zohrab

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.
  2. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, page 13.
  3. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, appendix.
  4. [S2863] NZ Society of Genealogists, Ashburton Public Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists, 1978), plot 8562. Hereinafter cited as Ashburton Public Cemetery.
  5. [S2863] NZ Society of Genealogists, Ashburton Public Cemetery, plot 3562.
  6. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, page 16.
  7. [S3106] NZ Government, Electoral Rolls, 1914 (Wellington, NZ: Government Print, 1914), Ashburton, line 710. Hereinafter cited as Electoral Rolls, 1914.
  8. [S2897] NZ Government, Electoral Rolls, 1928 (Wellington, NZ: Government Print, 1928), line 1038. Hereinafter cited as Electoral Rolls, 1928.
  9. [S2897] NZ Government, Electoral Rolls, 1928, Ashburton, line 1038.
  10. [S2980] NZ Government, Electoral Rolls, 1925 (Wellington, NZ: Government Print, 1925), Ashburton, line 876. Hereinafter cited as Electoral Rolls, 1925.

Irene Zohrab1

F, #286455, b. 23 August 1880, d. 18 July 1953
Last Edited=13 Mar 2010
     Irene Zohrab was born on 23 August 1880.2 She married Murdoch Bruce, Jr., son of Murdoch Bruce and Catherine Polson, on 17 April 1908.2 She died on 18 July 1953 at age 72.2,3 She was buried at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton, New ZealandG.3
     From 17 April 1908, her married name became Bruce.2 Irene lived with her husband at 31 Peter Street West, Ashburton, New ZealandG, from 1911 to 1914.4 Irene lived with her husband at Wills Street, Ashburton, New ZealandG, in 1925.5 Irene lived with her husband at West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandG, in 1928.6

Children of Irene Zohrab and Murdoch Bruce, Jr.

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.
  2. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, appendix.
  3. [S2863] NZ Society of Genealogists, Ashburton Public Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists, 1978), plot 3562. Hereinafter cited as Ashburton Public Cemetery.
  4. [S2953] NZ Government, Electoral Rolls, 1911 (Wellington, NZ: Government Print, 1911), Ashburton, line 761. Hereinafter cited as Electoral Rolls, 1911.
  5. [S2980] NZ Government, Electoral Rolls, 1925 (Wellington, NZ: Government Print, 1925), Ashburton, line 870. Hereinafter cited as Electoral Rolls, 1925.
  6. [S2897] NZ Government, Electoral Rolls, 1928 (Wellington, NZ: Government Print, 1928), Ashburton, line 1032. Hereinafter cited as Electoral Rolls, 1928.


Edith Eileen Bruce1

F, #286456, b. 6 March 1908
Last Edited=13 Jun 2008
     Edith Eileen Bruce was born on 6 March 1908.2 She is the daughter of Murdoch Bruce, Jr. and Irene Zohrab. She married Geoffrey Charles Brooks.3
     Her married name became Brooks.3

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.
  2. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, page 16.
  3. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, appendix.

Alan Murdoch Bruce1

M, #286457, b. 1 June 1910
Last Edited=3 Jun 2008
     Alan Murdoch Bruce was born on 1 June 1910.2 He is the son of Murdoch Bruce, Jr. and Irene Zohrab. He married Margaret Otira Vivienne Opie.3
     He and Raymond John Zohrab Bruce were a grain and seed merchant with Murdoch Bruce and Company from 1941 to 1966 at Ashburton, New ZealandG, The business was sold to Buchanan (Merchants) Ltd in 1966.2

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.
  2. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, page 16.
  3. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, appendix.

Raymond John Zohrab Bruce1

M, #286458, b. 21 December 1914
Last Edited=3 Jun 2008
     Raymond John Zohrab Bruce was born on 21 December 1914.2 He is the son of Murdoch Bruce, Jr. and Irene Zohrab. He married Mabel Jean Osman.3
     He and Alan Murdoch Bruce were a grain and seed merchant with Murdoch Bruce and Company from 1941 to 1966 at Ashburton, New ZealandG, The business was sold to Buchanan (Merchants) Ltd in 1966.2

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.
  2. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, page 16.
  3. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, appendix.

Wilfred George Bruce1

M, #286459, b. 29 November 1916
Last Edited=9 Sep 2000
     Wilfred George Bruce was born on 29 November 1916.2 He is the son of Murdoch Bruce, Jr. and Irene Zohrab. He married Evelyn Gemmell.3

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.
  2. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, page 16.
  3. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, appendix.

Mary Irene Bruce1

F, #286460, b. 17 October 1919
Last Edited=22 Jun 2008
     Mary Irene Bruce was born on 17 October 1919.2 She is the daughter of Murdoch Bruce, Jr. and Irene Zohrab. She married Theodore Edward Staples.3
     Her married name became Staples.3

Citations

  1. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield (Ashburton, NZ: Higgins Print, 1983). Hereinafter cited as The Bruces of Seafield.
  2. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, page 16.
  3. [S161] Bruce McPhail, The Bruces of Seafield, appendix.