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George Bruce of Carnock. Portrait of George Bruce junior by George Jamesone. Sir George Bruce of Carnock (c. 1550 – 1625) was a Scottish merchant, ship-owner, and mining engineer.
Sir George Bruce of Carnock lived from 1550 to 6 May 1625. He was a early industrialist who developed a highly innovative system of coal mining at Culross in Fife. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
May 1, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sir George Bruce of Carnock, who created the world's first undersea mine at Culross in Fife in 1617. He was also a merchant, a politician, a salt producer and a designer of Culross Palace.
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A sonnet by George Bruce, a Scottish poet, about the pain and sweetness of leaving someone behind. The poem describes the white handkerchief, the sea and the horizon as symbols of farewell and memory.
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Sir George Bruce of Carnock was a Scottish merchant, ship-owner, and mining engineer. George was third son of Sir Edward Bruce of Blairhall, Clackmannanshire [later in Fife], by Alison, sister of Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney, both children of William Reid of Aikenhead, Clackmannanshire.Edward Bruce jnr., was in 1601/2 created Lord Bruce of Kinloss...
It looks like George married two separate girls by two separate fathers. 1. Sir George Bruce married to Margaret daughter of Archibald Primrose and one :Sir George Bruce married to Euphame daughter of David Primrose. I am inclined to think the above* is an error and Euphame has been incorrectly named as Margaret. Primrose 40 has David listed as fat...
↑Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edi...↑Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edi...- Male
- May 6, 1625
- Euphame (Primrose) Bruce
Learn about the life and works of George Bruce, a Scottish poet who wrote about his native Aberdeenshire and the north-east coast. Find his poems, bibliography, criticism and biography on this web page.
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May 6, 2022 · 6 May 1625: The death in Culross of industrialist Sir George Bruce of Carnock, best remembered for his innovative off-shore coal mining techniques which attracted the interest of King James VI.
