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An Alphabetical List of those Members (not enjoying higher rank) of— THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, THE MOST EXALTED ORDER OF THE STAR OF INDIA, THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE, AND OF THE ROYAL HANOVERIAN GUELPHIC ORDER. (Exclusive of Foreign Members.) ABBOTT, MAJOR-GE^^ Sir Frederick, r.e. C.B. knighted 1854, served in Bunnese war 182-1:/G, chief engineer Cabul 1841 3, governor Addiscombe military college 1851/61, on council military education 1862/8, commis. national de- fences 1859 (son of Henry A. Abbott, Esq. of Little Court, Hei-ts.); b. , 1805; m. , 1835, Frances, dau. of Col. Cox, R.A. and widow of Lieut.- Col. Hubert de Burgh, Bengal cavalry. Bicknor, Clieltenham. A DTE, Lietjt.-Gex. Sir John Miller, r.a. K.C.B. 1873, col. com. r.a. 1881, surveyor- gen, of ordnance 1880, governor r.m. coll. Woolwich 1875/80, A.A.G. art. in Crimean war and Indian Mutiny, served at battles of Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol, k.m. d.a.g. Bengal 1863/6, hon. col. 26th Kent R.v. since 1870 (son of Major James P Adye, r.a.); b. 1 Nov. 1819; m. 7 Oct. 1856, Mary Cordelia, eldest dau. of late Admiral Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, k.c.b. (E. COURTOUN). 92, St. George's Square, S.W. AIREY, Gen. Sir James Talbot, k.c.b. (retd. list), command, brigade at Malta 1866/8; b. 6 Sept. 1812 (brother of late Baron Airey, G.C.B. — see that title). AIRY, Sib George Biddell, f.r.s. ll.d. D.C.L. K.C,b. 1872, astronomer royal 1835 81, president Royal Society 1871/2, senior wrangler 1823, Lucasian professor of mathematics 1826/8, Plumian professor 1828/35, hoc. fellow Trin. Coll. Camb. (son of William Airy, of Alnwick) : b. 27 June, 1801; m. 24 Mar. 1830, Richarda, dau. of Rev. Richard Smith, of Edensor, co. Derby ; she d. 13 Aug. 1875, having had with other issue 3 sons and 3 daus. (1) Wilfrid, C.E.; b. 19 Sept. 1836; m. 27 April 1881. Anna, eldest dau. of Professor Dr. J. B. Listing, of the rniv. of Gbt- tingen. (2) Herbert, M.D. (4th son), medical inspector under local government board; b. 14 June, 1838; m. 5 June, 1872, Susan Cecilia, .youngest dau. of Skinuer Zacbarr Laugton, Esq. of Barrow House, Keswick, and has a son and"2 daus. Arthur Langton, b. 3 May, 1876. Mary Gabrielle. Agnes Margaret. (3) Osmund, H.M. inspector of schools, b. 29 Oct. 1845: ni. 28 Aug. 1873, Emily Josepliine, dau. of Rev. John Cale Miller, D.D. vicar of Greeuvich and canon of Rochester Cathedral, and' has a daiL b. 1 July, 1877, and another dau. (4) Hilda, m. 31 Aug. 1864, to Edyard John Routh, m.a. F R «  .St. Peter's Coll. Camb. (son of late Sir Randolph Isham Routh' K.C.B.), and has 4 sons and a dau. ' Edward Airy RouTH, b. 31 May, 1868.— George Richard Ran- dolph, b. 7 July, 1873.— Arthur Lionel, b. 27 April. 1877 — Harold Victor, b. 18 Oct. 1878.— Mary Elizabeth Hilda (5) Christabel. (6) Annot. SEAT— Playford, Suflolk. AITCHISOX. Sir Charles Umpherstov K.C.S.L 1881, C.S.I. 3 June. 1870, B.C.S. 1856/78, chief com. British Bunnah, 1878, sec. to India oro-' vemment, foreign department, 1870 8. under-s'ec. 1859 65, deputy-commissioner Lahore. 1865/9. ll.d. Edin. 1877 (son of Hugh Aitchison, Esq. of Edin- burgh, by Elizabeth, dau. of Charles Umpherston, Esq. of Edinburgh); b. 20 May, 1832; m. 2 Feb.' 1863, Beatrice LyeU, dau. of Jam'es Cox, of Cardeaii House, J.P. D.L. (by his wife, Clementina Car- michael). Edinburgh. ALCOCK, Sir Rutherford, d.c.l. k.c.b. 1862, F.R.c.s. surgeon Marine brigade Portueal 1833/4, K.T.s. deputy inspector-gen^ of hospitals 1835/7, in Spanish legion, com. of the order of