Profession
1872 - Fleshers Assistant
1878 - Flesher Journeyman
1880 to 1890 - Dock Labourer
1893 - Butcher
1897 - Yard Labourer
1911 - Firewood Dealer
Residence
1871 - Scotts Close, Nethergate, Dundee
1872 - 32 Seafield Square, Dundee
1874 - 193 Scouring Burn, Dundee
1878 - Doigs Court, Castle Street, Dundee
1880 - 149 Blackness Road, Dundee
1881 - 15 Mid Kirk Style, Dundee
1884 - 33 Gellatly Street, Dundee
1888 to 1891 - 18 Peter street, Dundee
1911 - 75 Victoria Road, Dundee
Census Entries
1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901
Words in -
THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL Oct 3rd 1874
David Bruce, flesher, deserves his meed of praise. Seeing a drunken woman throw a child out of a four-storey window he did not look as with mere gaping amazement, or run to get out of the way, but actually placed himself in the way to "kep" the child as it fell. The violence with which the latter descended brought Bruce to his knees, but he almost completely broke the force of the boy's fall. Bruce is evidently no coward, and but for his presence of mind and pluck the child, if not killed, would in all probability have been injured for life. It is not everyman that would stand firm and hold up his arms to catch a boy between tree and four years of age falling from a four-storey window. Well done, David, say we.
The medal opposite is inscribed with the following words - Presented to Mr David Bruce, Dundee. For courageously saving by catching in his arms a young boy who had been dropped from the top window of a four storey house in Union Close, Nethergate, Dundee on 28th September 1874
Death RCE - Died between 9pm 21st June 1911 and 8am23rd June 1911 (Natural Causes)
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Wording on medal-
DEI DONUM
(Gift of God)
PRUDENTIA ET CANDORE
(With Thought and Purity)
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David’s Medal for saving child
