William Archibald Edmondstone
1758–1803 (age 45)
Biography
William Archibald Edmondstone was born in 1758 and spent his life during the formative years of British India. He passed away in 1803 at the age of forty-five and was interred in South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta's oldest surviving burial ground.
As a member of the Anglo-Indian community, Edmondstone's life reflected the experiences of those who lived and worked during the expansion of British influence in India. His burial in this historic cemetery marks his place in the colonial era.