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==Captain David Bruce==
[[Bruce, David - I2001|Captain David Bruce]] (1816-1903) was a master mariner and was at the helm of the ''City of Adelaide'' for approximately three years. He was also the father of later masters, [[Bruce, John - I2005|Captain John Bruce]] and [[Bruce, Alexander - I2007|Captain Alexander Bruce]], who served as junior officers beneath him for a time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56651352 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=31 March 1903 |accessdate=28 October 2013 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56651406 |title=CONCERNING PEOPLE. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=31 March 1903 |accessdate=28 October 2013 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
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==David Bruce Junior==
'[[Bruce, David - I108|David Bruce jun.]]' is most likely [[Bruce, David - I2001|Captain David Bruce]]'s son David, born 30 June 1845 in Perth Scotland, travelling with his father on his last round-trip voyage in 1866-7.

==Captain John Bruce==
[[Bruce, John - I2005|John Bruce]] was a native of Scotland, having been born in the City of Perth, on the Firth of Tay, on the 9th October, 1839. He first voyaged to South Australia in 1855 as an apprentice on the ''[[Irene]]'', of which his father, [[Bruce, David|David]], was the skipper.  John then served as First Officer aboard the ''City of Adelaide'' under command of his father before being promoted to the captaincy of the vessel in 1867 when his father retired from the sea.

While retired from the sea, David put his time into building the ''[[South Australian]]'', a composite ship of 1040 tons, iron frame, and teak planking. In 1872, son John brought the ''[[South Australian]]'' to Port Adelaide and the command of the ''City of Adelaide'' transferred to [[Bowen, Llewellyn|Llewellyn Bowen]]. A certain Miss Ada Angas was a passenger on the ''South Australian''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39264422 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=16 October 1872 |accessdate=27 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}};<br/>
{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39264415 |title=SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=16 October 1872 |accessdate=27 November 2013 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
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On the 28th November 1874 at the Tarrawatta Church, Collingrove (near Angaston, South Australia), John married '''Ada Eleanor Kathleen Isabella Angas''' (b. 01 June 1853 Sydney NSW; d. 2 October 1931 Bournemouth Dorset), daughter of '''[[George French Angas]]''' English explorer, naturalist and painter who painted some of the earliest views of South Australia from 1844.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28736048 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=[[The_Advertiser_(Adelaide)|The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=1 December 1874 |accessdate=26 November 2013 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Ada's grandfather (George's father) was '''[[George Fife Angas]]''' who played a significant part in the formation of South Australia.

John and Ada had the following children:
* '''Alicia Janet Bruce''', born 17 September 1875, died 01 December 1968
* '''John Angas Bruce''', born 21 September 1884, died 1965
* '''Kenneth Bruce''', born 16 Jun 1887, died 27 May 1976

John retired from the sea in 1881.  In 1883, he was chosen from among 41 applicants to fill the position of harbourmaster of the Tyne, with headquarters at North Shields. He had a staff of 18 assistants, and remained there for 28 years, at the end of which period he retired under the age limit.<ref>{{cite news |title=An Old Mariner, Return of Capt John Bruce, The Days of the Wool Clippers |newspaper= The Observer |location=Adelaide |date= 8 November 1913}}</ref>

In 1911, at the age of 71, John Bruce arrived back in Adelaide with family on board the White Star liner ''Medic'' from Liverpool en route to Tasmania.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper= Adelaide Register |location=Adelaide |date= 1 November 1911}}</ref> He was going to retire and take up residence at Hallgarth, Tasmania, about eight miles from Launceston on the River Tamar West<ref>{{cite news |title=An Old Mariner, Return of Capt John Bruce, The Days of the Wool Clippers |newspaper= The Observer |location=Adelaide |date= 8 November 1913}}</ref>. His two sons took up a life on the land there growing fruit.
 
