Since Yorkshire borders Scotland and Edinburgh is in the same area bordering Yorkshire, it is logical that there would be Bruces scattered all over the area - on both sides of the border. I suspect all the Bruces in the area will connect in some way. Just my .02 worth!! Marty Young El Reno, OK searching for Young, Bruce, Wise, Frazier (all spellings), Reynolds, Reese, Lucas and many others

Hang on just a cotton pickin minute. Yorkshire does not border Scotland. There are two more counties between Yorkshire and the border, try County Durham and Northumberland/Tyne & Wear. Only about 75 miles to the border then another 70 or so miles to Edinburgh. Not far by US standards, I admit but let's be a little more precise. Having said that, the Bruce name is spread far and wide with most claiming, probably correctly, a line back to Robert........, but the spread does not arise from mistaken geography :-). Regards. Bernard Kerr bernard@kalemar.freeserve.co.ok North Yorkshire, UK. KERR; McGRATH (Northern Ireland/Scotland) RICKELTON; MURRAY (Scotland) CHANDLER; WHITE (Norfolk/Suffolk) MARSHALL; ELLIDGE; BRANTINGHAM; BRUCE; THURLBECK (Co. Durham) EDDON; WARD; HOLLIDAY; GAMSBY; GARBUTT; MEAD; WARDILL (North Yorkshire) ROBSON; STAMP; STANFORTH; HOLLINGS (North Yorkshire) ----- Original Message ----- From: <Marty73036@aol.com> To: <BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 1:24 PM Subject: Re: BRUCE-D Digest V01 #29 > Since Yorkshire borders Scotland and Edinburgh is in the same area bordering > Yorkshire, it is logical that there would be Bruces scattered all over the > area - on both sides of the border. I suspect all the Bruces in the area > will connect in some way. > > Just my .02 worth!! > > Marty Young > El Reno, OK > searching for Young, Bruce, Wise, Frazier (all spellings), Reynolds, Reese, > Lucas and many others > > ______________________________

Ye Gods Marty, Don't let a Yorkshireman hear you expounding these heresies! Go wash your mouth out with carbolic. Yorkshire and Scotland do noyt have a common boundry. Anywhere south of York, (and that houses by far the greatest proportion of the population,) is nearer to London than Edinburgh Rowland BRUCE Adelaide Australia, born in Yorkshire. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Marty73036@aol.com> To: <BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 11:54 PM Subject: Re: BRUCE-D Digest V01 #29 > Since Yorkshire borders Scotland and Edinburgh is in the same area bordering > Yorkshire, it is logical that there would be Bruces scattered all over the > area - on both sides of the border. I suspect all the Bruces in the area > will connect in some way. > > Just my .02 worth!! > > Marty Young > El Reno, OK > searching for Young, Bruce, Wise, Frazier (all spellings), Reynolds, Reese, > Lucas and many others > > > ==== BRUCE Mailing List ==== > The Internet Mailing List for BRUCE researchers > > To unsubscribe send an e-mail to bruce-l-request@rootsweb.com > with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the only text in the message > > If you get the digest version send an e-mail to bruce-d-request@rootsweb.com > with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the only text in the message. > > > >