James William Duncan
1835/6–1915
Colonial civil servant. Born in West Monkton, Taunton, Somerset, son of James Duncan, gardener. Draughtsman in Mauritius, 1865; assistant surveyor, 1862, surveyor from 1865 to at least 1873. Retired to Richmond, Surrey, by 1877.
Sources
Census returns of England and Wales 1881 (The National Archives: Public Record Office RG11/1342/66/32), 1891 (RG12/1028/75/9)
England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 13 January 2020)
R. Desmond 1994, s.v. Duncan, James.
Mauritius Almanac and Colonial Register 1873
Somerset, England, Church of England baptisms, 1813–1914 (Ancestry.com, accessed 13 January 2020)
Surrey, England, Church of England baptisms, 1813–1917 (Ancestry.com, accessed 13 January 2020)
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
