Diary of Dorothy M. Irwin, daughter of Sir Alfred Irwin, giving an account of her life in Burma and trip to Europe,

1908.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Irwin, Dorothy Melicent
Summary:Sir Alfred Irwin entered the Indian Civil Service in the Punjab in 1876. He became Deputy Commissioner in 1886 and then Commissioner in 1898 before becoming Acting Judge, Chief Court, Burma, in 1902. He became member of the Legislative Council in Burma and Acting Judicial Commissioner, Upper Burma in 1903. He rose to be Active Chief Judge of Burma by 1908 before retiring in 1909 to Ailesbury Road, Dublin. He married Alice Kathleen French in 1881 and had three children with her: Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Percy Bulteel Irwin, Kathleen Elizabeth Irwin and Dorothy Melicent Irwin.
In collection: Diaries and correspondence of Sir Alfred Irwin, 1878-1921.
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Inscribed in "Letts's No. 57 Indian and Colonial Scribbling Diary with a week in an opening for 1908". 16 photographs of unidentified people (probably members of the Irwin and French families) inserted on page 70 in diary.

Physical description: 1 volume & 16 photographs.

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Arrangement:Sub-fonds