Editing Baron Aberdare (section)

==Lineage==
[[Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare]], was the son of John Bruce-Pryce (born John Bruce Knight in [[Barnstaple]], Devon), the eldest son of John Knight (died 1799) and Margaret Bruce (died 1809), daughter and heir of William Bruce of [[Llanblethian]], [[Glamorgan]].<ref name="burke">{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=Bernard |title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry |date=1925 |publisher=Burke Publishing Company |page=1455 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3RVXAAAAYAAJ&dq=Bruce+&pg=RA1-PA1455 |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> He descends from the Welsh [[Clan Bruce|Bruces]], a branch of [[Bruce of Kennet]] of [[Clackmannan]] that dates to the 14th century.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=John |title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours |date=1835 |publisher=Henry Colburn |pages=485–486 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_4GAAAAQAAJ&dq=Bruce+of+Kennet&pg=PA485 |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1805, Lord Aberdare's father changed his surname from Knight to Bruce when he reached the age of majority and inherited the Bruce estates in Llanblethian, as per his grandfather's will. His younger brothers were Rev. [[William Bruce Knight]] (1785–1845) and Sir [[James Knight-Bruce]] (1791–1866).

In 1837, he changed his name again to Bruce-Pryce when he inherited Duffryn and the Monknash estates from a distant cousin, Frances Anne Grey (''née'' Pryce), the daughter and heiress of Thomas Pryce, who had married Hon. William Booth Grey (1773–1852; the second son of the [[George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford|5th Earl of Stamford]]).<ref name="burke"/>

Lord Aberdare's great-grandmother, Jane Lewis, was the daughter of MP [[Gabriel Lewis]], of Llanishen House.<ref name="glamorgan">{{cite book |last1=Nicholas |first1=Thomas |title=The History and Antiquities of Glamorganshire and Its Families |date=1874 |publisher=Longmans, Green & Company |page=181 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cm0DAAAAMAAJ&dq=bruce+of+dyffryn&pg=PA181 |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The Lewis family of Van Castle, Glamorgan, had been prominent in politics since the 16th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=LEWIS family, of Van, Glamorganshire |url=https://biography.wales/article/s-LEWI-VAN-1548 |website= [[Dictionary of Welsh Biography]] |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>