IDNO

P.96569.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“F. W. became Political Officer in Sikkim on January 4th, 1933.
The Williamsons’ wedding photos.
31. “At Gangtok Residency 22.5.33 (Sheriff’s photos)
31c. “Maharaja, Chuni, Peggy, F.W., Maharani, Tobgye, Kula, Tashi, Ku-ku, Clara, Arthur, Georgie, Dickie, Jean, George Sherriff”.
See ww: (Robert) toplis, Peggy, fw, (George) Sheriff, (Bess) toplis, (Dr.) Graham, Kula, Tashi, Kuku, Clara, Arthur, Georgie, Dickie, Jean, Maharaja of sikkim, Maharani of sikkim, Tobgye, Chuni
See mpow: 57-8 for a description of the wedding and reception.” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

Place

S Asia; India; Sikkim; Gangtok

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Maharaja of Sikkim; Rani Choni Wangmo [also spelt as Chuni]; Margaret Williamson (Peggy); Frederick Williamson; Maharani of Sikkim; Raja Sonam Tobgye Dorji; Princess Pema Choki (also known as Kula); Tashi; Ku-ku; Clara Hendricks; Arthur; Georgie; Dickie; Jean; George Sherriff

Photographer

Sherriff, George

Collector / Expedition

Date

22 May 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The transcription of this album by Mark Turin and Sara Shneiderman was carried out with reference to Krystina Cech’s catalogue list alone. Alex Nadin has since revised their cataloguing by systematically matching their records to the images. Margaret Williamson’s handwritten captions for photographs have now been transcribed into the Inscription field, and Cech’s descriptions appear in the Description field. Correct entries for Place, Named Person and Other Nos. have also been entered by Alex Nadin. [Sudeshna Guha 29/10/2002]

Bibliographical Reference: Margaret D. Williamson, Memoirs of a Political Officer's Wife in Tibet, Sikkim and Bhutan, (Wisdom, 1987), "None of my family attended the wedding as my brother Bill had recently been posted to the North-West Frontier and was unable to come. I was therefore given away by Robert Toplis, Derrick's brother-in-law. My chief bridesmaid was Tashi-La, the elder daughter of Raja and Rani Dorji, supported by the Maharaja's daughters. Dr. Hendrick's children acted as attendants." (p. 57) [Rebekah Hodgkinson 17/06/2021]