Henry was the second son of Moses Bruen (died 1757), from
Boyle, County Roscommon. He married Dorothea Henrietta Knox, daughter of Francis Knox, in 1787. They had three sons and three daughters: their eldest son
Henry (1789–1852), was an MP for
County Carlow for most of the period from 1812 to 1852, and their youngest child
Francis was MP for the borough of
Carlow in the 1830s. Henry's son
Henry Bruen (1828–1912), was MP for County Carlow from 1857 to 1880. From 1775 until 1957, the family lived in
Oak Park estate, near
Carlow town. == References ==