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  Posted by Michelle (U5702693) on Thursday, 29th September 2011

  Hi everyone
  
  I'm still on my fruitless search for Joseph Bruce, born (apparently) around 1790 in (apparently) Colchester, Essex. Occupation: Druggist and Chemist.
  
  I've used all the online resources at my disposal to find his birth but I can find not a single birth of a child called Bruce in Essex (serious kudos will be transmitted through this site if anyone can do what I can't!)
  
  Now, given that the place of birth is Colchester, which has been a military town for centuries, and that the name is historically of Scottish origin, what do you think are the chances that my Joseph could be the son of a Scottish soldier???
  
  Clutching at straws here, I know, but it's as if this guy never existed as far as BMD information is concerned.
  
  Thanks a lot
  
  Michelle

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  Posted by clematised (U3233879) on Thursday, 29th September 2011

  This birth no name given male child Bruce within 50 miles of Colchester
  
  Edna
  
  .England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Bruce
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  Search collectionAbout this collectionName: Bruce
  Gender: Male
  Baptism/Christening Date: 26 Mar 1788
  Baptism/Christening Place: LOUGHTON,ESSEX,ENGLAND
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  Father's Name: Richard Bruce
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  Mother's Name: Ann
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  Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04347-1
  System Origin: England-ODM
  Source Film Number: 560907
  

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  Posted by clematised (U3233879) on Thursday, 29th September 2011

  There is a William Bruce in Colchester marrying in 1768 so there are Bruce family in the area, and there was a William Bruce father of the Bride to Susan Bruce around 1793 so possibly had a son too. Do Josephs childrens names give any clue to fathers name as in first born son named after the fathers father.
  
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  Search collectionAbout this collectionGroom's Name: William Bruce
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  Bride's Name: Mary Barber
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  Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1768
  Marriage Place: Saint Nicholas,Colchester,Essex,England
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  Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M13795-2
  System Origin: England-ODM
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  Posted by clematised (U3233879) on Thursday, 29th September 2011

  England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8) for Joseph Bruce
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  Search collectionAbout this collectionName: Joseph Bruce
  Event Type: Burial
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  Burial Date: 23 Sep 1834
  Burial Place: Colchester, Essex
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  Record Set: RG4_1508
  
  
  Non Con records has this burial so could he be a non con, they did not do baptism, just recorded and witnessed the birth if they were Quaker.
  
  all these are just possible suggestions
  
  Edna

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  Posted by clematised (U3233879) on Thursday, 29th September 2011

  Forget all that I just found a message with all his info included.
  
  
  
  Edna

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  Posted by Marymog (U2978107) on Thursday, 29th September 2011

  Michelle
  
  Have you trawled through all the Colchester parish registers , there are quite a few and you have to turn the pages
  
  google ~~ Essex record office~~select images...search for Colchester parish records, or colchester baptisms. Its time consuming, trawling the actual images page by page
  
  also go to the search for everything and put Bruce into the search, there are pages and pages
  
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