Francis Dawes Melville (20 August 1836 – 9 February 1881) was a British civil servant who served in

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during

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. He was the Commissioner in Sind from 1877 to 1879. Melville was born in

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, London, the fourth son of Rev. Henry Melville.''1841 England Census'' He entered the Bombay Civil Service of the East India Company on the last day of 1855. He died in

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in 1881, aged 46.''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995''

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1836 births 1881 deaths Administrators in British India People from Camberwell {{UK-gov-bio-stub