ANDERSON, William. 1804 — Albury Hall, Ware, Hertsfordshire 22.9.1869 (when 64). British Colonial Officer. C.B. 1842. Served as a major in India, then lieutenant-colonel in Bengal Artillery in 1854-55. In 1855 retired and returned to the U.K. Married 1815 Frances Sophia Pattle Plowden (1824–1849), one daughter (born 1846).
One W. Anderson (1803–1858), according to collection.nam.ac.uk, arrived in India in 1823 as cadet, served in Bengal Native Infantry, soon in cavalry. He participated in the First Afghan War. Major 1853, retired 1857 as Lieutenant-Colonel.
Publications: “An Attempt to Identify Some of the Places Mentioned in the Itinerary of Hiuan Thsang”, JASB 16, 1847, 1183–1211; some further papers on NW India and on Ibn Ḥauqal’s travel account in the JASB .
– Sketch of the Mode of Manufacturing Gunpowder at the Ishapore Mills in Bengal. 20+303 p. L. 1862; The Blue Pamphlet. By An Officer Once In The Bengal Artillery. 77 p. L. 1858 (on Indian situation).
Sources: Boase, Modern English Biogr. in Br. Biogr. Arch.; stray notes in Internet; WikiTree (death and family as above, birth 1823 in Kelvins, Forfarshire).
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