CLARKSON, William

CLARKSON, William. Salisbury 1817 — 1897. Rev. British Missionary of London Missionary Society in Gujarat in 1839-48. Returned to England and became minister at Folkestone. Apparently there was another W.Cl., a missionary of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, also in Gujarat, but in the second half of the 19th century.…

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CHRISTOPHER, Willmott

CHRISTOPHER, Willmott. 1??? — Multan, buried 9.10.1848. British Colonial Officer in India. Lieutenant, in 1834-35 participated the British Admiralty Survey of the Maldives, with A. Young remained in there, when the ship returned and spent several weeks in Male. Beside other notes he collected the vocabulary which he then sent…

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CHAPMAN, Francis Robert Henry

CHAPMAN, Francis Robert Henry. Sholapur, Maharashtra 22.10.1858 — Portugal 13.3.1942. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Ingram Francis Ch., an officer of E.I.C., and Louisa Aplin (d. 1869). Finally Major in Bombay Staff Corps. In retirement apparently lived in Camberley, Surrey. Married 1890 Margaret Ritchie, children. Publications: English–Hindūstānī Pocket…

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CHAPMAN, Charles

CHAPMAN, Charles. Bath wick, Somerset 23.11.1752 — 19.3.1809. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Charles Ch., a retired officer of E.I.C.’s army. Educated at Hoxton Academy. From 1773 Writer of E.I.C. in Bombay, 1775 moved to Calcutta. Close to Hastings. In 1778-79 diplomatic mission to Cochin-China (Vietnam), 1781-83 to Nagpur…

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CARSTAIRS, G. Morris

CARSTAIRS, George Morrison (Morris). Mussoorie 18.6.1916 — Edinburgh 17.4.1991. British (Scottish) Psychiatrist and Anthropologist. Son of Rev. Dr. George C., a missionary of the Church of Scotland, and Elizabeth Huntley Young. Born in India spent his first 9 years there. Educated at George Watson’s College (Edinburgh), studies at Edinburgh (B.M.…

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CARPENTER, John N.

CARPENTER, John N. 18?? — 19??. British Missionary in India. M.A. Went to India in 1890. Worked for Church Missionary Society in Allahabad (in 1900 as Principal of St.Paul’s Divinity School, again in A. in 1906/11) and Gorakhpur (1905), but seems also to have been connected with St.John’s College, Agra.…

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CANDY, Edward Townshend

CANDY, Edward Townshend. India 15.4.1845 — ?.4.1913. Sir (1904). British Civil Servant in India. Son of —> Thomas Candy and Caroline Boyce. Educated in Cheltenham. M.A. Entered Bombay C.S. 1865, retired 1903. “Judicial Assistant to the Political Agent, Kattiawar, 1872-82: officiating Judicial Commissioner in Sind, 1886-7: Vice-chancellor of the Bombay…

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CAMPBELL, C. J.

CAMPBELL, C. J. 1??? — 1???. C.E. In the 1860s in Delhi. One C.J.C. was in 1856 Assistant Engineer of East Indian Railways in Allahabad, later probably Chief Engineer, and JASB defines our author as Chief Engineer. Publications: “Memorandum on the life-sized Statues lately exhumed inside the Palace of Delhi”,…

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CAMPBELL, Archibald (younger)

CAMPBELL, Archibald. Bilberry, Argyll 18.1.1877 – London 24.4.1963. British (Scottish) Civil Servant in India. Son of John C. Educated at Harrow, studies at Cambridge (Pembroke College). M.A. Served in I.C.S. 1900-28, retired as Judge of the High Court of Lahore (1921-28). In retirement soon (1929) became Lecturer in Indian Law at…

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CALLAWAY, John

CALLAWAY, John. 17?? — 18??. Rev. British Wesleyan Missionary in Sri Lanka. Arrived in 1815 and worked there about ten years (1816 in Matara, 1817 and 1821-24 Principal of Galle School), then retired to England, apparently lived in London. Publications: A Vocabulary, with Useful Phrases and Familiar Dialogues, in the…

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