George Kellner
Sir George Francis Welsh Kellner KCMG CSI (baptised 15 May 1825 – 10 June 1886) was a British colonial administrator.
George Welsh Kellner was born in Calcutta, the son of Francis Daniel Kellner and Anne Henrietta Welsh. He was educated there at Doveton College.[1]
Many people wrongly believe that Kellner and his brother Edwin Welsh Kellner had the franchise for running European-style restaurants at the major railway stations in India. This misinformation is even included in books.[2] However, this is not true. The confusion probably arose because the man who founded the company that had the railway franchise, George Ferdinand Kellner (G. F. Kellner), shared initials and a surname with Sir George Francis Kellner. Moreover, the two men were contemporaries and both lived and worked in Calcutta, but were not related. [citation needed]
Sir George Francis Kellner held various posts in India and later served in Cyprus. In 1884, he was appointed Assistant Paymaster-General in the Court of Chancery. Both he and his brother Edwin were accountants in the service of the East India Company and later in various governmental departments.[3]
Sir George married Ann Caroline Gardiner (1830-1872) in Calcutta (Kolkata) in 1846. The couple had eight children.
His second wife was Jane Carter (1850-1926) of Dublin, Ireland, whom he married in London and with whom he had three children.
G.F.Kellner and Co. Ltd, the company started by George Ferdinand Kellner, survives as wine merchants in Kolkata.
References
- ^ Dictionary of Indian Biography. Ardent Media. p. 232. GGKEY:BDL52T227UN. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Stan Blackford (2000). One Hell of a Life: An Anglo-Indian Wallah's Memoir from the Last Decades of the Raj. Stan Blackford. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-646-39104-5. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Extracts from Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century Newspapers Obituaries - various". PBenyon. Retrieved 5 July 2015.