Brief Life History of Dora
When Dora BRUCE was born on 2 December 1900, in Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Benjamin Bruce, was 33 and her mother, Amelia Sophia Watson, was 36. She married James Francis Bellmaine on 2 October 1935, in Port Orchard, Kitsap, Washington, United States. She lived in King, Washington, United States in 1935 and Tacoma Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 12 May 1987, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 86.
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Sources (10)
- Doris Bellmaine in household of James Bellmaine, "United States Census, 1940"
- Dora Bruce, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Dora Bellmaine in Washington Death Index
Spouse and Children
1896–1962 Male
1900–1987 Female
Parents and Siblings
1867–1948 Male
1864–1934 Female
Siblings (8)
1893–1965 Male
1895–1950 Male
1898–1966 Female
1900–1987 Female
1902–1980 Male
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World Events (8)
1907 · Pike's Market
Age 7
1908
Age 8
1924
Age 24
Name Meaning
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place in Normandy, probably from Brix (La Manche).
Altered form of French Brousse .
History: The son of the Domesday baron, a friend of David I of Scotland, was granted by him the Lordship of Annandale in 1124, and his second son Robert became the founder of the Scottish house of Bruce. — This surname (see 2 above) is listed along with its original form Brousse in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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