Person:William Wake (8)

About Gov. William Wake

William Wake was the English Governor of Bombay, India from 1742-1750.

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   William Wake remained Governor until 1750 when he was succeeded by Richard Bouchier and by Crommelin in In the records of Bombay Castle there are numerous references to Charles: 1740 shown as Collector of the Revenues and instructed to hand over his charge to Mr. Stuart Order to Richard Sanders to pay C.C. an unspecified sum of money Instruction to C.C. re management of affairs at Mocha Letter from C.C. re his transactions at Mocha Letter from C.C. in Mangalore re his transactions in pepper. (NB. Indian black pepper was then a highly valuable commodity). Minute of consultation with C.C. re account of his expenditure. Further instruction to C.C. re management of affairs at Mocha. Letter to C.C. and Sadleir to take account of inhabitants in district of Mahim.
   
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2.   Green, Lawrence. I Heard the Old Men Say.

   Among the thousand bodies laid to rest at this Dutch Reformed Church were six Cape governors and some British officials. Governor William Wake of Bombay, who died on a voyage to the Cape, was buried here more than two hundred years ago.

3.   Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939.

   Name: William Wake
   Record Type: Register
   Residence Date: 26 Nov 1742
   Residence Place: India