Individual Details

Thomas James MALTBY Esq

(16 Dec 1844 - 26 Aug 1921)

Events

Birth16 Dec 184410, Broad Street Buildings, London
Baptism10 Jan 1845St Anne and St Agnes Parish Church, Aldergate, London
Miscellaneous1865passed the final examination for the Civil Service
Occupation1867assistant to the Collector and District Magistrate - Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
Residence1867Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation1872employee of the Madras Civil Service - India
Marriage2 Feb 1872Eagle Lodge, Barna, County Galway - Elizabeth Frances Maud BRETT
Residence (family)Abt Dec 1872Vizagapatam, Madras, India - Elizabeth Frances Maud BRETT
MiscellaneousAbt 1874He was a linguist and author - Vizagapatam, Madras, India
Residence (family)5 Mar 1878Topeka, Kansas - Elizabeth Frances Maud BRETT
MiscellaneousJul 1878held a sale of his property - Emporia, Lyon County, Kansa
MiscellaneousOct 1878departed aboard the SS Egypt with his family - the Port of New York
OccupationAbt Dec 1879Assistant Collector and District Magistrate - Vizagapatam, Madras, India
Miscellaneous24 Dec 1879shot and killed one of his "native bearers" and wounded another - Vizagapatam, Madras, India
Miscellaneous25 Dec 1879was charged with murder and placed in custody - Madras, India
MiscellaneousAbt Jan 1880was committed - The Lunatic Asylum, Madras, India
Miscellaneous10 Jun 1880was admitted - Broadmoor Asylum, Crowthorne, Berkshire
Miscellaneous19 Jul 1880was admitted (transferred) - Moorcroft House Private Asylum, Gould Green, Hillingdon, London
MiscellaneousFrom Abt 1881 to 1882escaped and lived at his father's home in - Brussels, Belgium
MiscellaneousJan 1881was sued in absentia by Julius Hamidton for debts on the extensive land in Emporia, Kansas - Lyon County District Court, Kansas
Miscellaneous21 Feb 1885was transfered from Moorcroft House Private Asylum - Broadmoor Asylum, Crowthorne, Berkshire
OccupationFrom 1891 to 1911retired magistrate in the Indian Cilvil Service - Broadmoor Asylum, Crowthorne, Berkshire
Residence1891as a lunatic/patient - Broadmoor Asylum, Crowthorne, Berkshire
Residence1901Broadmoor Asylum, Crowthorne, Berkshire
Residence1911patient - Broadmoor Asylum, Crowthorne, Berkshire
Death26 Aug 1921Broadmoor Asylum, Crowthorne, Berkshire
Burial1 Sep 1921Brompton Cemetery, London
Occupation

Families

SpouseElizabeth Frances Maud BRETT (1843 - 1926)
ChildLilian Cranworth MALTBY (1872 - 1945)
ChildEvelyn Maud MALTBY (1875 - 1953)
ChildMALTBY (1878 - )
ChildViolette Amelie MALTBY (1881 - 1943)
FatherThomas James MALTBY (1811 - )
MotherEmma RICHARDSON (1811 - )
SiblingSophia Gertrude MALTBY (1837 - 1894)
SiblingFlorence Eva MALTBY (1849 - 1884)

Notes

Marriage

They were married by special licence by the Reverend J W Hallowell.

Miscellaneous

In 1874 he published A Practical Handbook of The Uriya Or Odiya Language which is still available available in 2021.

Another book was The Ganjam district manual.

Miscellaneous

For sale was 13 horses, 16 cows and 11 calves. Various agricultural implements including ploughs and harrows. A Studebaker wagon and a buggy. A large 10 room house, alarge barn and 5 acres of land. Also a 320 acre farm 18 miles south of Emporia and 2 miles west of Madison. Orchards with apple, peach and cherry trees. An 80 acre farm at Dry Creek, 3 miles southeast of Emporia.

Miscellaneous

He was first admitted in 1880 with the number 1009, was released later that year, and readmitted in 1885 with the number 1240. All his papers are filed under number 1240. Includes letters from the patient’s relatives, and newscuttings relating to his crime.

Miscellaneous

CRIMINAL LUNATICS ACT, 1884

Registration Number of Criminal Lunatic - 93521.
Name - Thomas James Maltby.
Offence Charged - murder.
Order of the Court - Court of District Magistrate, VizagapatamVizagapatam, Presidency of Madras - Unfit to plead by reason of unsoundness of mind. And to be removed to and kept in safe custody in England.