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Bruce later Bruce-Clifton, of Downhill, Londonderry (UK Baronet, 1804)

Creation: let.pat. 29 Jun 1804

Family name: Bruce later Bruce-Clifton

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Arms:

Or on a Saltire Gules a Harp of the field stringed Argent on a Chief of the second a Canton Argent charged with a Lion rampant Azure

Crest:

A Lion passant Azure holding in his dexter paw a Trefoil slipped Vert

Motto:

Fuimus (We have been)

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Rev Sir Henry Hervey Aston Bruce, 1st Bt.

born

died

1822

Sir James Robertson Bruce, 2nd Bt.

born

4 Sep 1788

died

22 Apr 1836

Rt Hon Sir Henry Hervey Bruce, 3rd Bt., MP

born

22 Sep 1820

died

8 Dec 1909

Lt Col Sir Hervey Juckes Lloyd Bruce, 4th Bt.

born

5 Oct 1843

died

8 May 1919

Capt Sir Hervey Ronald Bruce, 5th Bt., DL

born

9 Dec 1872

died

18 May 1924

Capt Sir Hervey John William Bruce, 6th Bt.

born

29 Jun 1919

died

1971

Maj Sir Hervey James Hugh Bruce later Bruce-Clifton, 7th Bt

born

4 Sep 1952

mar. (1)

1979 (div. 1991) Charlotte Sara Jane Gore (b. 29 Oct 1958), elder sister of Georgina Susan, Duchess of Norfolk, and 1st dau. of Capt John Temple Gore, of Framfield, co. Sussex (by his first wife Serena Margaret Mounsey, dau. of Charles Francis Ewart Mounsey, of Yaxley Hall, co. Suffolk), 1st son of Capt Christopher Gerald Gore (by his wife Lady Barbara Susan Montgomerie, 2nd dau. by his first wife of Archibald Seton [Montgomerie], 16th Earl of Eglinton), 1st surv. son of Lt Col Francis William George Gore, of Courtyrala, Cardiff, and Llanwern, co. Monmouth, by his wife Lady Constance Grace Milles, 2nd surv. dau. of George Watson [Milles], 1st Earl Sondes

children by first wife

1. Sir Hervey Hamish Peter Bruce-Clifton, 8th Bt.

1. Laura Crista Bruce-Clifton (b. 1984)

mar. (2)

1992 Joanna M Pope, yst. dau. of Frank Pope, of Tavistock, Devon

children by second wife

2. Louis William S Bruce-Clifton, heir presumptive to the Baronetcy (b. Aug 1993)

3. Alasdair Robert C Bruce-Clifton (b. Jan 1996)

died

9 Feb 2010

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Major, Grenadier Guards; assumed name and arms of Clifton by Royal Licence 1997

Sir Hervey Hamish Peter Bruce-Clifton, 8th Bt.

born

20 Nov 1986

The heir presumptive to the Baronetcy of Bruce-Clifton of Downhill is Louis William S Bruce-Clifton, second son of the late 7th Baronet and half-brother of the present Baronet.

Last updated 20 Feb 2010

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Address:

PO Box 19, Van Reenen 3372, Natal, South Africa

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