Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie, 2nd Bt.

Biographical Summary

"Sir Philip Anstruther, Baronet [S 1694] of Balcaskie, 1st son and heir, by 2nd wife***, was an Advocate, 1711, and one of the principal Clerks of the Bills; succeeded to the Baronetcy in March 1737, and was served heir gen. 2 February 1742. He married in or before 1733 (post nuptial settlement 21 August and 4 September 1738), Catherine, 1st daughter of Lord Alexander Hay, of Spott, co. Haddington (younger son of John, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale [S]) by Catherine, daughter of Chateris. She, by whom he had seven sons, died at Balcaskie, 11 February 1759. He died 27 May 1763."

SOURCE: Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1900; page 366

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• ** Conflicting information - √ Burke's Peerage - page 113 Volume 1 107th edition have him son of 1st wife who dsp.

√ Burke's Peerage - page 112 Volume 1 107th edition

• Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie, 2nd Bt; b 1688; m v 21 Aug 1738 Catharine (d 11 Feb 1759), only dau of Lord Alex Hay, s of 1st Marquess of Tweeddlw (qv), and d 1763, having had, with other issue, including a 2nd s (John b 13 May 1736, Col, m Dec 17743 Grizel Maria, dau and heiress of John Thomson of Charleton; ...

• Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, 3rd Bt.
  

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Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie, 2nd Bt.

M, #123268, b. 1688, d. 27 May 1763

Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie, 2nd Bt. was born in 1688.2 He was the son of Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, 1st Bt. and Jean Monteith. He married Catherine Hay, daughter of Lord Alexander Hay and Catherine Charteris, circa 21 August 1738.1,2 He died on 27 May 1763.

He was an Advocate in 1711.1 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Anstruther, of Wrae, co. Linlithgow [N.S., 1694] in March 1737, and from 1698, "of Balcaskie, co. Fife."

Children of Sir Philip Anstruther of Balcaskie, 2nd Bt. and Catherine Hay

• Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, 3rd Bt.+1 b. 19 Apr 1733, d. 2 Aug 1818
• unknown son Anstruther1 b. a 1734
• unknown son Anstruther1 b. a 1735
• Colonel John Anstruther+2 b. 13 May 1736, d. 10 Feb 1815
• unknown son Anstruther1 b. a 1737
• unknown son Anstruther1 b. a 1738
• unknown son Anstruther1 b. a 1739
• unknown son Anstruther1 b. a 1740

Citations

• [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume IV, page 366. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
• [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 113. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.