ABBOTT, THOMAS EASTOE. _b._ East Dereham, Norfolk 1779; author of _Peace; a lyric poem_ 1814; _The triumph of Christianity_ 1819; _The soldier’s friend_ 1828. _d._ Darlington 18 Feb. 1854. ABDY, MARIA. _b._ London; wrote in the _New Monthly_, _The Metropolitan_ and the Annuals; privately printed _Poems_ 8 series, _8 vols._ 1830–62; _An appeal on behalf of governesses_, her longest poem gained first prize offered for literary productions on that subject, (_m._ Rev. John Channing Abdy, R. of St. John’s Southwark who _d._ 27 Jany. 1845 aged 52.) _d._ 7 Upper Marine terrace, Margate 19 July 1867 aged 70. _bur._ St. Peter’s church yard Isle of Thanet. ABDY, SIR THOMAS NEVILLE, 1 Baronet (_only son of Anthony Thomas Abdy, captain R.N. who d. 9 June 1838, by Grace dau. of admiral Sir Thomas Rich_). _b._ 21 Dec. 1810; ed. at St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1833; M.P. for Lyme Regis, (lib.) 30 July 1847–1 July 1852; cr. baronet 8 Jan. 1850; sheriff of Essex 1875. (_m._ 19 Oct. 1841 Harriet 2nd dau. of Rowland Alston, M.P. of Pishiobury, Herts, she _d._ 8 July 1877.) _d._ 6 Grosvenor place, London 20 July 1877. ABDY, SIR WILLIAM, 7 Baronet. _b._ 1779; succeeded 21 July 1803. _d._ 20b. Hill st. London 15 Apl. 1868. A’BECKETT, ARTHUR MARTIN (_youngest son of Wm. A’Beckett of Golden square, London, long known as the Reform solicitor, who d. 23 Feb. 1855 aged 77, by his 1 wife Sarah who d. 25 Aug. 1817_). _b._ Golden square, London 1812; ed. at London univ. 1834 and at Paris; M.R.C.S. 9 March 1838, F.R.C.S. 13 Dec. 1855, M.D.; Staff surgeon to British legion in Spain; on staff of Sir De Lacy Evans 1835–37; arrived in Sydney 1838; practised there 1838–58; member of legislative council of N.S.W. to 1858; knight of San Ferdinand; F.R.G.S. 1860. (_m._ 15 May 1838 Emma Louisa 1 dau. of Marsham Elwin of Thirning, Norfolk, she was _b._ 26 Aug. 1814). _d._ Sydney 23 May 1871. _Medical Times and Gazette, ii_, 263 (1871); _Heads of the people, ii_, 83 (1848) _pt._