Robert Bruce (Merchant Adventurer)

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Robert Bruce' of Clackmannan was the son of Sir James Bruce and a direct descendant of Sir Thomas Bruce 1st Baron of Clackmannan. Robert Bruce was a successful trader and he immigrated to the British Gold Coast in 1745. Bruce resided in the Ga city of Jamestown, Ghana.

[edit] Background

Robert Bruce was an elder son of Sir James Bruce and an unknown mother in 1715. His father left to establish a plantation in Barbados and later on married Keturah French.

[edit] Descendants

• King Bruce- Ghanaian singer

[edit] Sources

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• http://www.brucefamily.com/lineage.htm#gartlet
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