Difference between revisions of "Writer"
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Contributed to the India list by Anthony West, March 7, 2007 | Contributed to the India list by Anthony West, March 7, 2007 | ||
| − | Promotion is by length of service. Civil Service grades | + | Promotion is by length of service. Civil Service grades (date unknown) were as follows: |
*First Class – from 34th year of service in India | *First Class – from 34th year of service in India | ||
*Second Class – from 21st to 34th year in India | *Second Class – from 21st to 34th year in India | ||
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*Fourth Class – from 9th to 12th year in India | *Fourth Class – from 9th to 12th year in India | ||
*Fifth Class – from 5th to 8th year in India | *Fifth Class – from 5th to 8th year in India | ||
| − | *Sixth Class – first 4 years in India | + | *Sixth Class – first 4 years in India |
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| + | In 1905, this Google Books[http://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA173 link] indicates First class was after 30 years service. | ||
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In 1810 “After five years Writers become Factors, after three years Junior Merchants, and after three years further Senior Merchants, the first of which period includes time spent at our College at Haileybury [http://books.google.com/books?id=6iQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA240 Google Books] | In 1810 “After five years Writers become Factors, after three years Junior Merchants, and after three years further Senior Merchants, the first of which period includes time spent at our College at Haileybury [http://books.google.com/books?id=6iQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA240 Google Books] | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 20 October 2009
A writer was the lowest occupation in the East India Company. They were the clerks who maintained the ledgers and records of the Company, but who if they lived long enough become very rich and powerful progressing through the ranks of the Company service. Even after the demise of the Company around 1860, clerks in the Indian Civil Service were termed, unofficially at least, writers. The term was/is also used in the Royal Navy for clerks.
Contributed to the India list by Anthony West, March 7, 2007
Promotion is by length of service. Civil Service grades (date unknown) were as follows:
- First Class – from 34th year of service in India
- Second Class – from 21st to 34th year in India
- Third Class – from 13th to 20th year in India
- Fourth Class – from 9th to 12th year in India
- Fifth Class – from 5th to 8th year in India
- Sixth Class – first 4 years in India
In 1905, this Google Bookslink indicates First class was after 30 years service.
In 1810 “After five years Writers become Factors, after three years Junior Merchants, and after three years further Senior Merchants, the first of which period includes time spent at our College at Haileybury Google Books
