Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Janet Roberton, daughter of James Roberton and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord Bedlay
On 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte, died young
Elgin was Grand Master of Scottish Freemasons from 1761 to 1763 and a founding member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. He built the planned industrial village of Charlestown, Fife.
He is buried in the southern transept of Dunfermline Abbey close to the grave of Robert the Bruce.
