Fitzroy Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe Explained

Sir Fitzroy Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe
Birth Name:FitzRoy Hamilton Niall Lloyd-Anstruther
Birth Date:5 July 1872
Birth Place:Frogmore, Hampshire
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Serviceyears:1906–
Rank:Captain
Awards:Military Order of Aviz (Portugal)

Sir Fitzroy Hamilton Niall Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 1st Baronet (5 July 1872 – 29 September 1957), born FitzRoy Hamilton Niall Lloyd-Anstruther, was an English baronet.

Early life and education

Fitzroy was born at Frogmore Park, Hampshire,[1] the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Hamilton Lloyd-Anstruther (1841–1914), by his marriage on 5 July 1871 to Gertrude Louisa Georgina FitzRoy (1850–1923), a daughter of Francis Horatio FitzRoy (1823–1900), by his marriage in 1849 to the Hon. Gertrude Duncombe (1827–1916). His paternal grandparents were James Hamilton Lloyd-Anstruther (1806–1882) and Georgiana Charlotte Burrell (1811–1843), who had been married in 1838. Georgiana's paternal grandparents were Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr and Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.[2]

He had a brother, Reginald Lloyd-Anstruther, who died as a child in 1875, and a sister, Rosalind Gertrude (died 1903), the wife of Brigadier General Noel Armar Lowry-Corry (1867–1935), by whom she had issue.

He was educated at Harrow School.

Career

FitzRoy joined the army as a staff officer.[3] On 7 November 1910 he changed his surname name from Lloyd-Anstruther to Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, discarding the name of Lloyd and adding his wife's surnames. Before the First World War he served as a part-time Lieutenant in the Army Motor Reserve, then in September 1915 was appointed as an ADC on the General Staff, ending the war with the rank of Captain.[4] He was created a Baronet on 1 July 1929.

Marriage and issue

On 11 October 1898, FitzRoy Lloyd-Anstruther (as he then was) married the Hon. Rachel Gough-Calthorpe (1871–1951), a daughter of Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe, and Maud Augusta Louisa Duncombe. They had issue:

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Notes and References

  1. News: Births. . 1 February 2025 . Hampshire Independent . 10 July 1872 . 3 . subscription.
  2. Book: Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood. Burke's Peerage & Gentry . Mosley, Charles . Charles Mosley (genealogist) . 107 . 2003 . 113. Burke . 0-9711966-2-1.
  3. Web site: Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, Sir FitzRoy Hamilton, (1872–29 Sept. 1957), JP. 2021-08-08. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. en. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u234099.
  4. News: 1 October 1957. Sir Fitzroy Anstruthergough-Calthorpe. 12. The Times. 53960.