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 Madras Civil Servants Addendum

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CommentThese are summaries of the Services of Service of Madras Civil Servants entering the Service from 1740 to 1858. Evidently, several of them continued to serve beyond this date.

The data are transcribed from the book compiled by Charles Prinsep published by Truebner & Co in 1885.

Surname  Melville    
First Name(s)  Robertson John    
Appointment as Writer  1856    
Summary of Service  1856: Writer. 1857: Student at the College. 1858: Assistant to Collector and Magistrate, Masulipatam. 1859: Acting Head Assistant at Masulipatam; afterwards Assistant and Acting Head Assistant to Collector and Magistrate, Kistna. 1862: Acting Judge of Small Cause Court, Madura, also at Chittoor; Head Assistant to Collector and Magistrate, Madura. 1863: Acting Judge of Small Cause Court, Chittoor; Head Assistant to Collector and Magistrate, Godavari. 1864: Officiating Director of Revenue Settlement. 1866: Principal Assistant to Collector and Magistrate, and Agent to the Governor, Ganjam; Deputy Director of Revenue Settlement; Sub-Collector, Malabar. 1867: On furlough to Europe for 2 years. 1869: Acting Judge of Small Cause Court, Vellore; Acting Collector and Magistrate, Nellore. 1870: Acting Collector and Magistrate, and Agent to the Governor, Vizagapatam. 1873: On furlough to Europe for 18 months. 1875: Acting Collector and Magistrate, Chingelput. 1876: Acting Collector of Sea Customs and of Madras Town, and Protector of Emigrants. 1880: On furlough to Europe for 14 months. 1882: Retired from service, 31st December, in India. (Annuitant on the Fund.)    
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A list of the Services of Madras Civil Servants from 1740 to 1858 compiled by Charles Prinsep and published in 1885
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