Thomas Ainslie

Thomas Ainslie (8 February 1729 – 7 April 1806)

On 29 September 1768, Ainslie registered arms with Lord Lyon as the descendant of the Ainslies of Dolphinston. The Lord Lyon Depute granted Thomas's request, and the arms implicitly claim descent as the senior descendant of the Ainslies of Dolphinston.

In the Thirteen Colonies, Ainslie appears to have been the British Customs Officer presiding over the Duty that provoked the Boston Tea Party.

Marriage His first wife, Mary Potts, was twenty-five when she died. Ainslie had eight children with Elizabeth Martin. His daughter of that union, Christian, married his business partner, John Young (seigneur)

Heraldry On 15 August 2012, the registration of the Armorial Bearings of Thomas Ainslie was given under the seal of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.