COURT, Major Henry – Persons of Indian Studies by Prof. Dr. Klaus Karttunen

COURT, Major Henry. 1??? — 18??. British Colonial Officer in India. Major. There were at least three Major Henry Courts. First, the father (1783–1874), Major of Madras Artillery, married 1819 Frances Susan Tayler.

Major Henry Court, the son (Ripley, Surrey 18.5.1822 – Eton, Berkshire 30.5.1891), in 1861 Commissioner in Meerut, married 1842 Helen Wilhelmina Vos (1824–1861).

Major Henry Court, the grandson (Dinapore 10.5.1843 – Croydon, Surrey 1892), retired as Colonel, married 1867 Janet Colquhoun (1835–1877), one daughter, and 1873 Anna Mary McDonald, says myheritage, but WikiTree has 1877 Frances Elinor Gavin (1854–1944).

The eldest is certainly not possible (except for the 1855 & 1858 books), but I cannot decide between the two others. The worldcat.org suggests the youngest.

A renewed investigation in 2025 finally brought some light. The title page of the 1888 book defines the translator as Lieutenant-Colonel of 15th Bengal Cavalry in Mussoorie and confirms that he was also the author of the other translations. The London Gazette 29.8.1873 announces him becoming Captain. This is clearly the youngest M.H.C., while the 1855 Report and 1858 book are by his father or grandfather. To this Wikitree adds that Major was here no military rank, but a sort of hereditary first name.

Publications: Statistical Report of the District of Budaon. 334 p. 1855.

– The Future Government of India: Considered in Its Relation to a Compact with Its Native Subjects. 134 p. L. 1858.

– Translated: The Nusr-i-benazeer or, The incomparable prose of Meer Hasan. 108 p. Simla 1871, 2nd ed. 1889; Selections from the Kulliyat or complete Works of Mirza Rafi-oos-Sauda. 50 p. Simla 1872; The Araish-i-mahfil, or the Ornament of the Assembly, literally translated from the Oordoo. 184 p. Allahabad 1871, 2nd ed. Calcutta 1882; History of the Sikhs or a translations of the Sikhān de Rāj dī Vikhiā with a short Gurmukhi Grammar. 239 p. Lahore 1888.

Sources: WikiTree; my heritage.fi; familysearch.org; worldcat.org.

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