Sir Proby Thomas Cautley, KCB, English engineer and palaeontologist, born in Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, is best known for conceiving and supervising the construction of the Ganges canal during East India Company rule in India. Wikipedia
Born: January 3, 1802, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Died: January 25, 1871 (age 69 years), Sydenham, London, United Kingdom
Great-grandparents: Narcissus Charles Proby, John Weller, and Catherine Elizabeth Howard
Children: Ada Julia Cautley and Walter George Cautley
Partner: Julia Susannah Richards (1865–) and Frances Bacon (1838–)
Education: Charterhouse School