Calcutta History, Photos, Genealogy

Calcutta, India

Calcutta circa 1900

In 1690, Job Charnok, an agent of the East India Company chose this place along the eastern bank of the river Ganges for a British trade settlement. At this time there were three large villages - Sutanuti, Gobindapur and Kalikata. In 1698 these three villages were bought by the East India Company from the local landlord Sabarna Chowdhury.

In 1772, Calcutta became the capital of British India, and the first Governor General Warren Hastings moved all important offices here from Murshidabad. Calcutta was the capital of India until 1912, when the British moved the capital city to Delhi.

Calcutta Port, late 19th Century

Old Court House Street, Calcutta, circa 1900

Imports

Goods	Country
Machinery	Britain

Exports

Goods	Country
Tea	Britain
Jute	Britain
Cotton, Silk	Britain
Indigo	Britain
Saltpetre	Britain
Opium	Britain
Dye	Britain

Industry

Port Industries	Other Industries
	Banking

Scarrow Associations

.	Years sailed to/from Calcutta
Robert Scarrow	1905-24


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