BAYLEY, Edward Clive. St.Petersburg 17.10.1821 — Keymer, Sussex 30.4.1884. Sir. British Civil Servant in India, interested in Antiquarian Studies. The youngest child of the elder Edward Clive Bayley (1776–1841) of Manchester, merchant in St.Petersburg, and Margaret Fenton, educated at Haileybury. Served in India in 1842-54 and 1857-78. In 1842 he…
BATE, John Drew. Plymouth 1836 — 26.1.1923. Rev. British Baptist Missionary, Priest, and Hindi Scholar. Educated at Regent’s Park College, London. Member of the Baptist Mission in India 1865-97. After a short time in Eastern Bengal, spent c. 30 years in Allahabad until his retirement in 1897. Then returned to…
BASHAM, Arthur Llewellyn (“Bash”). Loughton, Essex 24.5.1914 (Ballhatchet 24.6.) — Calcutta 27.1.1986. British Indologist in Australia. Professor in London and Canberra. Son of a journalist, Abraham Arthur Edward Basham, who had also served in Indian army, and Maria Jane Thompson, also a journalist and writer, spent part of his childhood…
BARSTOW, Arthur Edward (“Bustling Bill”). Edinburgh 17.3.1888 — near Layang Layang, Malaya 28.1.1942. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer in India. Major-General (1941). Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Adam Anderson Barstow and Jane Cape. Educated at Bradfield College and Sandhurst. From 1909 served in the Punjab with the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs (during WW…
BARNETT, Lionel David. Liverpool 21.10.1871 — London 28.1.1960. British Indologist. Son of Jewish banker Barron Lewis Barnett (1843–1914) and Adelaide Cowen. Educated at Liverpool Institute and at University College in Liverpool. From 1892 studies at Trinity College, Cambridge: B.A. 1896 in classical languages. After two years at Halle and Berlin…
BALLHATCHET, Kenneth Arthur. Bristol 29.11.1922 — 13.3.1995. British Historian of South Asia. Professor in London. Educated at Clifton College in Bristol. From 1941 studies at Peterhouse College in Cambridge. The studies were interrupted by service in RAF in 1942-46, two years of which were spent in India. Back in Cambridge…
BALLANTYNE, James Robert. Kelso, Teriotdale 13.12.1813 — Pimlico, London 18.2.1864. British (Scottish) Indologist in India. Son of Alexandet Thomson Ballantyne (1776–1847), a journalist and printer, and his wife Anne (sister of —> J. Michael), his younger brother was Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825–1894), a noted author of juvenile fiction. Educated at…
BALL, Valentine. Dublin 14.7.1843 — Dublin 15.6.1895. Irish Scientist in India. Son of the naturalist scholar Robert Ball (1802–1857) and Amelia Gresley Hellicar (1800–1895). Educated in Chester and Dublin (Rathmines School), studies at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A. 1864, M.A. 1872, LL.D. 1889). In 1860-64 worked as clerk in Dublin. He…
BALFOUR, Francis. Fife 1744? — Fernie estate, Monimail, Fife 7.5.1818. British (Scottish) Physician in India. Son of Arthur Balfour (d. 1746), an officer, and Janet Peterson. Dr.Med. 1767 Edinburgh. From 1769 Assistant Surgeon in E.I.C.’s service in India, mainly in Calcutta, full surgeon 1777. He was a friend of Warren…
BALFOUR, Edward Green. Angus, Montrose, Forfarshire 6.9.1813 — London 8.12.1889. British (Scottish) Physician in India. Son of Captain George Balfour of E.I.C. marine and Susan Hume. Educated at Montrose, studies at Edinburgh University. Left for India in 1834, on way visited Mauritius, arrived 1836 and joined the Medical Department serving…