▁( 2 ▁February ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁civil ▁service ▁officer ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁transl ator ▁of ▁the ▁Tir uk k ural ▁into ▁English ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁ ▁Family ▁Nathan iel ▁Edward ▁Kind ers ley ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Nathan iel ▁Kind ers ley ▁and ▁J em ima ▁W ick st ead ▁at ▁Great ▁Y arm outh , ▁Nor folk , ▁England . ▁He ▁married ▁Hann ah ▁But ter worth ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁at ▁Tang erna ik pur am , ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁India , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁named ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Tor in ▁Kind ers ley ▁( born ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁died ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 9 ) ▁and ▁Nathan iel ▁William ▁Kind ers ley ▁( born ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁died ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 4 ). ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 8 ▁at ▁Little ▁Mar low , ▁Buck ingham shire , ▁England . ▁ ▁Works ▁Nathan iel ▁Edward ▁Kind ers ley ▁published ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Tir uk k ural ▁into ▁English ▁in ▁a ▁chapter ▁titled ▁' Ext ract s ▁from ▁the ▁T ero o - V a ula ver ▁K ud d