Social Victorians/People/Anstruther

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Colored drawing of a 19th-century man in a suit, holding a cigarette in a cigarette holder in his right hand, his left hand in his coat pocket, facing to his right
St. Andrew's District — Henry Torrens Anstruther — by "Spy," Vanity Fair 14 October 1897

Also Known As[edit | edit source]

  • Family name: Anstruther
  • Henry Torrens Anstruther
  • Mr. H. T. Anstruther, M.P.

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies[edit | edit source]

Organizations[edit | edit source]

Henry Torrens Anstruther[edit | edit source]

  • Liberal Unionist[1]
  • Member of Parliament (M.P.), St. Andrews (1886–1903)[2]
  • Junior Lord of Treasury (Government Whip) (1895–1903)[2]
  • Member, Conseil d'Administration Suez Canal Company (1903)[2]

Timeline[edit | edit source]

1889 August 24, Henry Torrens Anstruther and Hon. Eva Isabella Henrietta Hanbury-Tracy married.[3]

1897 July 2, Mr. and Mrs. Anstruther attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball. (Mr. Anstruther is #421 on the list of people who were present; Mrs. Anstruther is #422.)

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball[edit | edit source]

Mr. Henry Torrens Anstruther and the Hon. Eva Anstruther attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.[4] No description of their costumes at the ball exists.

Henry Torrens Anstruther is Number 690 in Vanity Fair's "Statesmen" series, and a caricature portrait (above right) by Leslie Ward ("Spy") was published in the 14 October 1897 issue,[5] showing what Anstruther looked like in 1897. The title of the portrait is "St. Andrew's District" because he was the Member of Parliament from there.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

  • Nationality: Scots-English

Residences[edit | edit source]

  • 14, Hobart-place, S.W., London[1]
  • Balcaskie, Pittenweem, Fifeshire[1]

Family[edit | edit source]

  • Lt.-Col. Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, 5th Bt. (28 August 1834 – 21 July 1886)[6]
  • Louisa Maria Chowne Marshall ( – 25 January 1913)[7]
    1. Sir Ralph William Anstruther of Balcaskie, 6th Bt. (5 July 1858 – 30 September 1934)
    2. Mary Evelyn Anstruther (July 1859 – 2 January 1921)
    3. Henry Torrens Anstruther (27 November 1860 – 5 April 1926)
    4. Admiral Robert Hamilton Anstruther (10 June 1862 – 26 September 1938)
    5. Arthur Wellesley Anstruther (5 March 1864 – 20 October 1938)


  • Henry Torrens Anstruther (27 November 1860 – 5 April 1926)[2]
  • Hon. Eva Isabella Henrietta Hanbury-Tracy (25 January 1869 – 19 June 1935)[3]
    1. Douglas Tollemache Anstruther (15 July 1893 – 23 July 1956)
    2. Joyce Anstruther (6 Jun 1901 – 20 July 1953)

Relations[edit | edit source]

  1. Eva Isabella Henriette Hanbury-Tracy used the honorific "Hon." because her father was Charles Douglas Richard Hanbury-Tracy, 4th Baron Sudeley of Toddington.[3]

Notes and Questions[edit | edit source]

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Saint Andrews Burghs." The Popular Guide to the House of Commons, 1892: 106, Col. 2c–3a [of 3]. Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=boIMAAAAYAAJ.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Henry Torrens Anstruther." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28. https://www.thepeerage.com/p2229.htm#i22282.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Hon. Eva Isabella Henrietta Hanbury-Tracy." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28. https://www.thepeerage.com/p12361.htm#i123606.
  4. ↑ "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  5. ↑ "List of Vanity Fair (British magazine) caricatures (1895–1899)". Wikipedia. 2024-01-14. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Vanity_Fair_(British_magazine)_caricatures_(1895%E2%80%931899)&oldid=1195518024.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Vanity_Fair_(British_magazine)_caricatures_(1895%E2%80%931899).
  6. ↑ "Lt.-Col. Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, 5th Bt." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28. https://www.thepeerage.com/p8136.htm#i81353.
  7. ↑ "Louisa Maria Chowne Marshall." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28. https://www.thepeerage.com/p8136.htm#i81357.
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