Edward Tolfrey

Edward Tolfrey
8th Civil Auditor General
In office
2 March 1816 – 1 December 1817
Preceded byJohn D'Oyly
Succeeded byJohn William Carrington
Personal details
Bornc. 1784
Died9 August 1821
Kandy, Sri Lanka

Edward Tolfrey (c. 1784 – 9 August 1821) was the eighth Civil Auditor General of British Ceylon.

Born in England, he was a cousin of William Tolfrey, also a civil servant in Ceylon.

He went out to Ceylon in 1801 and filled a number of civic appointments before going home to England on leave in 1812. On his return in 1813 he became Deputy Controller-General of Customs (1813) and Commissioner of Stamps (1814) before being made Controller-General of Customs and Commissioner of Stamps (1816).[1]

He was appointed Civil Auditor General in 1816, succeeding John D'Oyly, and held the office until 1817, when he was succeeded by John William Carrington.[2]

In January, 1820 he was appointed Judicial Commissioner of Kandy.

He died in Kandy, Ceylon in 1821 and was buried there. He had married Mary Anne; they had at least one son and one daughter.

References

  1. ^ "List of inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in Ceylon, of historical or local interest, with an obituary of persons uncommemorated". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
Legal offices
Preceded by Civil Auditor General
1815–1817 		Succeeded by