Lt Col Francis John (11th of Dormont) Carruthers, CB

Abt 1867 - 1945  (~ 78 years)

• Name	Francis John (11th of Dormont) Carruthers
  Prefix	Lt Col
  Suffix	CB
  Birth	Abt 1867
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 May 1945
  	Died in his 78th year
  Burial	Dalton Parish Cemetery, Scotland
  Person ID	I116185	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	William Francis Carruthers,   b. 3 Sep 1823   d. 16 Jul 1878 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Fanny Madeline Turner   d. 1917
  Marriage	16 Nov 1864
  Family ID	F26126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Olive Christian Johnstone-Douglas,   b. 22 Apr 1878   d. 11 Jan 1977 (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	1905
  Family ID	F43910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Colonel Francis John CARRUTHERS, C.B., 11th of Dormont, Late Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Dumfries who died 22nd May 1945 in his 78th year. PROMPTUS ET FIDELIS. And of his widow Olive Christian [JOHNSTON-DOUGLAS] daughter of A.H. Johnston-Douglas of Lockerbie, born 22nd April 1878, died 11th Jany 1977. Major Carruthers served in campaigns in Egypt and South Africa and was also a member of the Queens Bodyguard in Scotland; the Royal Company of Archers (RCA), holding the rank of Brigadier. He was also Assistant Director at the War Office.