Hello Julia, What you say is true, except that if you go back to the 13th Cent you will find that the Scottish Bruce's descended from the Bruce family in Yorkshire, and many Bruce's lived there and many still do. The Yorkshire Bruce's in turn were established there in the 11 Cent. being of Norman-French extraction. They in their turn ORIGINATED in Scandinavia. Happy New Year to all, and to the genuine Scots, a Happy Hogmanay Rowland BRUCE. Adelaide, Australia. [BRUCE 2000 TO 1700, {Rowland John=NELSON**, Rowland Cyril=BROOK(E), Rowland=KAYE, Thomas = (1)NEWSOME, Samuel=INESON, Thomas =KITSON, John(jnr) =PRESTON, John (snr) =(2)FLETCHER ie eight generations] Surname of ancestors via female lines WHITWELL**, DYSON, HAMMOND*, ATKINSON, SYKES, TAYLOR, GILBERT*, DOWMAN*, BELLWOOD**, WILLANS, IBBERSON, HIRST, WALKER, RAMPOLDI*, ARMSTRONG*, COLLEY**, KITSON, LEE, CROWTHER, RICHARDSON*, ISLE*, WALKER*, BROOK, CHADWICK, THURMAN, AINSLEY, DODSON, ELINGWORTH, WESTERMAN. * = LINCOLNSHIRE, ** = NRY AND THE REST ARE WRY AROUND HALIFAX. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 8:03 AM Subject: Re: Hello > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Bruce/Bland/Dykes > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/1376.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Al > could you tell us a bit more information like year of births and deaths and where their origins might have been other than California. The Bruce's is a large group with origins being Scots. When did they come to California? Have you been through their birth certificates or death certificates to find out their origins? Also, have you talked to any of the elderly relatives over 60 and up to gather information? > Thanks > Julia > > > > ==== BRUCE Mailing List ==== > Need help? Look at the list FAQ: > > http://www.rangeweb.net/~hmscook/roots/bruce.html >