| • | William Arbuthnot, CB. Born 27 September 1838, son of Archibald Francis Arbuthnot. Died 12 September 1893. Major General, 14th Hussars, AAG Horse Guards 1885-92. Served as ADC to Lord Napier of Magdala during the British expedition to Ethiopia (Abyssinia) in 1867/8. Married first, 26 April 1865, the Hon Alice Charlotte Pitt-Rivers (born 27 December 1841, killed by lightning 21 June 1865), 4th daughter of George, 4th Baron Pitt-Rivers. Married second, 20 July 1869, Selina Moncreiffe (born 4 October 1851, dvu 26 November 1877), 7th daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Bt. William and Selina are buried together in Brompton Cemetery.
Major General William Arbuthnot married third, 2 December 1879, Edith Anne Pearse (died 21 August 1931), daughter of Major General J L Pearse as her first husband. She married second, 1 August 1894, Guy Francois, Comte de Miremont (died 21 January 1928).
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