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Date transcribed2011-05-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Johnson    
First Name(s)  Frances    
Year of Birth  1725    
Year of Death  1812    
Entry  Born April 10, 1725 : daughter of Edward Crook, Governor of Fort St. David : married, (1st) in 1738 Parry Purple Templer (d. 1743) : (2nd) James Altham, B.C.S. who died of smallpox, 12 days after the marriage : (3rd) William Watts, Senior Member of Council, and appointed Governor of Calcutta : when he was Chief of Murshidabad, in 1756, they were both placed in custody, but protected by the Nawab's mother, who sent Mrs. Watts to Chandernagore and afterwards procured Watts' release. Their eldest daughter, Amelia, married (1769) Charles Jenkinson, first Earl of Liverpool, father of the Prime Minister, the second Earl. Watts died in England. Mrs. Watts returned to Bengal, 1769, and married (4th) June 1, 1774, the Rev. William Johnson, a Chaplain of the Presidency of Fort William : he finally left India in Feb. 1788. She remained in Calcutta till her death, Feb. 3, 1812 : ""the oldest British resident in Bengal, universally beloved, respected and revered."" The Governor-General and high officials attended her funeral. The Duke of Wellington talked ol having known her. She "" abounded in anecdote,"" had a ""strong understanding"    
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