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[[Major-General]] '''Augustus Abbott''' (7 January 1804 – 25 February 1867) was an army officer in the [[British East India Company]]. He was the eldest of several prominent brothers. He served in various military campaigns including the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. He died at Cheltenham, to which he had retired, having been discharged from the army due to poor health. | [[Major-General]] '''Augustus Abbott''' (7 January 1804 – 25 February 1867) was an army officer in the [[British East India Company]]. He was the eldest of several prominent brothers. He served in various military campaigns including the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. He died at Cheltenham, to which he had retired, having been discharged from the army due to poor health. | ||
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* [[Keith Edward Abbott]], Consul General (1814–1873). | * [[Keith Edward Abbott]], Consul General (1814–1873). | ||
Abbott married, firstly, in 1835, Charlotte | Abbott married, firstly, in 1835, Charlotte Corbyn Becher, daughter of Major Robert Becher and his wife Elizabeth. They had two daughters. She died in 1839.<ref name="ODNB"/> | ||
In 1843 Abbott married, secondly, Sophia Frances Garstin, daughter of Captain John Garstin. The couple had four daughters and three sons. One of the sons, Col. Henry Alexis Abbott (b. 22 Jan. 1849), served in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] (1878–1881).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8EcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA81 Who's Who, Vol. 53, 1901 accessed 2 May 2011]</ref> | In 1843 Abbott married, secondly, Sophia Frances Garstin, daughter of Captain John Garstin. The couple had four daughters and three sons. One of the sons, Col. Henry Alexis Abbott (b. 22 Jan. 1849), served in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] (1878–1881).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8EcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA81 Who's Who, Vol. 53, 1901 accessed 2 May 2011]</ref> | ||