Robert Anstruther MP (1757 - 1833)

Born 31 Dec 1757 in Scotland

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Died 7 Mar 1833 at age 75 in Scotland

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Biography

Robert Anstruther MP is Notable.

Robert was born in 1757. He is the son of John Anstruther and Janet Fall.

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He married Anne Nairn on 07 May, 1801. ^[2]

Their marriage appeared in The Scots Magazine. ^[3]

From this marriage, there were three children produced..

• Philip Anstruther ^[4]
• James Anstruther ^[5]
• Anne Anstruther ^[6]

Colonel Robert Anstruther (31 December 1757 – 1833) was a Scottish soldier in the British Army, and briefly a politician.

He was the son of Sir John Anstruther of that Ilk, 2nd Bt. and Janet Fall. He married Anne Nairne, daughter of Colonel Alexander Nairne and Preston née Balneavis on 9 May 1801.

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) from 1793 to 1794. He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 68th Regiment. ^[7]

ANSTRUTHER EASTER BURGHS 20 Mar. 1793 - June 1794 Family and Education:

b. 31 Dec. 1757, 3rd s. of Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Bt. [S]*. educ. Harrow 1770-1. m. 9 May 1801, Anne, da. of Lt.-Col. John Nairne, 2s. 1da.

Offices Held:

Cornet 4 Horse 1779, lt. 1783; capt. 7 Drag. 1788, ret. 1791; col. Loyal Tay fencibles 1795; baggagemaster and inspector of roads [S] July 1798-1831; lt.-col. E. Fife vols. 1803; col. 2 Fife militia 1808.

Biography:

Anstruther came in for the family burghs on his father’s retirement in 1793, but without making any mark in Parliament made way for Henry Dundas’s nephew a year later. He was expected to support administration. In 1818, when his nephew Sir John Carmichael Anstruther left a posthumous heir, he became manager of the burghs for the family and negotiated the return of Ministeralist Members. He died 7 Mar. 1833. ^[8]

He is buried in Saint Cuthbert’s Churchyard, in the City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.^[9]

Research

I have not been able to find a Photo of Robert Anstruther MP.. Robert Anstruther I have used the sources available to me, being: Family Search Scotland’s People & Wikipedia Campbell-39395 06:00, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8S-G38 : 11 February 2020), Robert Anstruther, 1757.
2. ↑ Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPN-YPV : 11 February 2020), Robert Anstruther, 1801.
3. ↑ British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCK-RHK9 : 17 April 2019), Robert Anstruther, Colonel, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1 May 1801, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm
4. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8S-PX3 : 11 February 2020), Robert Anstruther in entry for Philip Anstruther, 1802.
5. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8S-RR7 : 11 February 2020), Robert Anstruther in entry for James Anstruther, 1803.
6. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYC6-N7D : 11 February 2020), Robert Anstruther in entry for Anne Anstruther, 1804.
7. ↑ Burke's Peerage (https://www.thepeerage.com)
8. ↑ https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/anstruther-robert-1757-1831
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 November 2020), memorial page for COL Robert Anstruther (31 Dec 1757–7 Mar 1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #157337851, citing Saint Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland ; Maintained by GariochGraver (contributor 47469430) .

Acknowledgements

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