Johnson / Bryans Families

Tracing the ancestry of Pamela Murdoch Bryans and Maurice Alan Johnson

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Baronet Sir John Anstruther

Chief Justice of Bengal
Male 1753 - 1811  (58 years)

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  • Name John Anstruther 
    Relationshipwith Marion Murdoch Johnson
    Gender Male 
    Birth 27 Mar 1753  [1] 
    Education 1766  University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education 1772  Glasgow, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Between 1797 and 1806 
    Chief Justice of Bengal 
    Death 26 Jun 1811  [1] 
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2021 

    Father John Anstruther
              b. 27 Dec 1718  
              d. 4 Jul 1799 (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Janet Fall
              b. Between 1693 and 1734  
              d. Between 27 Mar 1753 and 1844 (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1750  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 

    Wife Maria Isabella Brice
              b. Abt 1760  
              d. Jun 1833 (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Marriage 12 Aug 1784  St Mary, Marylebone, Westminster, Middlesex, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • There is a discrepancy in timing of the marriage between the various sources.
    Age at Marriage John was 31 years old - Maria was ~ 24 years old. 
    Children 
     1. John Anstruther
              b. Abt 1785  
              d. Bef 1895 (Age ~ 109 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2019 

  • Notes 
    • British judge, became Chief Justice of Bengal in 1798

      He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 12 February 1774.1 He was an Advocate on 30 July 1774. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1779 entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Anstruther-Easter Burghs between 1783 and 1790.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cockermouth between 1790 and 1796.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Anstruther-Easter Burghs between 1796 and 1796.1 He held the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bengal between 1796 and 1806.1 He was invested as a Knight on 4 October 1797.1 He was created 1st Baronet Anstruther, of Fort William, Bengal [Great Britain] on 18 May 1798.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Anstruther-Easter Burghs between 1806 and 1811.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 19 November 1806.1 He succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Anstruther, of Anstruther and of Elie House, co. Fife [N.S., 1700] on 5 January 1808.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 3 July 1810.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsEducation - 1766 - University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - 1772 - Glasgow, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S0145] Various, History of Parliament Online, The, (https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org), John Anstruther - https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/anstruther-john-1753-1811.

    2. [S0195] Ancestry, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, 1571-1997, (ancestry.co.uk), 1750, John Anstruther; Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records.

    3. [S0255] Ancestry, London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921, (ancestry.co.uk), 12 Aug 1784, Maria Brice / John Anstruther.