Catalogue description Establishments. Names of military surveyors listed include: John Barnes. Appointed to...

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Details of WO 54/217
Reference: WO 54/217
Description:

Establishments.

Names of military surveyors listed include:

  • John Barnes. Appointed to 4th class, p.102. (Marshall, p 40).
  • John Beaumont. 5th class, 3 January 1795 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • George Beck. 2nd class, 1783. (Marshall, p 39).
  • John Brand. 3rd class, 1791. Royal Engineers, 1793. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Charles Budgen. 3rd Class, 16 June 1794 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Henry Castleman. 2nd class establishments, 1783 and 1791. (Marshall, p 38).
  • John Chamberlayne. 30 May 1760 - 31 December 1799. Establishments of 1783 and 1791 shown as 2nd class. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Thomas Chamberlain. 1st class 1783. Chief Draughtsman, 1791. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Thomas Chamberlaine. Extra Draughtsman, 1796. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Thomas Cubitt. 2nd class, 1783. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Robert Dawson. 2nd class. 1 July 1791 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Joseph Dixon. 2nd class establishment, 1783. (Marshall, p 39).
  • Pressick Dodd. 4th class establishments 1783 and 1791. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Thomas Eastaff. 2nd class. 1 March 1787 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • James Evans. 2nd Draughtsman, 1783. Supernumerary 2s 6d per day, 1791. Off the establishment 5s per day, 1796. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Peter Fyer. 4th class, 1791. Royal Artillery, 1793. (Marshall, p 40).
  • William Gardner. Chief Draughtsman. 1 May 1787 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Henry Gilder. 1st class Draughtsman, 1783. (Marshall, p 39).
  • Francis Gould. 1st class. 7 October 1760 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Joshua Gould. 4th class. 1783. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Joice Gould or Gold. Resigned, 1791. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Samuel Greathead. 2nd class. 1783. (Marshall, p 39).
  • William Hall. 3rd class establishments, 1783 and 1791. (Marshall, p 39).
  • John Hewitt. 5th class. 21 December 1796 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Henry Hobbs. 3rd class. 6 November 1793 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • John Hobbs. 4th class. 28 February 1794 - 31 December 1799. Possibly in Royal Engineers. (Marshall, p 40).
  • William Hulme. 2nd class establishment, 1783. (Marshall, p 39).
  • Richard Howlett Jago. Extra Draughtsman, 1796. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Henry Johnston. 1st class, 20 February 1776 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 39).
  • Francis Lauzun. 2nd class, 30 September 1779 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Henry Lauzun. 2nd class. 27 March 1782 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Campbell Macdonald. 3rd class. 1 November 1793 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • James MacLauchlan. 3rd class. 1 January 1790 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • John Mills. 5th class. 10 February 1795 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • William Payne or Paine. 2nd class establishment, 1783. (Marshall, p 39).
  • Thomas Peckham Senior. 1st class, 26 June 1772 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Thomas Peckham Junior. 4th class. 28 February 1794 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • George Pink. 2nd class, 29 May 1787 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • John Potter. 30 May 1760 - 31 December 1799.
  • William Read or Reid. 4th class. 28 February 1794 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Thomas Richmond. 4th class. 1791. Royal Engineers in 1793. (Marshall, p 40).
  • David Robinson. Extra Draughtsman. 1796. Later RMSD. (Marshall, p 40).
  • [Robert or Richard] Searle. Extra Draughtsman, 1796.
  • Charles Sinclair. 1791. Resigned, 1793. (Marshall, p 40).
  • John Spencer. 4th class, 1 April 1794 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Alexander Spicer. 3rd class establishments, 1783 and 1791. (Marshall, p 39).
  • William Stanley. 5th class, 14 February 1797 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Robert Sturt. 2nd class, 18 March 1780 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 39).
  • Thomas Shuker or Suker. 2nd class establishment 17 June 1781 - 31 December 1799. 3rd class establishment 1783. Superannuated 1 January 1801 after 20 years service. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Charles Tabor. 4th class, 1783. (Marshall, p 39).
  • William Test. Assistant Draughtsman, 30 May 1758 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 37
  • John Todd. Extra Draughtsman. 1796. (Marshall, p 40).
  • John Tomlinson. 4th class establishment, 1783. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Job Tripp. 4th class establishment, 1783. (Marshall, p 39).
  • Robert Turner. 2nd class. 1 February 1787 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Charles Verron. 5th class. 27 August 1795 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Alexander Watson. 4th class, 1783. Royal Artillery, 1792. (Marshall, p 39).
  • Edward White. 4th class, 1783. (Marshall, p 39).
  • John Brondley Wilson. 3rd class establishment, 1783. (Marshall, p 38).
  • Henry Winter. 3rd class. 30 November 1787 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • William Woolley. 2nd class. 18 March 1777 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 39).
  • John Ross Wright. 3rd class. 1 July 1791 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Thomas Yeakell Junior. 2nd class. 19 June 1788 - 31 December 1799. (Marshall, p 40).
  • Thomas Yeakell Senior. Chief Draughtsman. (Marshall, p 40).

Date: 1783-1805
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Publication note:

Many surveyors are listed in: Douglas W Marshall, 'Military Maps of the Eighteenth-Century and the Tower of London Drawing Room', Imago Mundi 32 (1980), pp 21-44. References to Marshall in this catalogue description are to pages within this article.

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