Who is Dr.
Bruce Durie?
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Dr.
Bruce DURIE BSc
(Hons) PhD OMLJ FIGRS
Genealogist,
Author, Broadcaster, Lecturer
Shennachie
to the Chief of Durie
www.brucedurie.co.uk
Fellow,
University of Edinburgh
Academician,
Académie Internationale de Généalogie
Right
of Audience at the Court of the Lord Lyon
Freeman
and Burgess, City of Glasgow |
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Bruce Durie receiving the Order
of the Flaming Caber, Tartan Day South, Cayce, South
Carolina, USA, 2016
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Bruce
Durie is considered one of Scotland's top genealogists, with an
international reputation.
He is perhaps best known for his eight-year BBC radio series,
“Digging Up Your Roots” and “A House with A Past”.
He
has authored over 30 books, including the best-selling Scottish
Genealogy now in its 4th edition. (www.brucedurie.co.uk/books.html)
His background is in medicine and neuropharmacology, as well as
holding a doctoral degree in history and education.
Bruce founded the much-acclaimed Postgraduate Program in
Genealogical Studies at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow,
where he developed an online, one-year full-time or three-year
part-time Masters programme in Genealogical Studies, along with
other shorter courses.
He is Shennachie (Genealogist and Historian) to the
Chief of Durie (see www.duriefamily.co.uk/).
Bruce was a Founding Member of the Register of Qualified
Genealogists (www.qualifiedgenealogists.org)
and of the Editorial Board of tthe scholarly, peer-reviewed
journal, Genealogy (www.mdpi.com/journal/genealogy) |
The The Fulbright Senior Scottish Studies Scholar Award 2015-16
was held at the Scottish
Heritage Center, St Andrews University, Laurinburg, Scotland Co.,
North Carolina. |
He was appointed the US-UK Fulbright Senior Scottish Studies
Scholar, spending most of 2016 researching Scottish Migration
into Colonial America at St Andrews University, Laurinburg,
North Carolina, USA.
He is well known for speaking, lecturing and presenting workshops
on various aspects of Scottish genealogy, heraldry, history and
culture worldwide but particularly in the UK, USA and Canada - see
Talks and Lectures.
In he was elected an Academician of the prestigious Académie
Internationale de Généalogie (https://geneacademie.org/en/)
and is the only member from Scotland.
In 2025 the Forum
for the Scottish Baronage elected him and Honorary Member for
Life.
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Arms of the Lord Lyon King of
Arms
in Scotland
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He also has Right of Audience at the Court of the Lord Lyon (https://courtofthelordlyon.scot/)
and may petition for Arms on behalf of others (see Scottish
Heraldry and Coats of Arms and Recent
Grants of Arms).
In 2014 he became a Freeman and Burgess of the City of Glasgow,
Scotland and a member of Trades
House and of the Incorporation
of Cordiners, Glasgow.
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| Arms of
Trades House, Glasgow |
Arms of
the Incorporation of Cordiners, Glasgow |
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Historical
rights and duties of Freemen and Burgesses of the City of Glasgow
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full
rights to trade within the Burgh, specifically on market days |
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the
freedom not to associate with un-Freemen |
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the
right to graze their cows on the common land (Glasgow Green) |
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the
right to fishing on the Clyde; |
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the
duty to patrol and guard the town (watch and ward); |
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the
duty to defend the town by arms - if they do not perform this
duty they could be prosecuted for perjury of their oath, but
if they were to be prosecuted they have a right to a prison
cell of their own, that is without un-Freemen in it. |
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They
have the duty to pay the equivalent of today's valuation tax
and the right to be present at all court hearings. |
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