290:. He also acted as Chief Editor of a magazine known as "The Ceylon Miscellany" which he had started for the benefit of the members of the Clerical Service during his early days, in the Colombo Kachcheri. After a fine record of twenty-six years' service in Ceylon, during which he gained a high reputation for sympathy and understanding, as well as for culture and refinement, he retired and returned to England, where he continued to take an active interest in the East and all that concerned it.
750:
Whitaker's
Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, for the Year 1925: Containing an Extended List of the Royal Family, the Peerage with Titled Issue, Dowager Ladies, Baronets, Knights and Companions, Privy Councillors and Home and Colonial
296:
In 1912, he was appointed local adviser at Oxford to Indian
Students, in which capacity he was able to be of great assistance to students from Ceylon. In recognition of these services, he was made a
337:
The
Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya : Containing a Topographical Description of the Towns and their Neighbourhood, a Short Historical Sketch and Various Useful Information
293:
Another of Sir
Montagu's literary activities, though not directly concerned with Ceylon, was the publication of the autobiography of his father, a distinguished Oxford Professor.
286:
In 1899, he was appointed the
Director of Public Instruction (Director Education), an office which he held to 1902, following which he was made the Government Agent for the
830:
261:
840:
835:
346:
The Buried Cities of Ceylon : a guide book to
Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa : with chapters on Dambulla, Kalawewa, Mihintale, and Sigiri
199:
825:
793:
641:
432:
287:
226:
210:. On 2 June 1882, he was assigned to the Queen's Advocates' Department. He was made an JP and the additional police magistrate for
170:
514:"RE will (and two codicils) of LADY ISABELLA CHRISTINA BURROWS, late of 55 Carlisle Mansions, Victoria, Westminster, England"
249:
222:
312:
297:
196:
147:
575:
544:
253:
229:, and between 1884 and 1886, he was assigned the responsibility of supervising the archaeological survey of
265:
178:
135:
87:
681:
483:
305:
301:
150:(26 December 1856 â 4 March 1935) was a British amateur historian, author and Ceylonese civil servant.
820:
815:
203:
185:
166:
105:
769:
733:
713:
634:
Twentieth
Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources
425:
Twentieth
Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources
181:, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies in 1879 and a Master of Arts in 1884.
728:
708:
789:
637:
428:
764:
617:
600:
694:
496:
405:
162:
252:. She was the youngest daughter of pastoralist and landowner Alexander Cruickshank, from
325:
Burrows died on 4 March 1935 at his residence in Oxford, Oxfordshire, at the age of 79.
513:
448:
570:
809:
280:
230:
174:
83:
276:
234:
158:
48:
118:
The Buried Cities of Ceylon : a guide book to
Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa
241:
in 1885. In June 1887, he was appointed as the
Assistant Government Agent for
154:
44:
539:
257:
192:
548:. No. 16, 190. New South Wales, Australia. 13 February 1890. p. 1
322:, the chair being taken by another old Civil Servant, Mr. E, B. Alexander.
272:
207:
353:
Burrows, Stephen Montagu; Archaeological Department of Ceylon (1886).
318:
In 1928, Sir Montagu delivered a lecture before the Royal Society on
242:
195:. In June 1881, he was appointed the private secretary to Lieutenant-
657:
Institute of Historical Research; Royal Historical Society (1968).
355:
Report on Archaeological work in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, 1885
248:
In 1890, he married Isabella Christina Cruickshank (1859â1940), at
211:
189:
16:
British amateur historian, author and Ceylonese civil servant
268:(born 1894) and a daughter, Agnes Mary Montagu (born 1897).
169:, and Mary Anna nÊe Whalley-Smythe-Gardiner, daughter of
786:
The Lord Lieutenants and High Sheriffs of Oxfordshire
214:
on 25 August the same year. In 1884 he published the
131:
123:
111:
101:
93:
79:
71:
55:
30:
23:
518:Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales
279:, and in 1896 the assistant Government Agent for
161:, England on 26 December 1856, the second son of
737:(Supplement). 29 December 1922. pp. 1â16.
717:(Supplement). 29 December 1916. pp. 1â56.
