Bruce, David - I2001

Officer ♂

Captain David Bruce
Born Jul 1816
Captain David Bruce, 1864
Nationality	Scottish
Born	Jul 1816 Perth
Genealogy Data
Person ID	I2001
Birth Family
Bruce Family - F2002
Father	Alexander Bruce
Mother	Janet Maule
Marriage Family/Families
Bruce Family - F2001
Spouse	Janet McIntyre
Nationality	Unknown
Children:
David Bruce Jane Bruce Isabella Bruce Helen Bruce (d. 1935) John Bruce (1839 – 17 Aug 1915) Janet Bruce (b. 1843) Alexander Bruce (b. 1848) Mary Ann Bruce (b. 1851) James Bruce (1857 – 1918) Irene Bruce (b. 1859)
Bruce Family - F2003
Spouse	Unknown
Nationality	Unknown
Married	1864
Voyage Data
Voyage to Adelaide in 1864
Personal role	Master
Name on list	David Bruce
Age on voyage	49
Last ship	Irene
Joined date	01 Aug 1864
Joined place	London
Left date	Remains
Voyage to London in 1865
Personal role	Master
Name on list	David Bruce
Age on voyage	49
Last ship	Irene
Joined date	01 Aug 1864
Joined place	London
Left date	Remains
Voyage to Adelaide in 1865
Personal role	Master
Name on list	David Bruce
Age on voyage	50
Last ship	City of Adelaide
Joined date	26 Jul 1865
Joined place	London
Left date	Remains
Voyage to London in 1866
Personal role	Master
Name on list	David Bruce
Age on voyage	50
Last ship	City of Adelaide
Joined date	26 Jul 1865
Joined place	London
Left date	Remains
Voyage to Adelaide in 1866
Personal role	Master
Name on list	David Bruce
Age on voyage	47
Last ship	City of Adelaide
Joined date	23 Jul 1866
Joined place	London
Left date	Remains
Voyage to London in 1867
Personal role	Master
Name on list	David Bruce
Age on voyage	50
Last ship	City of Adelaide
Joined date	23 Jul 1866
Joined place	London
Left date	Remains

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, Captain John Bruce and Captain Alexander Bruce, who served as junior officers beneath him for a time.

Description

Old David Bruce was one of the good old breed of sea dog - a sturdy, weather beaten, grey whiskered Scot. He always dressed in black broadcloth, topped by a straw hat and puggaree. He possesed a merry wit - also a lame leg, which had been crushed by a run-away cask during a storm.

—The Colonial Clippers, Basil Lubbock, James Brown & Sons, Publishers, Glasgow, 1921

Ship Ownership

The City of Adelaide is always referred to as Devitt and Moore's, but they were only the managing agents in London. Devitt senior had just died, and Joseph Moore held a quarter share. Captain Bruce had a further quarter share. Henry Martin, with the third quarter, had emigrated to South Australia in 1839 and became established with his brother Thomas as a butcher in Hindley Street.

Joseph and Daniel Harrold, jointly the fourth owners, were also resident in London. They were better known as the Hindley Street ironmongers Harrold Brothers. They had retired to London to establish a branch of the colonial firm now conducted by Joseph's sons. Daniel had married Mary Ann Church, and it seems clear that in these two cases David Bruce had made valuable contacts through the passengers of his previous ship Irene.

References

Ship Commands
Preceded by ?	Master of the Irene	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by New Ship	Master of the City of Adelaide 1864 - 1867	Succeeded by John Bruce
Preceded by New Ship	Master of the South Australian	Succeeded by John Bruce