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Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C
Date transcribed | 2011-01-01 | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work. |
| Surname | Bird | | First Name(s) | Mary | | Year of Birth | 1789 | | Year of Death | 1834 | | Entry | Born, May 29, 1789, daughter of Robert Bird, of Taplow : went to India, 1823, to her brother R.M. Bird (q.v.) at Gorakhpur : helped the Mission there, and learnt Hindustani : removed to Calcutta, 1830, and carried on mission and education work there, in the native zenanas, and by opening Bible classes, Sunday and Girls' Schools : published works translated into Hindustani : died of cholera on her birthday, May 29, 1834. |
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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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