| Surname | Houstoun |
| First Name(s) | Robert |
| Date of Rank as Writer Writer | 1829, April 30 |
| Execution of Covenant | 1829, April 30 |
| Notification of Appointment from the Honourable Court of Directors | 1829, May 6 |
| Arrived in India | 1829, Sept 24 |
| Date 5 | 1831, May 3: Assistant to the Commissioner of Revenue and Circuit, Patna Division. |
| Date 6 | 1832, July 10: Assistant to the Magistrate and Collector of Backerunge. |
| Date 7 | 1833 Assistant to the Magistrate and Collector of Furreedpore. |
| Date 8 | 1834, Dec 24: Assistant to the Magistrate and Collector of 24-Pergunnahs. |
| Date 9 | 1835: Appointed to bring up arrears of the 24-Pergunnahs and vested with the Powers of Collector. |
| Date 10 | 1835, Sept 4: Officiating Collector of the 24-Pergunnahs. |
| Date 11 | 1836, Feb 3: Officiating Deputy Secretary to the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium, and Officiating Superintendent of Stamps. |
| Date 12 | 1837, Jan 3: Deputed to Conduct enquiries for revising proceedings of the Soonderbunds, Commissioner in Jessore, Backergunge, and Soonderbunds. |
| Date 13 | 1837, Mar 28: Second Grade Joint-Magistrate and Deputy Collector of the 24-Pergunnahs. |
| Date 14 | 1837, July 10: Performing the Current Duties of the Collectorate of Midnapore, Hidgellee, and Puttaspore. |
| Date 15 | 1838, Jan 1: First Grade Joint-Magistrate and Deputy Collector, and Settlement Officer of the 24-Pergunnahs. |
| Date 16 | 1838, Dec 21: Officiating Joint-Magistrate and Deputy Collector of Moradabad. |
| Date 17 | 1839, Jan 8: Joint-Magistrate and Deputy Collector of Moradabad. |
| Date 18 | 1839, Oct 27: Assistant to Magistrate and Collector of Bareilly. |
| Date 19 | 1840, April 20: Assistant to the Commissioner of the Bareilly Division. |
| Date 20 | 1840 June 13: Officiating Joint-Magistrate and Deputy Collector of Allahabad. |
| Date 21 | 1840, July 25: Officiating Joint-Magistrate and Deputy Collector at Ghazeepore. |
| Date 22 | 1842, Feb 9: Officiating Head Assistant to the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium, and Collector of Stamps at Calcutta. |
| Date 23 | 1842, Feb 16: In Charge of the Salkea Salt-Golahs. |
| Date 24 | 1842, March 4: Collector of Calcutta Stamps, and Head Assistant to the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium. |