Francis Dawes Melville
Francis Dawes Melville (20 August 1836[1] – 9 February 1881) was a British civil servant who served in Bombay during British rule.[2] He was the Commissioner in Sind from 1877 to 1879.[3]
Melville was born in Camberwell, London, the fourth son of Rev. Henry Melville.[4] He entered the Bombay Civil Service of the East India Company on the last day of 1855. He died in Cairo in 1881, aged 46.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- ^ Behram Sohrab, H.J. Rustomji, Karachi, 1839–1947: A Short History of the Foundation and Growth of Karachi, in Karachi During the British Era Two Histories of a Modern City, Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2007. Pg 104
- ^ Provinces of British India - Rulers
- ^ 1841 England Census
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
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