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Abdy, of Albins, Essex (UK Baronet, 1850)

Creation: let.pat. 8 Jan 1850

Family name: Abdy

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Arms:

Or two Chevronnels between three Trefoils slipped Sable

Crest:

An Eagle's Head couped proper beaked Azure

Motto:

 Tenax et Fidelis (Tenacious and faithful)

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Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, 1st Bt. MP DL

only son of Capt Anthony Abdy RN (by his wife Grace Rich, illegitimate dau. of Admiral Sir Thomas rich, 5th Bt, of Sonning, co. Sussex), 2nd son of Rev Thomas Abdy Rutherforth later Abdy (by his wife Mary Hayes, dau. of James Hayes, of Holyport, co. Berkshire), only son of Dr Thomas Rutherforth DD, Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University, by his wife Charlotte Elizabeth Abdy, only dau. of Sir William Abdy, 4th Bt., of Chobham Place, co. Surrey

born

21 Dec 1810

mar.

19 Oct 1841 Hariot Alston (d. 8 Jul 1877), 2nd dau. of Rowland Alston, of Pishiobury, co. Hertford

children

1. Sir William Neville Abdy, 2nd Bt.

2. Capt Sir Anthony Charles Sykes Abdy, 3rd Bt.

3. Robert John Abdy (bapt. 12 Dec 1850; d. bef. 1921)

4. Sir Henry Beadon Abdy, 4th Bt.

1. Grace Emma Townshend Abdy (bapt. 6 Jul 1846; d. Dec 1923), mar. 19 Mar 1872 Capt Lord Albert Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (b. 21 Nov 1843;  d. 23 Dec 1874), 3rd son of George Granville [Leveson-Gower later Sutherland-Leveson-Gower], 2nd Duke of Sutherland, by his wife Lady Harriett Elizabeth Georgiana Howard, 3rd dau. of George [Howard], 6th Earl of Carlisle, and had issue

died

20 Jul 1877

created

8 Jan 1850 Baronet of the United Kingdom, styled "of Albins, Essex"

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis 1847-52; High Sheriff of Essex 1875

Sir William Neville Abdy, 2nd Bt.

born

18 Jun 1844

mar. (1)

10 Jul 1883 Marie Theresa Petritzka, of Prague, Poland (d. 17 Sep 1902)

mar. (2)

6 Dec 1902 (div. 1905) Eliza Sarah Beech, dau. of Oscar William Beech

mar. (3)

16 Feb 1909 Florence Robinson (widow of Gen George Palmer Robinson (mar. (3) 7 Jan 1913 Maurice Grant, of Slings, Malton, co. York; d. 3 Feb 1922), dau. of Lehmann Louis Cohn

died

s.p. 9 Aug 1910

suc. by

brother

note

High Sheriff of Essex 1884

Capt Sir Anthony Charles Sykes Abdy, 3rd Bt.

born

19 Sep 1848

mar.

11 Nov 1886 Hon Alexandrina Victoria Macdonald (d. 4 Mar 1953), 4th dau. of Godfrey William Wentworth [Bosville-Macdonald], 4th Baron Macdonald, by his wife Maria Anne Wyndham, 1st dau. and cohrss. of George Thomas Wyndham, of Cromer Hall, co. Norfolk

children

1. Grace Lilian Abdy (b. 22 Sep 1887; d. 1983), mar. 6 Dec 1917 as his second wife Henry Cavendish [Butler], 8th Earl of Lanesborough, and had issue

2. Violet Abdy (b. 4 Jan 1892; d. 22 Aug 1957), mar. 5 Jan 1925 Hugh Godsal (d. 11 May 1936), 1st son of Edward Hugh Godsal, of Ruscombe Down, Twyford, and had issue

3. Constance Mary Abdy (b. 4 Jun 1895), mar. 1 Nov 1941 Harold Frederic Andorsen OBE, barrister, only son of Harold Andorsen

died

s.p.m. 17 May 1921

suc. by

brother

note

served in the Egyptian Campaign 1882; Military Attaché at Vienna 1885

Sir Henry Beadon Abdy, 4th Bt.

born

13 Jul 1853

mar.

22 Mar 1891 Anna Adele Coronna (d. 21 Mar 1920)

children

1. William Neville Abdy (b. 10 Feb 1895; dvp. 4 Nov 1911)

2. Sir Robert Henry Edward Abdy, 5th Bt.

1. Gladys Erica Abdy (b. 23 May 1892), mar. 3 Jul 1919 Col Patrick Campbell Anderson DSO MC (d. 12 Feb 1965), son of Duncan Sinclair Anderson

died

1 Dec 1921

suc. by

son

Sir Robert Henry Edward Abdy, 5th Bt.

born

11 Sep 1896

mar. (1)

23 Jun 1923 (div. 1928) Iya Jongeyans (former wife of Gerrit Jongeyans; d. Jan 1993), dau. of George De Gay, of St Petersburg, Russia

mar. (2)

10 Feb 1930 (div. 1962) Lady (Helen) Diana Bridgeman (b. 22 Jun 1907; d. 7 May 1967), 1st dau. of Orlando [Bridgeman], 5th Earl of Bradford, by his wife Hon Margaret Cecilia Bruce, 1st dau. of Henry Campbell [Bruce], 2nd Baron Aberdare

only child by second wife

1. Sir Valentine Robert Duff Abdy, 6th Bt.

mar. (3)

5 Sep 1962 (div. 1973) Jane Noble, dau. of Dr John Noble

died

16 Nov 1976

suc. by

son by second wife

note

served in World War I 1915-18 as Lt, 15th/19th King's Hussars

Sir Valentine Robert Duff Abdy, 6th Bt.

born

11 Sep 1937

mar.

1971 (div. 1982) Mathilde Marie Alexe Christianne Coche de la Ferté (mar. (2) Edouard Etienne Alphonse de Rothschild), dau. of Etienne Coche de la Ferté

only child

1. Sir Robert Etienne Eric Abdy, 7th Bt.

died

27 Jun 2012

suc. by

son

note

Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC: European Representative 1983-95 and 1998 to date, and Member of National Board 1995-98; Administrator, Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris; Special Adviser, UNESCO International Fund for the Promotion of Culture 1991 to date; Member, Scientific Committee, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers since 1992

Sir Robert Etienne Eric Abdy, 7th Bt.

born

22 Feb 1978

There is no heir to the Baronetcy of Abdy.

 Last updated 12 Jul 2012

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Addresses:

Hadsley House, Lefebvre Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

11 avenue de Bretigny, Garches 92380, France

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