In November 1913, John with daughter Alicia visited Adelaide for several weeks to renew some old acquaintences made in the days when he sailed on the South Australia run.  They stayed with former passenger [[Bullock, Frederick William| Frederick Bullock]] at St Helens, Prospect Road.  Frederick, as a 15 year old, had presumably first met John when both were on the 1867 voyage to London.  Frederick kept a [[Diary of Frederick Bullock|diary]] of the voyage.  John's visit to Adelaide rated an article in a newspaper of the day.<ref>{{cite news |title=An Old Mariner, Return of Capt John Bruce, The Days of the Wool Clippers |newspaper= The Observer |location=Adelaide |date= 8 November 1913}}</ref>

John died on the 17th August 1915 at his residence "Hallgarth", Muddy Creek (Launceston) Tasmania aged 75 years.  He was survivied by his wife, daughter and sons.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50831044 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=[[The_Examiner_(Tasmania)|Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954)]] |location=Launceston, Tas. |date=18 August 1915 |accessdate=28 October 2013 |page=1 Edition: DAILY |publisher=National Library of Australia}};<br/>
{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59418423 |title=A VETERAN MARINER. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=26 August 1915 |accessdate=28 October 2013 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}};<br/>
{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59393282 |title=DEATH OF CAPTAIN JOHN BRUCE. |newspaper=[[Sunday_Mail_(Adelaide)|The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=28 August 1915 |accessdate=28 October 2013 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Janet Bruce==
[[Bruce, Janet - I23|Miss Bruce]] was listed amongst the passengers travelling on the City of Adelaide's maiden voyage from London to Adelaide and we suspect that she was the captain's daughter, Janet.

She was at the bottom of the first-class list where the ship’s surgeon, the matron, and others who are not paying passengers are usually to be found.  She did not sign either of the letters of thanks that appeared in the Register.

An unmarried 21 years old would be looking for something to do with herself, and acting as hostess in the saloon on her father’s brand new ship might have been more appealing than being idle or working.  One of her roles may have been to look after the [[ Letchford Family - F88|Letchford children]].  

She does not appear on the return voyage, but given her father’s connections, she could easily have had a holiday in Adelaide with friends he had made during his years on the Irene, and returned home on any of the company’s ships.   A reasonable theory, but we cannot presently prove it.

We cannot find Janet Bruce in either the Scotland or England census of 1861.  She may have been married by 1864, but where?  She has a name that is surprisingly common among the Scots.  A Janet Bruce married in Adelaide in 1879, but she was 30 years old and her father was Donald Bruce.

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==Captain Alexander Bruce==
'''Captain Alexander Bruce''' was at the helm of the ''City of Adelaide'' for approximately two years. He also served as a junior officer under both his father and as an officer under his brother John before taking on the ''City'' himself.

Alexander Bruce was born in Perth, Perthshire in 1848. During the 1860's the family lived at number 19 Alexandra Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne. In 1863, at the age of 15, Alexander became apprenticed to his father, and served a year in his service aboard the barque Irene before transferring to the City of Adelaide, again in his father's service, in 1864, where he served another three years. In 1869 he was an officer under his brother John, who was then the master of the City of Adelaide, and in 1872 he passed his examination and received his own Master's Certificate. He became master of the 'family' ship in 1875.

In addition to the captaincy of the ''City of Adelaide'', Alexander Bruce was also the master of the ''[[South Australian]]'' and had also captained a number of steam ships plying the trade routes between London, Sydney and Melbourne.

Alexander Bruce married '''Jane Buik''' (b. 2 Dec 1856) in Port Adelaide SA on 29 November 1876.

After serving his time at sea, he took up the position of wharfinger at Port Adelaide in about 1881. He settled in South Australia and built a home on Military Road at Semaphore.

Alexander Bruce passed away at Semaphore SA on 3 September 1891 aged 43 after a short illness, leaving a widow and four children. He was buried at West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide, an account of the funeral was given in the local papers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48242152 |title=HE SAVINGS OF THE PEOPLE. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=5 September 1891 |accessdate=4 December 2013 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>  His wife Jane is buried with him and the headstone also memorialises their son, gunner '''Hubert Alexander Bruce''' who died in Belgium in 1917.  Their son '''David William Bruce''' is buried in the adjoining grave.

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==Researcher==
Researched by Ron Roberts, Adelaide, SA. 2008


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