1805 - 1877 (72 years)
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Name |
James Rait |
Prefix |
Captain |
Birth |
1805 |
Anniston House |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1877 |
Anniston House |
Person ID |
I45691 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
11 Jun 2016 |
Family 1 |
Lady Clementine Gertrude Helen Ogilvy, b. Abt 1819, Scotland d. 16 Oct 1848 (Age ~ 29 years) |
Marriage |
17 Jul 1838 |
Children |
| 1. Lt-Colonel Arthur John (of Anniston) Rait, CB, RHA, b. 1839, Scotland d. 13 Jun 1902, Cauldcots railway station (Age 63 years) |
| 2. Agnes Rait, b. 16 Oct 1843 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Gertrude Jean Rait, b. 12 Nov 1845, Anniston House d. 9 Sep 1922 (Age 76 years) |
| 4. William Rait, b. 23 Jul 1847, Anniston House d. 7 Sep 1895, Paddington, London (Age 48 years) |
| 5. Unknown Rait, b. 10 Oct 1848, Cortachy Castle d. 10 Oct 1848, Cortachy Castle (Age 0 years) |
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Family ID |
F16939 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
11 Jun 2016 |
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Notes |
- James Rait (1805-1877 ), J.P., D.L. for Forfarshire, was the son of John Rait (d. 1 825) of Anniston and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of James Guthrie of Craigie. He was a Captain of 15th Hussars and Lt.-Colonel in the Spanish Legion. In 1838 he married Lady Clementina Drummond Ogilvie, second daughter of David, 7th Earl of Airlie.
Above the kirk door in Inverkeilor are the arms of Rait (Or, a cross engrailed sable) impaled with those of Ogilvy (Argent, a lion passant guardant gules crowned or), for James Rait of Anniston and the Honourable Clementina Ogilvy, daughter of David (7th) Earl of Airlie. Motto: "Spero meliora" - "I hope for better things".
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