- Abraham Roberts
Infobox Military Person
name=Sir Abraham Roberts
caption=Sir Abraham Roberts
born=11 April ,1784
died=28 December ,1873
placeofbirth=Waterford, Ireland
placeofdeath=
nickname=
allegiance=United Kingdom
branch=British East India Company Army
serviceyears=
rank= General
unit=1st Bengal European Regiment
commands=1st Bengal European RegimentLahore Division
battles=First Afghan War
awards=Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
relations=Frederick Roberts VC (Son)
Frederick Hugh Roberts VC (Grandson)
laterwork=General Sir Abraham Roberts GCB (11 April 1784 –28 December 1873 ) was a British Army General who served nearly 50 years inIndia .Roberts had two sons, both who obtained the highest ranks in the
British Army . One son and a grandson would win theVictoria Cross , the highest decoration for bravery in the face of the enemy in the British Army.Early life
Abraham Roberts was a member of the famous
Waterford city family that contributed so much to the city. He was the son of Anne Sandys and the Reverend John Roberts, [cite web|title=The peerage|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p24147.htm#i241468] amagistrate in the County of Waterford and a rector of Passage East.Career
General Sir Abraham Roberts gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the
Honourable East India Company and was the commander of the 1st Bengal European Regiment and theLahore Division [cite web|title=ny times|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9801E7D91F31E132A25755C1A9679C94669ED7CF] . He fought in theFirst Afghan War .He was invested as a
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB). He left India in1853 to live inIreland with his 2nd wife, who outlived him. [cite web|title=links.org|url=http://www.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+c-roberts634+2-2-0-1] . He also had a house inBristol , which is now open to the public, 23 Royal York Crescent, Bristol, Somerset BS8 - England. [cite web|title=uk attraction|url=http://www.ukattraction.com/west-country/general-sir-abraham-roberts-house.htm]Family
He married Frances Isabella Rocketts, daughter of George Poyntz Rocketts, on 20 July 1820. [cite web|title=The Peerage|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p24147.htm#i241468]
On the death of his first wife he married, Isabella Bunbury, daughter of Abraham Bunbury, on 2 August 1830. [cite web|title=the peerage|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p24147.htm#i241468]
Children with Frances Isabella Rocketts
*Frances Eliza Roberts
*Maria Isabella Roberts
*Major GeneralGeorge Rocketts Roberts . [cite web|title=the peerage|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p24147.htm#i241468]Children with Isabella Bunbury
*Harriet Mercer Roberts
*Field Marshal Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts VC [cite web|title=the peerage|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p24147.htm#i241468]Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p24147.htm#i241468 General Sir Abraham Roberts] on ThePeerage.Com
* [http://www.ukattraction.com/west-country/general-sir-abraham-roberts-house.htm General Sir Abraham Roberts' House]
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