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William Bruce

Male 1879 - 1965  (85 years)


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  • Name William Bruce 
    Relationshipwith George William Craxford
    Born 27 Sep 1879  Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  45, Buckingham Street, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1911  Station Road, Kegworth, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1901-1911 
    Policeman 
    Died 1965  Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 1965  Wigston Cemetery, Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11981  Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2009 

    Father John Bruce,   b. 1849, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Sarah Ann Humberstone,   b. 1848, Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1869  Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F9514  Group Sheet,  Family chart

    Family Emma Jane Smith,   b. 13 Mar 1879, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963, Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1904  Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Kathleen Ida Bruce,   b. 27 Mar 1905, Castle Donington, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1993, Bury, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. William Zadok Bruce,   b. 17 Aug 1906, Kegworth, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1908, Kegworth, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Linda Alma Bruce,   b. 2 Jun 1908, Kegworth, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1987, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Marjorie Rhoda Bruce,   b. 6 Nov 1910, Kegworth, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1977, Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     5. Alwin W Bruce,   b. 1912, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Freda Muriel Bruce,   b. 1915, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Eda Bruce,   b. Abt 1920,   d. 23 Oct 1923, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)
     8. Morris Smith Bruce,   b. Abt 1922,   d. 22 Jun 1999, Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2009 
    Family ID F9030  Group Sheet,  Family chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Sep 1879 - Leicester, Leicestershire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - Station Road, Kegworth, Leicestershire Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    HS: Bruce, John and Sarah Ann; Eda Bruce; William and Emma Jane Bruce; Frank and Kathleen Southern; Rhoda Bruce
    HS: Bruce, John and Sarah Ann; Eda Bruce; William and Emma Jane Bruce; Frank and Kathleen Southern; Rhoda Bruce
    The caskets of William and Emma Jane Bruce and the ashes of Frank and Kathleen Southern are buried in the Smith family plot
    with no headstone.
    John and Sarah Ann Bruce, and Eda Bruce are buried elsewhere in this cemetery without a headstone.
    The ashes of Rhoda Bruce are scattered in the Garden of Remembrance

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] 1881 English Census, Leicester RG11/3177 6 6 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S284] 1911 England Census, Shardlow Castle Donington RG14PN20803 RG78PN1241 RD434 SD1 ED9 SN147 (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Leicester 7a 382 (AMJ 1869) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Blaby 7a 143 (AMJ 1904) (Reliability: 3).


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