 Doveton is an illustrious name often mentioned in the history of the campaigns of Afghanistan, Mysore and Central India.John was neglected by his relatives and grew up as an orphan, while in fact he belonged to an illustrious house.One of his uncles, while making enquiries after his own dead brother Michael (John’s father) found that his brother’s son (John Doveton) was a poor, friendless, orphan at a charity school in Madras.