Philip Ainslie (1728 - 1802)

Born 1728 in East Pilton, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gray) Ainslie — married 15 Mar 1772 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 19 May 1802 at about age 74 in Scotland

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Biography

Ainslie, Col. Sir Philip (1728-1802), kt., of Pilton. Second son of George Ainslie (d. 1773) and his wife Jane/Jean, daughter of Sir Philip Anstruther, kt., born 1728. Educated at Westminster School; entered the army, 1754; Col. of 7th Dragoons; also served as Lt-Col. of cavalry in the service of Portugal and as aide-de-camp to Prince Charles of Mecklenberg; retired 1786; knighted, 25 February 1778. He married, 15 March 1772 in Edinburgh, the Hon. Elizabeth (d. 1787), daughter of John, 11th Lord Gray

Married Eliza in 1772. Eliza was the 5th daughter of John lord Gray, (in the Peerage of Scotland,) by whom he had issue.^[1]

AINSLIE, PHILIP SIR and ELISABETH GRAY/FR2012 (FR2012) m. 15/03/1772 685/1 500 59 Edinburgh

Children:

1. George-Robert, b.1774 in the army, m. 1802, Sophia-Charlotte, da. of Christopher Neville, of Wellingore, esq.
2. John, d. young
3. Charles-Philip, b.177+, sometime cat. 4th dragoons
4. Francis-Stuart, d. young
5. Phillip Barrington, b. 1785
6. Margaret-Jane, m. 7 Jan 1801, Francis, earl of Moray
7. Charlotte-Eliza
8. Louisa-Barbara, b. in 1782, m. 1803, John-Lee Allen, of Errol House, co. Perth, esq
9. Christian-Penelope, and
10. Christiana, both deceased.

Sir William Coles Medlycott, had a sister married to Philip Ainslie

http://www.thepeerage.com/p22567.htm#i225667

http://landedfamilies.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/63-ainslie-of-pilton-great-torrington.html

Britain, Knights of the Realm index Transcription
First name(s) Philip
Last name Ainslie
Biography of Pilton, Edinburgh; Lt Col of Horse Guards;
Birth year 1728
Death year 1802
Award Kt Bach
Award year 1778
Award date 25 February 1778
Remarks dubbed at St James's Palace
Country Great Britain
Record set Britain, Knights Of The Realm & Commonwealth Index

Scotland, Scottish monumental inscriptions Transcription
First name(s) Philip
Last name Ainslie
Birth year -
Death year 1802
Burial ground Crammond Kirk
County Midlothian
Country Scotland

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ De Brett's Baronetage of England Revised Corrected And Continued by George William Collen Esq. (https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=mvIDAAAAQAAJ&pg=GBS.PA284&hl=en&pli=1)