KIRKPATRICK,William MacColin. 10.12.18?78 — 3.12.1953. British Politician. In the beginning of century served in I.C.S. (in 1923 already in England). In 1931-36 M.P. for Preston in the U.K. (Conservative). Then representative to China of the Export Credits Guarantee Department.

Publications: Several articles on the language and folklore of the Gebaras (Kanjars) of the Delhi District in JASB N.S. 7, 1911 (1915), 277-287, 437-442, 669-677, 753-756.

– “The Secret Code of the Gypsies in India,” The Asiatic Review 40, 1944, 393-399.

Sources: Briefly in Wikipedia, scanty stray notes in Internet.