SELKIRK, James. 1??? — 1880. Rev. British Missionary in Sri Lanka. In 1826-39 missionary of Church Missionary Society in Ceylon. Back in the U.K. Curate of Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire (1839/48). Married, his wife died in 1876. In his book shows interest in the culture, customs, and traditions of the island.
Publications: A Romanized Singhalese and English Vocabulary: with a large collection of common phrases and short sentences; and some specimens of translations. 4+116 p. 1838.
– Recollections of Ceylon, after a residence of nearly 13 years. 15+544 p. L. 1844.
– Participated in the Sinhalese Bible translations; religious writings.
Sources: J.W. Balding, One Hundred Years in Ceylon, or, The Centenary Volume of the Church Missionary Society in Ceylon 1818-1918. Madras 1918, 131, 208.
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