171:Sir James Whalley Smythe Gardiner, 3rd Baronet
565:
563:
275:, in 1893 the assistant Government Agent for
8:
636:. Asian Educational Services. p. 715.
427:. Asian Educational Services. p. 142.
304:, and received the honour of knighthood in
556:– via National Library of Australia.
508:
506:
20:
271:In 1892, he was made a District Judge in
216:Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya
260:and the sister of Australian politician
127:Isabella Christina Cruickshank (m. 1890)
386:
690:
679:
492:
481:
478:(1â26). Ceylon News Service. 1974: 7.
165:, a naval historian and professor at
7:
831:Sri Lankan people of British descent
661:. University of London. p. 164.
400:
398:
396:
394:
392:
390:
153:Stephen Montagu Burrows was born in
373:The Ancient Civilisation of Ceylon
366:. London: Macmillan & Company.
320:The Ancient Civilisation of Ceylon
221:He was appointed as the Assistant
14:
371:Burrows, Stephen Montagu (1928).
362:Burrows, Stephen Montagu (1908).
344:Burrows, Stephen Montagu (1885).
335:Burrows, Stephen Montagu (1884).
841:Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
753:. FB&C Limited. p. 180.
412:. London: Harrison. p. 494.
364:Autobiography of Montagu Burrows
188:in 1880 and was attached to the
836:People educated at Eton College
788:. Perpetua Press. p. 196.
520:. 5 November 1943. p. 1964
773:. 17 March 1922. p. 2231.
298:Companion of the Indian Empire
1:
748:J. Whitaker and Sons (1925).
579:. 13 February 1906. p. 3
632:Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999).
423:Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999).
672:"The Contemporary Review".
659:Writings on British History
313:High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
250:St. Peter's Church, Colombo
239:The Buried Cities of Ceylon
202:and in November was made a
145:Sir Stephen Montagu Burrows
25:Sir Stephen Montagu Burrows
857:
826:People from British Ceylon
784:Peters, Christine (1995).
449:"Digging up Their Journey"
348:. A. M. & J. Ferguson.
311:In 1922, he served as the
206:and Assistant Coroner for
576:The Sydney Morning Herald
545:The Sydney Morning Herald
254:Inverell, New South Wales
204:Justice of the Peace (JP)
410:The Colonial Office List
618:London Evening Standard
601:London Evening Standard
237:. He published a book,
689:Cite journal requires
676:. A. Strahan. 1908: 6.
491:Cite journal requires
288:North Western Province
227:North Central Province
179:Exeter College, Oxford
88:Exeter College, Oxford
339:. George J. A. Skeen.
186:Ceylon Civil Service
106:Ceylon Civil Service
357:. Government Press.
66:Oxford, Oxfordshire
770:The London Gazette
734:The London Gazette
714:The London Gazette
621:. 9 February 1897.
604:. 2 November 1894.
571:"The Byron Estate"
264:. They had a son,
262:George Cruickshank
167:Oxford University
142:
141:
848:
800:
799:
781:
775:
774:
761:
755:
754:
745:
739:
738:
725:
719:
718:
705:
699:
698:
692:
687:
685:
677:
669:
663:
662:
654:
648:
647:
629:
623:
622:
612:
606:
605:
595:
589:
588:
586:
584:
567:
558:
557:
555:
553:
540:"Family Notices"
536:
530:
529:
527:
525:
510:
501:
500:
494:
489:
487:
479:
471:
465:
464:
462:
460:
445:
439:
438:
420:
414:
413:
402:
376:
367:
358:
349:
340:
223:Government Agent
173:. He studied at
114:
62:
41:16 December 1856
40:
38:
21:
856:
855:
851:
850:
849:
847:
846:
845:
806:
805:
804:
803:
796:
783:
782:
778:
763:
762:
758:
747:
746:
742:
727:
726:
722:
707:
706:
702:
688:
678:
671:
670:
666:
656:
655:
651:
644:
631:
630:
626:
614:
613:
