| John Anstruther-Thomson of Charleton and Carntyne |
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"Fife" Anstruther-Thomson as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, June 1882 |
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| Born | 8 August 1818 |
| Died | 8 October 1904 (aged 86) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 9th Lancers 13th Light Dragoons Fifeshire Mounted Rifle Volunteers Fife and Forfar Yeomanry |
| Awards | Volunteer Decoration |
Colonel John Anstruther-Thomson of Charleton and Carntyne VD DL JP (8 August 1818 - 8 October 1904)
He was the son of John Anstruther-Thomson of Charleton and Clementina Blair. He died at age 86. He would have inherited the title of the 18th Lord St. Clair on 10 April 1833, but for the attainder.
He commissioned into the 9th Lancers and then also saw service in 13th Light Dragoons.
In 1860 the Fifeshire Mounted Rifle Volunteers were re-raised and the then Captain Anstruther Thomson joined on leaving the Regular Army.
In 1866 [1] he took over command from the late Earl of Rosslyn of the same Regiment his father had commanded some half a century before. After his command he gained the rank of Honorary Colonel of the Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry.
He was decorated with the award of Volunteer Decoration (VD).
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Fife and the office of Justice of the Peace in Fife.
During his life he lived at Carntyne, Lanarkshire, Scotland and Charleton, Fife, Scotland.
He married his first wife Caroline Maria Agnes Robina Gray (daughter of Reverend John Hamilton Gray of Carntyne) on 25 July 1852.[2]
They had seven child:
He married his second wife, Isabel Bruce (daughter of Lt.-Gen. Robert Bruce) on 17 June 1891.
They had one child: