Major-General Frederick Edward Hadow (28 October 1836 – 15 May 1915). He is notable for having served during the

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and is believed to have been a senior Officer in the Hyderabad Contingency Force.

Family background

Hadow was born in Hackney,

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, the son of Charles Scott Hadow (1801–1849) and Marianne Sarah Abbott (1808–1887). Charles Hadow was a partner in Willis, Hadow and Co, wine merchants of Scot's Yard, Bush lane, London and also traded in India. Charles was the son of the Reverend

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. Marianne Abbott was the sister of Major-General Herbert Edward Stacy Abbott. His cousin Dr Gilbert Bethune Hadow was present at the siege of Lucknow.

Military career

Frederick Edward Hadow attended the

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's Military Seminary at Addiscombe from 1852 to 1854. He was commissioned on 8 June 1854. He served during the

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with the Madras Artillery. He received the

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(1857–1858) and was

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. The Madras Artillery was part of the

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and for this reason Hadow's name is not included in ''British'' Army lists of recipients of the

. In 1861 the Madras Artillery was amalgamated with the

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. During the mutiny, Lieutenant Hadow led an expedition to the rebel strongholds Khinda, Kudopali and Kolabira (about 40 km north of

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) looking for mutineers, but no trace of the rebels could be found. At Jharghati a little further on, the rebels offered some resistance. The artillery of the British won the day. The rebels suffered some casualty and dispersed. He was responsible for the destruction of the house of

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He was made

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on 27 August 1858 and

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on 24 May 1870. On 14 August 1889 he was made Major General and is believed to have been a senior officer in the Hyderabad Contingency Force based at

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Personal life

He married Frances Emma Anderson (born 2 February 1839 at Scoonie, Fife and died 1 October 1883 at

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, Wales) on 17 April 1860. They had six children who survived infanthood. He then married Ethel Jane Howard (1862–1919) on 3 October 1888 and had a further 3 children.

Retirement

Hadow retired from the army on 1 February 1892. He retired to

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, England and resided at Great Ethelbert House, Cantilupe Street. Here he served as Justice of the Peace. He died in Hereford on 15 May 1915.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadow, Frederick Edward 1836 births 1915 deaths Military personnel from the London Borough of Hackney British Army major generals British East India Company Army officers Graduates of Addiscombe Military Seminary Royal Artillery officers People from Hackney Central British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 English justices of the peace Military personnel from Hereford