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Rawson Hart Boddam
Rawson Hart Boddam (1734 – 20 May 1812, Bath) was the former Governor of the Bombay Presidency during the rule of the East India Company in British India from 1784 to 1788. Boddam entered East India Company service in 1752.T. P. A., 'To the Editor of the European Magazine' ranscription of Boddam's epitaph in Bath Abbey '' The European Magazine, and London Review'', April 1816, p. 296 In 1760 he married Mary Sclater, sister of the Eliza Draper for whom Laurence Sterne wrote his '' Journal to Eliza''; but Mary died soon after the birth of a son Charles (1762–1811) and is buried in St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai."Here lies the body of Mary Boddam, wife of Rawson Hart Boddam, who departed this life the 9th day of July Anno Domini 1762, aged 18 years." Inscription quoted in Wright & Sclater, p. 29; see also, on Charles Boddam, p. 185-6. Rawson Hart Boddam was the first Governor of Bombay to be paid entirely by salary, at an annual rate of nearly £10,000. By a second wife, Eliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epitaph Of Rawson Hart Boddam
An epitaph (; ) is a short text honoring a deceased person. Strictly speaking, it refers to text that is inscribed on a tombstone or plaque, but it may also be used in a figurative sense. Some epitaphs are specified by the person themselves before their death, while others are chosen by those responsible for the burial. An epitaph may be written in prose or in poem verse. Most epitaphs are brief records of the family, and perhaps the career, of the deceased, often with a common expression of love or respect—for example, "beloved father of ..."—but others are more ambitious. From the Renaissance to the 19th century in Western culture, epitaphs for notable people became increasingly lengthy and pompous descriptions of their family origins, career, virtues and immediate family, often in Latin. Notably, the Laudatio Turiae, the longest known Ancient Roman epitaph, exceeds almost all of these at 180 lines; it celebrates the virtues of an honored wife (sometimes identified, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Boddam
Charles Boddam (1762–1811) was born in India, the son of Rawson Hart Boddam. He joined the East India Company as a writer in 1780. In 1793, Boddam was appointed to Saran district as Judge of Diwani Adawlut and Magistrate. He died at Fort William, India on 13 August 1811. Between April 1794 and April 1806 he lived in an impressive neo-classical house in Chhapra, Bihar. A watercolour of the house, belonging to about 1810, is preserved in the British Library, number Add.Or.3203. Boddam was a scholar of Persian and made a translation of the ''Rāmāyaṇa'' from Persian, the latter in turn prepared from the Sanskrit in about 1794 by Anand G'yan, a Professor at the Benares Sanskrit College. The English translation is preserved among Boddam's papers in the British Library. Boddam also collected Arabic manuscripts, some of which he acquired from the collection of Henry Vansittart. Among these is a copy of the commentary ''at-Talwih fi Kashfi Haqaiq at Tanqih'' (التلويح إلى ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1734 Births
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Andrew Ramsay (governor)
Andrew Ramsay was the officiating governor of Bombay during the British Raj The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule ... from 9 January 1788 to 6 September 1788. References * Governors of Bombay Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{UK-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hornby (governor)
William Hornby (baptised 11 March 1723, Snaith, died 18 November 1803, The Hook, near Titchfield, Hampshire)Titchfield Families: The Hornby Family , revised 25 December 2005 was an English from 1771 to 1784. Governorship William Hornby joined the as a writer (clerk) in 1740, and rose to become Governor of Bombay in 1771. As Governor of Bombay, he is best remembered by the Vellard[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Bombay
Until the 18th century, Bombay consisted of seven islands separated by shallow sea. These seven islands were part of a larger archipelago in the Arabian sea, off the western coast of India. The date of city's founding is unclear—historians trace back urban settlement to the late 17th century after the British secured the seven islands from the Portuguese to establish a secure base in the region. The islands provided the British with a sheltered harbour for trade, in addition to a relatively sequestered location that reduced the chances of land-based attacks. Over the next two centuries, the British dominated the region, first securing the archipelago from the Portuguese, and later defeating the Marathas to secure the hinterland. Bombay Presidency was one of the three Presidencies of British India; the other two being Madras Presidency, and Bengal Presidency. It was in the centre-west of the Indian subcontinent on the Arabian Sea. It was bordered to the north-west, north, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guildford
Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildford" is thought to derive from a ford (crossing), crossing of the River Wey, a tributary of the River Thames that flows through the town centre. The earliest evidence of human activity in the area is from the Mesolithic and Guildford is mentioned in the will and testament, will of Alfred the Great from . The exact location of the main Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon settlement is unclear and the current site of the modern town centre may not have been occupied until the early 11th century. Following the Norman Conquest, a motte-and-bailey castle was constructed; which was developed into a royal residence by Henry III of England, Henry III. During the England in the Middle Ages, late Middle Ages, Guildford prospered as a result of the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulls Cross, Enfield
Bulls Cross is a road and hamlet in Enfield, England, on the outskirts of north London, forming part of the Metropolitan Green Belt. Although it now lies within the ceremonial county of Greater London, prior to 1965 it was in the historic county of Middlesex. The area is situated west of the Great Cambridge Road, and south of the M25 motorway. Crews Hill is to the west, Bury Green (near Cheshunt) to the north, and Bullsmoor to the east. Etymology Bulls Cross is recorded as ''Bedelscrosse'' in 1465. Recorded thus in c.1580 and on the Ordnance Survey map of 1822. The hamlet was also recorded in 1540 as ''Bullyscrosse'' meaning 'crossroads associated with the family called ''Bolle'' or ''Bull'' (who are mentioned in legal documents from the 13th century). Tottenham Hotspur In 2009 football club Tottenham Hotspur announced plans for a training centre to be built in the area. It was opened in September 2012. Geography Bulls Cross is in the north of the borough. It is border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal To Eliza
Laurence Sterne's correspondence with Elizabeth Draper took place in 1767, and was partially published in 1773 and 1904. In the final year of his life, the author Laurence Sterne had an intense emotional relationship with Eliza Draper, Elizabeth Draper. They met in January 1767, and immediately began a friendship; their public affection attracted gossip, since both were married, and Sterne was a clergyman. After three months, Draper left London to return to her husband in Bombay. They never saw each other again, and Sterne died in March 1768. Sterne and Draper exchanged letters throughout their relationship, and after Draper's departure they kept journals intended for the other's eyes. The majority of the correspondence—including all of Draper's replies—has been lost. Ten of Sterne's letters were published as ''Letters from Yorick to Eliza'' (1773) and part of his diary as ''Journal to Eliza'' (1904). The diary has particularly intrigued scholars due to its ambiguity as a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bath, Somerset
Bath (Received Pronunciation, RP: , ) is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman Baths (Bath), Roman-built baths. At the 2021 census, the population was 94,092. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, west of London and southeast of Bristol. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later added to the transnational World Heritage Site known as the "Great Spa Towns of Europe" in 2021. Bath is also the largest city and settlement in Somerset. The city became a spa with the Latin name ' ("the waters of Sulis") 60 AD when the Romans built Roman Baths (Bath), baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although List of geothermal springs in the United Kingdom, hot springs were known even before then. Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric. He is best known for his comic novels ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'' (1759–1767) and ''A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy'' (1768). Sterne grew up in a military family, travelling mainly in Ireland but briefly in England. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge on a sizarship, gaining bachelor's and master's degrees, and was ordained as a priest in 1738. While Vicar of Sutton-on-the-Forest, Yorkshire, he married Elizabeth Lumley in 1741. He briefly wrote political propaganda for the Whigs, but abandoned politics in 1742. In 1759, he wrote an ecclesiastical satire '' A Political Romance'', which embarrassed the church and was burned. Having discovered his talent for comedy, at age 46 he dedicated himself to humour writing as a vocation. Also in 1759, he published the first volume of ''Tristram Shandy'', which was an enormous success and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Draper
Eliza Draper (5 April 1744 – 3 August 1778) is best known as Laurence Sterne's Eliza. She was his muse and is commemorated in his '' Sentimental Journey'' and ''Journal to Eliza''. She had literary talents that were developed under Sterne's influence, and she wrote many long and interesting letters from India, vividly describing the life and customs there. Early life Eliza was born Elizabeth Sclater at Anjengo, India, on 5 April 1744. She was the eldest daughter of May Sclater and his wife Judith Whitehill, daughter of Charles Whitehill. Her father was in the service of the East India Company. He died in 1746, and her mother probably by 1748. The three daughters then lived with their grandfather, Charles Whitehill, at Bombay. In 1754, the girls were sent to a boarding school in England, spending the holidays with their uncle and aunt, Thomas and Elizabeth Pickering. Eliza and her sisters returned to their grandfather in Bombay in 1757. Marriage Eliza was married at the age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
