http://gw.geneanet.org/brynjulf?lang=no&pz=tor&nz=langballe&ocz=0&p=william&n=anstrutherh relating to William Anstruther, substitute, ‘William Anstruther, a Scotchman by birth, had held the rank of major in the Royal Garrison Battalion. He was appointed a magistrate in 1785. In 1787 he married Isabella McLeod, and shortly afterwards he seems to have left the province. In 1802 he was in the island of Guernsey, as colonel in command of the Royal Independent Invalids. Col. Anstruther sold all his property in Charlotte county to Robert Pagan.r Bohanan), the last named in the list, had sold one-sixth of the same property, called ‘the new mill on Denny’s stream,’ to Capt. Pote, in 1785.d to William Anstruther, erase the second sentence and insert, ‘This had been originally the farm of John Bohanan; but Major Anstruther had purchased his claim in 1784.’s.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29=%27cork%27%29&dsqPos=32Letters from Herbert John Anstruther Bowden, state engineer, Kapurthala, Punjab, India, on connections of Bowden family with Col William Anstruther, with family tree showing marriage of William Carey Bowden to Christian Katherine Janet Anstruther in 1816 and their descendents [HJA Bowden was grandson of Christian Anstruther] (1903)scendents of Col William Anstruther and his army career, with typed copy of letter from Col William Anstruther, Weymouth, to his daughter Euphemia [Mrs PN Maingy] dated 26 October 1804, talking of having met General Garth of the Old Cameronians and the King [George III] and hoped for a suitable preferment through the King's influence (1899), Guernsey, for Isabella McLeod buried in 1836 with letters from Edward Ozanne on investigations into Mainguy or Maingay family (1902)nt were to depart for Cork and thence America (1758) Campbell to Morison regarding bills by Major William Anstruther drawn on his brother [John] Anstruther and Philip Anstruther (1780), sent to Cecil L Anstruther by Mr Sheddon, notes on Philip Anstruther, son of William Anstruther (1879); list of events in life of Col John Anstruther, who went on to marry the heiress of Charlton and took on the name Anstruther Thomson photograph of miniature painting of Col William Anstruther which he owned (1921)heck up on them when in Jersey, note adds that Jane Anstruther m Dennis Herbert in 1801, Euphemia m PN Maingay in 1803, Christina m WC Bowden in 1816 (1895) Extent c.40 items Admin History Colonel William Anstruther (27 July 1736-29 March 1805), 5th son of Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie and Catherine Hay. He joined the Cameroonians probably around 1757, gained his commission as Major in 1779, and served in Bermuda until 1783 and North America where he was captured during the American War of Independence. He was later appointed Commandant of Invalids at Guernsey in 1794 until his death in 1805, made a Colonel in 1795. He married ? Isabella McLeod, and had 5 children: Philip Charles (c.1772-1814), educated at Beith in Ayrshire, joined the Royal Navy, eventually to command HMS Basilisk. He married Ann Elizabeth Houseal (1770-1866), daughter of Rev Dr Bernard Michael Houseal (1727-1799), rector of St George's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, missionary to the Germans in Halifax; her sister Amelia, widow of Captain George Dawkins, died at George Town, Jersey in 1833. They had 2 daughters, Ann Isabella Wilhelmina (1803-1885) and Sibylla Margaretta Maria (1804-1887). Ann married a Mr Holloway and had a daughter, Sybilla Houseal Dawkins Lewthwaite Holloway, who married Josiah John Holder. Sibylla married Francis Robert Peter Clarke Bluett in 1827 at St Saviours, Jersey. Philip died at Stonehouse near Plymouth. ?William, ensign in 3rd Foot, killed in Spain under Wellington, 1814 Euphemia (b.c.1775), married Peter Maingay at St Peter's Port, Guernsey in 1803 Christian Catherine Janet, who married WC Bowden of the Queen's Regiment at St Peter's Port, Guernsey, 1816 Jane (b.1785), who married Dennis Herbert at St Peter's Port, Guernsey in 1801, mother of Admiral Herbertilliam Anstruther descendents (Son of Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie) m Isabella McLeod, left 26th Cameroonians c.1779, didn't settle in Guernsey until after birth of daughters? twins Margaret Isabella Francis and Christian Katherine Janet 1790 born in Alloa Commission in 26th Foot as Lt in 1757, given a company in 1766, prisoner of American forces under Montgomery at St John's in 1775, sent to Reading, Pennsylvania until exchanged. Major in Douken's Royal Garrison Battalion in 1779 including time in Bermuda, Captain of company of Royal Invalids stationed in Jersey in 1790, Commandant in Guernsey 1794, Colonel in 1795 Archival History msdep121/B168 Related Material ms in Royal Institution of GB, copies of letters to and from William Anstruther, Royal Garrison Battalion, Bermuda Rev Houseal, lost property in Frock's Nest, Worcester County, seconded Captain of American Legion in 1783, wanting to settle in Nova Scotia with wife and 10 children, minister of Ancient Lutheran Trinity Church and governor of King's College [Halifax, Nova Scotia]
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