609:
597:
596:
592:
582:
580:
569:
568:
561:
551:
549:
538:
537:
533:
523:
521:
512:
511:
504:
490:
480:
473:
472:
468:
458:
456:
447:
446:
442:
435:
422:
421:
417:
406:Colonial Office
404:
403:
388:
383:
370:
361:
352:
343:
334:
331:
163:Montagu Burrows
112:
80:Alma mater
67:
64:
60:
51:
42:
36:
34:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
854:
852:
844:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
808:
807:
802:
801:
794:
776:
756:
740:
720:
700:
691:|journal=
664:
649:
642:
624:
607:
590:
559:
531:
502:
493:|journal=
466:
455:. 11 July 2020
440:
433:
415:
385:
384:
382:
379:
378:
377:
368:
359:
350:
341:
330:
327:
266:Montagu Brocas
184:He joined the
140:
139:
136:Montagu Brocas
133:
129:
128:
125:
121:
120:
115:
109:
108:
103:
99:
98:
97:public servant
95:
91:
90:
81:
77:
76:
73:
69:
68:
65:
63:(aged 78)
57:
53:
52:
43:
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
853:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
813:
811:
797:
795:9781870882125
791:
787:
780:
777:
772:
771:
766:
760:
757:
752:
744:
741:
736:
735:
730:
724:
721:
716:
715:
710:
704:
701:
696:
683:
675:
668:
665:
660:
653:
650:
645:
643:9788120613355
639:
635:
628:
625:
620:
619:
611:
608:
603:
602:
594:
591:
578:
577:
572:
566:
564:
560:
547:
546:
541:
535:
532:
519:
515:
509:
507:
503:
498:
485:
477:
470:
467:
454:
450:
444:
441:
436:
434:9788120613355
430:
426:
419:
416:
411:
407:
401:
399:
397:
395:
393:
391:
387:
380:
374:
369:
365:
360:
356:
351:
347:
342:
338:
333:
332:
328:
326:
323:
321:
316:
314:
309:
307:
303:
299:
294:
291:
289:
284:
282:
278:
274:
269:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
246:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
198:
194:
191:
187:
182:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
151:
149:
146:
137:
134:
130:
126:
122:
119:
116:
110:
107:
104:
100:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
74:
70:
58:
54:
50:
46:
33:
29:
22:
19:
785:
779:
768:
759:
749:
743:
732:
723:
712:
703:
682:cite journal
673:
667:
658:
652:
633:
627:
616:
610:
599:
593:
581:. Retrieved
574:
550:. Retrieved
543:
534:
522:. Retrieved
517:
484:cite journal
475:
469:
457:. Retrieved
453:Ceylon Today
452:
443:
424:
418:
409:
372:
363:
354:
345:
336:
329:Bibliography
324:
319:
317:
315:for a year.
310:
295:
292:
285:
281:Nuwara Eliya
270:
247:
238:
231:Anuradhapura
220:
215:
200:John Douglas
183:
175:Eton College
152:
144:
143:
138:, Agnes Mary
117:
113:Notable work
102:Organization
84:Eton College
61:(1935-03-04)
59:4 March 1935
18:
821:1935 deaths
816:1856 births
765:"No. 32642"
729:"No. 32782"
709:"No. 29886"
474:"Tribune".
277:Trincomalee
235:Polonnaruwa
159:Oxfordshire
72:Nationality
49:Oxfordshire
810:Categories
615:"Births".
598:"Births".
552:1 November
459:1 November
381:References
155:Headington
94:Occupation
45:Headington
37:1856-12-16
258:Australia
193:Kachcheri
408:(1906).
197:Governor
132:Children
751:Bishops
583:26 June
524:26 June
273:Kegalle
225:in the
208:Colombo
75:British
792:
640:
431:
243:Matale
124:Spouse
212:Galle
190:Kandy
790:ISBN
695:help
638:ISBN
585:2023
554:2021
526:2023
497:help
461:2021
429:ISBN
306:1923
302:1917
233:and
177:and
56:Died
31:Born
300:in
148:CIE
812::
767:.
731:.
711:.
686::
684:}}
680:{{
674:93
573:.
562:^
542:.
516:.
505:^
488::
486:}}
482:{{
476:19
451:.
389:^
308:.
283:.
256:,
245:.
218:.
157:,
86:,
47:,
798:.
697:)
693:(
646:.
587:.
528:.
499:)
495:(
463:.
437:.
375:.
39:)
35:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.