TOLFREY, William. 1778 — Colombo 4.1.1817. British Colonial Officer in India and Civil Servant in Sri Lanka. Son of a colonial official (in India), grew up in England, in 1794 to India.. He came to the island in 1805, after having served in army in India in 1794–1805, participating in…
TOD, James. Islington (London) 20.3.1782 — London 17.11.1835. British (Scottish) Colonial Officer, Indologist and Numismatist in India. Son of James Tod, former owner of an indigo plantation in India, and Mary Heatly, born in London, but educated in Scotland. In 1798 became cadet, with the help of his uncle, 1799…
TISDALL, William St.Clair. Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire 19.2.1859 — East Ashford, Kent 1.12.1928. Rev. British Missionary in Iran and India. Originally from Pembroke in Wales, son of Major William St.Clair Tisdall (1831–1892, from Dublin) and Maryanne Josephine Cecilia Caulfield. In 1862 the family moved to Auckland, New Zealand. Studied theology in…
TICKELL, Samuel Richard. Cuttack, Orissa 19.8.1811 — Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 20.4.1875. British Colonial Officer and Zoologist in India and Burma. Son of an E.I.C. officer, Richard (or Samuel?) Tickel (1785–1817) and Mary Morris. Educated in England and trained at Addiscombe 1827-29 and joined Bengal Native Infantry. From 1834 served under Hodgson…
THURSTON, Edgar. Kew (London) 1855 — Penzance 5/12.10.1935 (when 80). British Physician, Anthropologist and Naturalist in India. Son of architect Charles Bosworth Thurston (1824–1886) and Georgiana Robins (1833–1927). Educated at Eton, studies of medicine at King’s College, London (LRCP 1877), then worked ar Kent County Lunatic Asylum. From 1885-1908 Superintendent…
THORNTON, Edward. 1799 — Brighton 14.12.1875. British Employe eof East India Company. Probably son of Thomas Thornton and a cousin of —> Edward Parry Thornton. He worked in East India House in 1814-57, finally from 1847 as head of statistical and maritime departments. His works are sometimes (e.g. in Wikipedia)…
THOMSON, John Cockburn. London 1834 — Tenby, Pembrokeshire 26.5.1860. British Indologist. Son of the well known physician, Anthony Todd Thomson (1778–1849) and Katherine Byerley (1797–1862), an authoress, younger brother of —> H. B. Thomson (1822–1867). Studies at Bonn (under Lassen), Munich and in 1852-57 at Trinity College, Oxford (Wilson). B.A.…
THOMSON, Henry William Byerley (until 1846 Henry William Th.). ?.5.1822 — Colombo 6.1.1867. British Lawyer in Sri Lanka. Son of the well-known physician, Anthony Todd Thomson (1778–1849) and Katherine Byerley (1797–1862), an authoress, elder brother of —> J. C. Thomson (1834–1860). Studies at London University College and Cambridge (Jesus College,…
THOMPSON, Reginald Campbell. Kensington (London) 21.5.1876 — London 23.5.1941. British Archaeologist and Assyriologist. Son of physician Reginald Edward Thompson (1834–1912) and Anne Isabella De Morgan, educated in London. Studies of Semitic languages at Cambridge (Caius College). From 1899-1905 in British Museum as Assistant to —> L. W. King, accompanied him…
THOMPSON, Joseph Thomas. 17?? — 1850. British Missionary. Worked for Serampore Baptist Mission in Delhi in 1818-50. Publications: Translated the four Gospels (Serampore 1826) and Psalms (Serampore 1836) into Hindi. – An English and Oordoo school dictionary, in Roman characters. Serampore 1834, rev. ed. 332 p. Calcutta 1852. – With…