Nigel Halleck
1822
Born in Coventry, England
1839
Visits France and Italy
Secures nomination for writership with East India Company
1840
Enrolls at Haileybury College in Hertfordshire
1841
Graduates from Haileybury
Visits Egypt and Aden en route to India
1842
Settles in Calcutta
Hires native tutor and reads for honor in languages at College of Fort William during Company probationary period
1843
Posted to Dacca on temporary assignment as assistant in Company revenue office
Appointed to Accountant General’s Office, Calcutta
1844
Sponsored for election to the Bengal Club
Requests transfer to the Company’s revenue office in Patna
1845
Audits tax receipts of native squires appointed by the British to oversee opium croplands surrounding Patna
1846
Conducts field audit in Ghazipur and meets Major Henry Lawrence
“Borrowed” on Lawrence’s recommendation to assist with settlement of tax revenues in the newly annexed Jullundur Doab territory bordering the Punjab
Meets Lieutenant John Nicholson at Lawrence’s headquarters in Lahore
1847
Assesses tax revenues in Hoshiarpur district
1848
Continues tax assessment work in Kapurthala district
1849
Meets Sa’adat ul-Mulk at Ludhiana Cantonment
Visits John Nicholson at Hasan Abdal en route to assignment training revenue clerks in Yousafzai district, near Peshawar
Accompanies Sa’adat on ride out of Lahore to visit Afghan ruby mines at Jagdalak
1850
Visits Kathmandu, Nepal, with Sa’adat after Company approves application for home leave
Returns to England
1851
Chooses not to renew employment with East India Company after returning to India and settles in Nepal as guest of Maharaja Jang Bahadur Rana
1854
Travels to Peshawar with Sa’adat and visits Nicholson at Bannu
1856
Joins Jang Bahadur on tiger shoot in Terai jungle
1878
Dies at Namobuddha, Nepal