Abraham Roberts
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Sir Abraham Roberts
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Sir Abraham Roberts
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| Born | 11 April 1784 Waterford, Ireland |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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British East India Company |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | 1st Bengal European Regiment |
| Commands held | 1st Bengal European Regiment Lahore Division |
| Battles/wars | First Afghan War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations | Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (son) Frederick Hugh Roberts (grandson) |
General Sir Abraham Roberts GCB, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (11 April 1784 – 28 December 1873) was a British East India Company Army general who served nearly 50 years in India.
Roberts had two sons, both who obtained the highest ranks in the British Army. One son and a grandson would win the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for bravery in the face of the enemy in the British Army.
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Early life
Abraham Roberts was a member of a famous Waterford city family that contributed greatly to the city. He was the son of Anne Sandys and The Reverend John Roberts,[1] a magistrate in County 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 the Lahore Division.[2] He fought in the First Afghan War.
Roberts was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB). He left India in 1853 to live in Ireland with his second wife, who outlived him.[3] He also had a house in Bristol, which is now open to the public, 23 Royal York Crescent, Bristol, Somerset BS8 – England.[4]
Family
He married Frances Isabella Ricketts, daughter of George Poyntz Ricketts, on 20 July 1820.[5]
On the death of his first wife he married Isabella Bunbury, daughter of Abraham Bunbury, on 2 August 1830.[6]
Children with Frances Isabella Ricketts
- Frances Eliza Roberts
- Maria Isabella Roberts
- Major General George Ricketts Roberts.[6]
Children with Isabella Bunbury
- Harriet Mercer Roberts
- Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts[6]
Footnotes
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External links
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- General Sir Abraham Roberts' House
- Articles lacking reliable references from August 2012
- Pages with broken file links
- People from County Waterford
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- British East India Company Army generals
- British military personnel of the First Anglo-Afghan War
- Anglo-Irish people
- 1784 births
- 1873 deaths
- Irish soldiers in the British East India Company Army
- 19th-century Irish people
- Recipients of the Order of the Dooranee Empire
