NEWALL, David John Falconer. Kensington, London 1825 — Isle of Wight 8.3.1901. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of David Rae Newall (1789–1874) and Charlotte Janetta Falconer (1801–1831). Educated at Rugby. From c. 1842 served in Bengal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel, retired as Major-General. In 1882 living in the Isle of Wight. Married 1869 Maria Margaret Bearcock (1824–1886), one daughter.
Publications: “A Sketch of the Mahomedan History of Cashmere”, JASB 23, 1854, 409-460; “Notes on Pilgrimages in the Country of Cashmere”, JASB 35:1, 1866, 219-232; “Some Observations on the Temples of ‘Razdan’ or ‘Randoing’ in the ‘Lar’ Pergunnah, Cashmere”, JASB 38:1, 1869, 177-181, 3 pl.; “Some Account of the Rishis or Hermits of Kashmir”, JASB 39:1, 1870, 265-270..
– The Highlands of India strategically considered. 18+274 p. L. 1882.
– Preliminary sketches in Cashmere: or, scenes in “Cuc-Koo-cloudland”. 30+86 p. Newport 1882.
– Anonymously publ. Tales of the Pandaus, by a wandering Cimmerian. 9+170 p. Newport n.d. (c. 1885) (freely after Indian epics).
– The Highlands of India. 2. Field Sports and Travel in India. 464 p. L. 1887.
Sources: Stray notes on publications in Internet; ancestry.com.
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