Hi Viola - Was Mr. Bruce from British Columbia ? Where was Mr. Bruce living - at the time he and the maid conceived the child. ( In Prince Albertt Sask) Was Mr. Bruce the employer of the maid. ? Was the child born in B.C. ? What is the connection to B.C.? Has your second cousin obtained her adoption papers - perhaps there is reference to the information you are searching for. You will not be able to gain access to these yourself. Your cousin or a representative will need to do this. If you have not already done so. Perhaps posting your quest to the Saskatchewan Mailing list - may prove more productive. Also posting to the Sask GenWeb - for Prince Albert - may also be of some help. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-SASKATCHEWAN.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/Saskatchewan/ Go to Queries - post your message.at the location for Prince Albert. Wishing you much luck with your search. Cheers, Stella At 04:42 PM 6/21/01 -0500, Viola Seward wrote: >Hello. A second cousin of mine was illegitimate daughter of man surname >Bruce and the maid. No name on her tho. But this Bruce-Bruse lived close >to Prince Albert, Sask. Daughter born to maid was taken to orphans home. >Was adopted by my grandmothers sister. Any one familiar with surname >Bruce-Bruse? >Thank you. >Viola. > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Check the list's archives out at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html