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Families covered: Anstruther of Balcaskie, Leslie (Anstruther) of Newark
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Sir Robert Anstruther, 1st Bart of Balcaskie (bpt 24.09.1658, d 03.1737)
m1. Sophia Kinneir (dsp(s), dau of David Kinneir of Kinneir)
1. Christian Anstruther (d 1687)
m2. (12.03.1687) Jean Monteith (dau/heir of William Monteith of Wrea)
2. Sir Philip Anstruther, 2nd Bart of Balcaskie (b 1688, d 1763)
  m. Catharine Hay (d 11.02.1759, dau of Alexander Hay of Spott)
  A. Sir Robert Anstruther, 3rd Bart of Balcaskie (b 19.04.1733, d 02.08.1818)
  m. (17.08.1763) Janet Erskine (d 14.10.1770, dau of Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie)
  i. Robert Anstruther (b 03.03.1768, dvp 14.01.1809, Brigadier) had issue
  m. (16.03.1799) Charlotte Lucy Hamilton (dau of Lt. Col. James Hamilton)
  ii. Sir Alexander Anstruther of Thirdpart (b 10.09.1769, d 18.07.1819) had issue
  m. (14.03.1803) Sarah Prendergast (d 15.12.1865, dau of Thomas Prendergast of Croane)
  iii. Janet Anstruther (dsp 1798)
m. (28.09.1797) Sir Thomas Andrew Lumsden W. Strange (d 16.07.1841)
  iv. Elizabeth Anstruther (d 1839)
  m. (23.02.1787) Colin Campbell, younger of Stonefield (Colonel)
  v.+ other issue - Philip (b 04.10.1770, d 23.07.1796), Catherine (d unm 22.09.1820)
  B. John Anstruther (b 13.05.1736, d 10.02.1815, Colonel, 3rd son)
  m. (12.1774) Grizel Maria Thomson (dau of John Thomson of Charleton)
  i. John Anstruther-Thomson of Charleton (b 15.04.1776, d 14.04.1833) had issue
  m. (27.04.1807) Clementina Adam (d 29.10.1877, dau of William Adam of Blair Adam)
  ii. Margaret Anstruther-Thomson
  m. (1827) James Durham, 6th of Largo (b 14.01.1754, dsp 05.02.1840, General)
  iii.+ 2 sons (dsp) and 1 daughter (d unm)
  C. Philip Anstruther (b 07.08.1737)
  m. Anna Anderson
  i. Christian Anstruther
  m. James Ramsay
  ii.+ other issue - Robert, Philip, daughter
  D. William Anstruther (b 27.07.1738, d 1805, Colonel)
  m. Isabella McLeod (d 01.1836)
  i. Philip Charles Anstruther (d 1814, RN)
  m. (29.05.1797) Anne Elizabeth Hoseal (b c1773, d 1867, dau of Rev. Bernard Houseal)
  ii. Jane Anstruther
  m. (1801) Denis Herbert (Major-General)
  iii. Euphemia Anstruther
  m. (1803) P.N. Mainguy
  iv. Christian Anstruther
m. (1816) W.C. Bowden
  v. Margaret Anstruther
  E. Christian Anstruther
  m. (22.05.1769) James Lumsden (Lumisdaine) of Innergellie
  F.+ other issue - Alexander (b 26.02.1734, d young), James (b 22.207.1739, d 22.12.1776, captain), Charles (b 13.11.1746, d 1778), Jean, Catherine (d young), Catherine, Agnes
3. Robert Anstruther of Balgarvie (d 1767, General, 3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth (Maitland) (d 1804, dau of Earl of Lauderdale, widow of Ogilvie of Inchmartin)
4. Christian Anstruther
m. Sir James Henderson, 3rd Bart of Fordell (b 28.12.1686)
5. Jean Anstruther (d 1778)
  m. (mcrt 20.01.1720) James Mackgill of Rankeillour (dsp 26.09.1747)
6.+ other issue - William (d Preston 1715), George, John (d young), Alexander
m3. (13.09.1703) Marion Preston (dau of Sir William Preston, Bart of Valleyfield), by Anne Lumisdaine
10. Anne Anstruther
  m. (1728) James Durham, 4th of Largo (d by 1755)
11.+ other issue - Charles (dsp, Major), Agnes, Isabel, Prestina

 

 

Sir Alexander Anstruther of Newark (d 1743)
m. (08.03.1694) Jean Leslie, Baroness Newark (d 21.02.1740, dau of David Leslie, 2nd Lord Newark)
1. William Leslie, '3rd Lord Newark' (d unm 05.02.1743 (1773?))
2. Alexander Leslie, '4th Lord Newark' (b c1711, d 10.03.1791)
m. (c1743) Elizabeth Price (d before 04.1799, dau of John Price or Prince)
  A. John Leslie, '5th Lord Newark' (d unm 12.06.1818, Lt. Colonel)
  B. Philip Leslie or Anstruther (b 1747)
  m. (27.10.1777) Frances Manners (b 25.03.1753, d 15.10.1792, dau of John, Marquess of Granby)
  i. Alexander Manners Leslie (b c1778, d unm 1803)
  C. David Leslie, later Anstruther of Huntsmore Park, Buckinghamshire
  m. _ Donaldson (of Allachie)
  i. Mary Anstruther (d 04.1860) possibly fits here?, dau of "Hon. David Anstruther"
  m1. (1803) Henry Mitford of Exbury (b 1769, d 12.1803, Captain RN)
m2. (13.04.1809) Farrer Grove Spurgeon, later Farrer-Spurgeon of Brayfield (b 1783, d 1826)
  D. Francis Leslie or Anstruther (d 12.1777)
  E. William Leslie or Anstruther (b 06.1759)
  m. (02.11.1791) _ Senior (niece of Sir Robert Smith)
  F. Elizabeth Leslie or Anstruther (d 20.06.1787)
  m. _ Magnus or Magneis
  G. Jane Leslie or Anstruther (d 08.01.1790)
  m. John Sanford of Ninehead
3. Helen Leslie (d 21.02.1787)
  m. (06.06.1743) John Chalmers of Raderny (d 07.04.1791, minister of Kilconquhar)
4.+ other issue (d unm) - David, Christian, Jean (d 08.01.1790), Catherine (d 1796), Margaret, Johanna (d after 1785)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BP1934 ('Anstruther of Balcaskie'), 'East Neuk of Fife' (Walter Wood, 1887, p275+)
(2) For lower section : TSP ('Leslie of Newark'), 'East Neuk of Fife' (Walter Wood, 1887, p244+)
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