Major General William Kinnaird Worster

1811 - 1882  (71 years)

• Name	William Kinnaird Worster
  Title	Major General
  Birth	25 May 1811	Hampstead, Middlesex   [1]
  Christening	14 Jan 1812	St Marylebone, Westminster, Middlesex   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Madras Army. Rank - Major General  [3, 4]
  Retired	30 Apr 1870  [4]
  Death	24 Nov 1882	Maisonette, Woodville Road, Blackheath, Kent   [5]
  Burial	28 Nov 1882	Greenwich, London   [6]
  Person ID	I163	Miscellaneous Trees
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	William Worster,   b. UNKNOWN   d. UNKNOWN
  Mother	Lydia UNKNOWN,   b. UNKNOWN   d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Eliza Ottley,   b. Abt 1806   d. Bef 31 May 1876, Greenwich, London (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1836	St Marylebone, Westminster, Middlesex   [7]
  Children	1. Anna Gordon Worster,   b. 25 May 1837, Madras, India d. UNKNOWN   2. George Penrose Worster,   b. 9 Jan 1840   d. 10 Aug 1869, Madras, India (Age 29 years)   3. William Fraser Worster,   b. 26 Jul 1841   d. 13 Jan 1876, Mhow, Bengal, India (Age 34 years) + 4. Sarah Eliza Bingham Worster,   b. 1843, Madras, India d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Letter from W.K.[William Kinnaird] Worster to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; from Observatory, Madras [Chennai, India]; 13 Nov 1848; four page letter comprising two images; folio 281 Worster is obliged by his correspondent's kind reply to his letter sent by Major Reid, the present secretary of the Horticultural Society, after Worster was obliged to leave the office on taking charge of the observatory. The trees sent by the surgeon of the 'Vernon' will have by now reached his correspondent. Major Reid will, however, not lose sight of any opportunity to send his correspondent and Messrs Loddiges anything likely to be valuable. Major Reid is now collecting Orchideae with this purpose in mind. Mr Walter Elliot sent Worster one of Dr [Joseph] Hooker's letters for perusal; Hooker seemed in high health and spirits. The disturbed North West Provinces will be a check on Hooker's movements for a time but, ultimately, the presence of a large force will be advantageous to him, as he can pass through the country in safety. Worster is about to write to a friend in the North West Provinces, asking him to provide hospitality to Hooker should they happen to meet. Worster believes Major Reid is writing to his correspondent on the subject of the mango trees he desired. Pages 1 and 4 of 4. [8] Most widely held works by William Kinnaird Worster: Works: 7 works in 9 publications in 1 language and 16 library holdings Genres: Observations Periodicals Classifications: QB4, 1. Astronomical observations made at the Honorable, the East India Company's Observatory at Madras, for the years 1848-1852 by Madras Observatory (India)( Book ) 3 editions published in 1854 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 2. Astronomical observations made at the Honorable the East India Company's Observatory at Madras in the years( ) in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 3. Meteorological Observations made at the ... Bungalow ... 1851-55 under the direction of W.S. Jacob ... and ... W.K. Worster, etc by Meteorological Bungalow (DODABETTA)( Book ) 1 edition published in 1857 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 4. Astronomical Observations made at ... the East India Company's Observatory at Madras ... in the years 1843-47. By T.G. Taylor. (For the years 1848-52. By ... W.K. Worster ... and W.S. Jacob.) by Observatory (MADRAS)( Book ) 1 edition published in 1844 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 5. Horary Meteorological Observations made at the Honorable the East India Company's Magnetical Observatory at Madras by Captain S.O.E. Ludlow ... 1841-1846. [Edited by T.G. Taylor.] (Meteorological Observations made ... by the late T.G. Taylor ... Captain W.K. Worster ... and W.S. Jacob ... 1846-1850.-Under the superintendence of W.S. Jacob ... 1851-1855. [Edited by N.R. Pogson.]-Hourly Meteorological Observations made ... from Jan. 1856 to Feb. 1861. [Edited by C.M. Smith.]-Results of the Meteorological Observations made ... 1861-1890, under the direction of the late N.R. Pogson ... Edited by C.M. Smith.) by Observatory (MADRAS)( Book ) 1 edition published in 1847 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 6. Astronomical observations made at the Honorable, the East India Company's Observatory at Madras in the years( ) in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide 7. Astronomical observations made at the Honorable, the East India Company's Observatory at Madras in the years( ) in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide [9] Regarding appointments of Senior Captain William Kinnaird Worster to be Lieutenant Colonel, Senior lieutenant Richard Aufrere Baker to be 2nd Captain. Type Of Document Digitize on Demand Department Military Government Of Madras Branch General Order, 1861 Year / Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 1861-04 Organization National Archives of India Identifier PR_000002889515 File No. Prog. 7th April 1861, p.189 Part Volume Remarks VF [10] Regarding appointments of Major John Murray Macgregor to be commandant of the Governor's Body Guard, Lieutenant Colonel William Kinnaird Worster of the Artillery to act as Superintendent of the Gun Powder Manufactory. Type Of Document Digitize on Demand Department Military Government Of Madras Branch General Order, 1861 Year / Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 1861-04 Organization National Archives of India Identifier PR_000002889545 File No. Prog. 13th April 1861, p.209 Part Volume Remarks VF [10]

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] 1871 Census, Registration district: Brighton, Sub-registration district: The Palace, ED: 10, Household schedule number: 215, Piece: 1086, Folio: 125, Page 38 (Reliability: 3). [S163] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (Reliability: 3). [S154] 1871 Census, Registration district: Brighton, Sub-registration district: The Palace, ED: 10, Household schedule number: 215, Piece: 1086, Folio: 125, Page 38 (Reliability: 3). [S1] British Library, Asian and African Studies. Reference: IOR/L/AG/23/10/1 no.2660 (Reliability: 3). [S138] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, 1883, page 564 (Reliability: 3). [S165] UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1838-2014 (Reliability: 3). [S164] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1931 (Reliability: 3). [S3] Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Archives: Directors' Correspondence: 54/281 (Reliability: 3). [S4] worldcat.org (Reliability: 3). [S5] Abhilekh-Patal (Reliability: 3).