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

^ 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

Government offices
Preceded by William Merewether	Commissioner in Sind 1877–1879	Succeeded by Henry Napier Bruce Erskine

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[1] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

[2] 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

[3] Provinces of British India - Rulers

[4] 1841 England Census

[death-5] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995

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