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Seems John Bruce and Sarah Ann Bruce (Holden in 1861 census) both married Holdens, almost certainly siblings

Name: John Bruce- coal dealer
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Age: 21
Spouse: Jane Holden
Spouse Age: 18
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Feb 1857
Parish: Gray's Inn Road Holy Trinity
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Robert Bruce - contractor
Spouse Father: John Holden - broker
Register Type: Parish Register

Bride married with permission of father as under age.

Name: Sarah Ann Bruce
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Age: 18
Spouse: Charles Holden - undertaker
Spouse Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Feb 1854
Parish: Gray's Inn Road Holy Trinity
Borough: Camden
Father Name: Robert Bruce - railroad contractor
Spouse Father: John Holden - undertaker
Register Type: Parish Register

I am a direct descendant of Henry William Bruce (1876) and last in line with the exception of my son aged 36 and still single with no prospects. Therefore to find a male Bruce from Robert (1800 about), and Walter (1847) the sons of Walter in Frank and Frederick (last trace 1901 census ) are the only hopes. Thanks to your information Frederick may have married to Rose and maybe died in 1914 with only a daughter but what of Frank ?
On other members of the family I have traced much information and even located an hithertoo unknown but now a friendly cousin, from a bigamus marriage but the Bruce males are really hard to track.
Any other help would merit lots of thanks.
Terry (Terence) Bruce

Currently can't find Walter John Bruce baptised 1869 after census 1891 ( he is not to be confused in the census with the Walter Joseph Bruce who married Eliza Jane Crozier in 1900).

Name: Walter John Bruce
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: St Pancras
Civil Parish: Paddington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: London
Country: England

Household Members:
Name Age
Ezekiel J Collison 43
Louisa Collison 41
Henry E Collison 21
William T Collison 20
Ezekiel J Collison 18
Charles A Collison 16
Ada L Collison 12
Ellen F Collison 8
Elizabeth M Collison 6
Edgar F Collison 2
Emma F Collison 4/12
John William James 18
Walter John Bruce 21

His occupation is recorded as undertaker.

Robert Bruce in census 1851:

Name: Robert Bruce
Age: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1800
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizth Bruce
Gender: Male
Where born: Dunba, Scotland
Civil Parish: Limehouse
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Bruce 51 c 1800 Dunba, Scotland Contractor.
Elizth Bruce 34 c1817 Darton, Lincolnshire, England
Sarah A Bruce 16 daur c1835 Buckingham
James Bruce 2 son c1845 Bentley, Hampshire, England
Robt Bruce 16 nephew c Oxfordshire, England smith
Robt Bougere 27 serv
Christ Durrand 20 serv
Mary Lingrove 17 serv

No signs of sons John or Walter from 1861. I guess nephew Robert might be worth pursuing to see if he left a male line.

I wondered if this were they, packed off to school.

Ages a little haphazard, and no places of birth, but there'a John and a Walter.

Name: Walter Bruce
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Pupil (Institutional)
Gender: Male
Where born: N
Civil Parish: Hartley Westpall
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas W Cuddeford 38 schooolmaster
Adile Cuddeford 37 school mistress
Thomas Cuddeford 8 son
Louis Cuddeford 5 son
John Bruce 14 c 1837 pupil
Robert Bruce 4 c1847 pupil
Walter Bruce 6 c1845 pupil
Mary Lee 13 serv