Colonel John Anstruther
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Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
John Anstruther (13 May 1736 – 10 February 1815) was a Scottish
Scottish people
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nobleman.
The son of Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie, 2nd Bt.
Baronet
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and Catherine Hay.
He married Grizel Maria Thomson of Charleton, Fife
Fife
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, daughter of John Thomson of Charleton and Margaret Paterson, in December 1774.
Children
- John Anstruther-ThomsonJohn Anstruther-ThomsonColonel John Anstruther-Thomson of Charlton Scottish nobleman and Colonel of the Royal Fifeshire Yeomanry Cavalry.-Family:The son of Colonel John Anstruther and Grizel Maria Thomson of Charleton....
(15 April 1776 – 10 April 1833) - He also had two daughters and three younger sons, who all died without children.