DUNBAR, George (George Duff-Sutherland Dunbar of Hempriggs). Wick, Caithness-shire 29.5.1878 — Winchester, Hampshire 8.4.1962. Sir, 6th Bart. (1898). British (Scottish) Colonial Officer. Major (1940). Son of Garden Duff-Dunbar of Hempriggs and Ackergill (1837–1889) and Jane Louisa Duff (1856–1948). Educated at Harrow. After Sandhurst served in India from 1898. Commander of…
DROWER, Ethel May Stefana (née E. St. Stevens). London 1.12.1879 — 27.1.1972.Lady. British Autodidact Oriental Scholar and Anthropologist in Iraq. Daughter of a clergyman, Rev. S. W. Stevens. Married 1911 with Sir Edwin Drower, a diplomat, who was judicial adviser in Iraq in 1921-46. They had one daughter, Margaret Stefana Drower (1911–2012,…
D’OYLY, John. 6.6.1774 — Kandy 25.5.1824. Sir, first Bart. of Kandy. British Civil Servant in Sri Lanka. Son of Matthias D’Oyly (1743–1815), Archdeacon of Hastings, and Mary Foughter, educated at Westminster School. Studies at Cambridge (Corpus Christi), graduated B.A. 1796, M.A. 1799. In 1801 joined C.C.S. as writer, during a…
D’OYLY, Charles. Murshidabad, India 18.9.1781 — Leghorn, Italy 24.9.1845.Sir, 7th Bart. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Sir John Hadley D’Oyly (1754–1818), 6th Bart. and Collector of Calcutta, and Diana Rochfort (d. 1805). In 1785 the family returned to England and the boy was educated there. Entered E.I.C.’s service…
COOPER, Roland Edgar. Kingston-on-Thames, London 16.6.1890 — Southend-on-Sea, Essex 31.1.1962. British Botanist. Son of Harry Conrad Cooper, an auctioneer who after divorce (November 1890) moved to Australia and died there 1912, and Jessie Huntsman (d. 1893). Lost early his parents and from 1905 was raised by his aunt Emma Smith…
CONNER, Peter Eyre. 5.8.1789 (hardly 1794) — Hyderabad 29.4.1821. British Colonial Officer in India. Lieutenant of Madras infantry. Together with Lieutenant —> Benjamin S. Ward conducted the survey of Travancore and Cochin 1810-21, organised by C. Mackenzie. Publications: “Description of the Hill Tribes in Travancore”, MJLS 1, 1834, 1-7; “Extract from…
COATS (Coates), Thomas. 1774 — 13.1.1828. British Physician in India. From 1807 he spent many years in Poona (Pune) residence as superintending surgeon of auxiliary forces in Peshva’s time. Campaigned against orthodox opposition on behalf of the small pox vaccination. In 1820 returned to the U.K. using land route. Then…
CLEGHORN, Hugh. Fife 1751/52 — ?.2.1836 (or 1837?). British (Scottish) Civil Servant in Sri Lanka. High school in Edinburgh 1762-63. In 1773-93 Professor of Civil and Natural History at St.Andrews University, in 1788-90 interrupted by a long tour around Central Europe with the young Earl Alexander Home. In 1795 went…
CLARKE, Charles Baron. Andover, Hampshire 17.6.1832 — Kew, Richmond 25.8.1906.British Civil Servant (Teacher) and Botanist in India. Son of Turner Poulter Clarke (1804–1897), a Justice of peace, and Elizabeth Parker. Educated at King’s College School in London. Studies at Trinity and Queens’ Colleges, Cambridge. In 1860 called to the bar…
CHENEVIX TRENCH, Charles Godfrey. Ashford, Ireland 30.12.1877 — Norwich, Norfolk 1.9.1964. British (Irish) Civil Servant in India. Son of Colonel Charles Chenevix Trench (1839–1933) and Emily Mary Lefroy. Educated at Loretto School, East Lothian. Studies at Oxford (Lincoln College, B.A.). From 1900 served in I.C.S., finally Settlement Commissioner, Mewar State,…