WARD, George Ernest. Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire 20.9.1837 (or 1827?) — Southsea, Hampshire 31.1.1915. British Civil Servant in India. Son of John Ward (1795–1861) and Ann Merriman (1802–1844). Educated in Marlborough, studies at Queen’s College and Wadham College, Oxford. M.A. Joined I.C.S. 1861, served in North-Western Provinces (i.al. Meerut). Married 1861 Agnes Finch (1837–1920), three daughters and three sons.
Publications: Nazir Aḥmad, The Bride’s Mirror or Mir’ātul-‘Arūs. Edited in the Roman Character with a Vocabulary and Notes. 51+371 p. L. 1899; Nazir Aḥmad, The Bride’s Mirror, a Tale of Domestic Life in Delhi forty Years ago. Translated from the Original Hindustani. 187 p. L. 1903.
– The Quatrains of Háli (Maulavi Saiyad Altáf Husain Ansári Pánipati). Edited (by permission of the author) in the Roman characters, with a translation into English. L. 1904.
Sources: Dates and family in geni.com & WikiTree; freepages.rootsweb.com; stray notes in Internet.
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