Henry Alexius Abbott

Who is Henry Alexius Abbott?

Henry Alexius Abbott was a Calcutta merchant who had several children which were influential in the British and East Indian Trading Company militaries serving in East India. Presumably he was from Blackheath, Kent, as obituaries of his children state. He married Margaret Welsh, the daughter of William Welsh of Edinburgh.

His children with his wife Margaret were:

Augustus Abbott

Frederick Abbott

Sir James Abbott KCB

Emma Abbott

Saunders Alexius Abbott

Keith Edward Abbott

Edmund Abbott