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 age 15, he embarked on a journey to India as an author for the East India Company and later became the Collector of Coimbatore in 1817. He married Henrietta Cecilia Harington, a daughter of Rev.