He was christened 7 July 1788 – St. Georges Hanover Square. He came out to India as a writer with the EIC at age 15 and was appointed the Collector of Coimbatore in 1817, India. He married Henrietta Cecilia Harington, a daughter of Rev.
He was christened on July 7, 1788, at St. George's Hanover Square. At the age of 15, he joined the East India Company as a writer and traveled to India. He later became the Collector of Coimbatore in 1817. He married Henrietta Cecilia Harington, a daughter of Rev.