Master General. Names of military surveyors listed include: John Adams, RMSD(2)....

Master General.

Names of military surveyors listed include:

• John Adams, RMSD(2). Embarked for Canada. October 1807 - February 1817.
• Benjamin R Baker, RMSD(2). March 1808 - February 1817. Army in France. Retained in France in the Charge of Plans, February 1817.
• James W Anderson, RMSD(2). On sick leave. October 1806 - February 1817.
• John Bartley, RMSD(2). Placed in charge of the Drawing Room at Gibraltar, October 1806 - February 1817. Chapman to Crew, 24 May 1817.
• Charles Bassett. On leave. February 1807 - February 1817.
• John Beer. Inspector General's Office. February 1807 - February 1817.
• Howard A Black. October 1816. In the Drawing Room probably 6 years before then.
• Charles Budgen, RMSD(1). February 1817. Survey of Great Britain, then aged 48. Retained In the Trigonometrical Survey. (Marshall, p 40).
• Edmund Burman, RMSD(2). In the Drawing Room, April 1803 - February 1817.
• Richard Burdett, RMSD(3). In the Drawing Room, May 1813 - February 1817.
• Henry John Campbell, RMSD. Cadet. In the Drawing Room, February 1815 - February 1817.
• William Chambers, RMSD (1 Supernumerary), February 1817 then aged 33. Chatham, c.1799-1817. (Marshall, p 40).
• Charles Chaplin, RMSD(2). Drawing Room, May 1804 - February 1817. Retained In The Trigonometrical Survey, February 1817.
• Robert Dawson, RMSD(1) Survey of Great Britain, then aged 45, February 1817. Retained for the Trigonometrical Survey. (Marshall, p 40).
• John B Du Berger, RMSD(1). Cadet. Canada, February 1814 - February 1817. Placed in charge of Drawing Room at Quebec. Chapman to Crew, 24 May 1817.
• Thomas Eastaff, RMSD(1) Newfoundland, February 1817. Arrived from Newfoundland, then aged 44, November 1817. Rowley to Crew, 31 December 1817. (Marshall, p 40).
• James Evans. Superannuated March 1801. No service given. (Marshall, p 38).
• John Field, RMSD(3). In the Drawing Room, February 1810- February 1817. Retained for the Trigonometrical Survey, February 1817.
• Thomas Fisher, RMSD(3). July 1811 - February 1817. Survey of Great Britain. Possibly in Flushing [Vlissingen, Netherlands] July 1814.
• Gabriel Gillett, RMSD. Cadet. In the Drawing Room, February 1814 - February 1817.
• Francis Gould. Superannuated after 40 years. (Marshall, p 38).
• Michael E Graham, RMSD(2). Dublin District, March 1807 - February 1817.
• John Harwood, RMSD(3). In the Drawing Room, May 1813 - February 1817.
• Robert Hoddle, RMSD(3). Plymouth Division, December 1809 - February 1817.
• James Hodgson, RMSD. Cadet. In the Drawing Room, March 1814 - February 1817.
• Samuel B Howlett, RMSD(2). Portsmouth Division, August 1808 - February 1817.
• Francis C Humbert, RMSD, Cadet. In the Drawing Room, August 1813 - February 1817.
• William Hyett, RMSD(2). Survey of Great Britain, February 1805 - February 1817.
• Henry Johnston. Superannuated 1 January 1801 after 24 years service. (Marshall, p 39).
• William Kaye, RMSD(3). In the Drawing Room, February 1810 - February 1817. Recommended to be retained in the charge of plans but took a private engagement. Maun to Crew 6 March 1817.
• Francis Lauzun. Superannuated March 1801 after 21 years service. (Marshall, p 38).
• Mortimer W Lewis, RMSD(3). November 1811 - February 1817.
• Henry McLauchlan, RMSD(2). Cork District, May 1805 - February 1817.
• Edward Bard Metcalf, RMSD(2). Survey of Great Britain. December 1804 - February 1817.
• John Mills, RMSD(1). Jersey, then aged 38, February 1817. Died in Jersey on 23 December 1817 from typhus. Rowley to Crew 2 January 1817.
• Joseph Nightingale. In the Drawing Room , October 1812 - February 1817. Retained in the Charge of Plans, February 1817. He was still there in 1829.
• Charles Oakden, RMSD. Cadet. In the Drawing Room, February 1815 - February 1817.
• George Pink. Chief, RMSD 1 February 1817 then aged 58. Retained in the Charge of Plans at the Drawing Room. (Marshall, p 40).
• John Potter. Superannuated on 1 January 1801 after 40 years service.
• Alfred Rae, RMSD(2). Woolwich, May 1806 - February 1817.
• William M Rogerson, RMSD(2). West Indies, August 1805 - February 1817.
• Francis Ross, RMSD. Cadet. In the Drawing Room, September 1816 - February 1817.
• John O Ruddick, RMSD. Cadet. In the Drawing Room, February 1816 - February 1817.
• Richard Searle, RMSD(1). In the Drawing Room for 19 years, April 1798 - February 1817, then aged 36. (Marshall, p 40).
• George Smith, RMSD(2). Malta, May 1804 - February 1817.
• William Stanley, RMSD(1), February 1817. Survey of Great Britain, then aged 46. Retained for the Trigonometrical Survey. (Marshall, p 40).
• William Stanley Junior, RMSD(2). Malta, March 1809 - March 1817.
• Henry Stevens, RMSD(2). April 1806 - February 1817. Survey of Great Britain. Retained for the Trigonometrical Survey in February 1817.
• Robert Sturt. Superannuated after 20 years service. (Marshall, p 39).
• William Test. Superannuated (Chief) August 1814. 56 years. (Marshall, p 37).
• John Todd, RMSD(1). Dublin. February 1817, then aged 34. Retained In the Charge of Plans in Ireland. (Marshall, p 40).
• Robert Turner, RMSD(1). Survey of Great Britain, then aged 40, February 1817. Went to Malta in late 1816 and returned August 1817. Rowley to Crew, 31 December 1817. (Marshall, p 40).
• George Williams, RMSD(2). In the Drawing Room, February 1807 - February 1817.
• Michael H Wolfe, RMSD(3). Survey of Great Britain. February 1811 - February 1817.
• William Woolcot. Superannuated, January 1815, after 10 years service.
• William Woolley. 2nd Assistant Chief Surveyor and Draughtsman, Portsmouth Division, February 1817, then aged 55. (Marshall, p 39).
• Thomas Yeakell Junior, RMSD(1), February 1817. Survey of Great Britain, then aged 54. Retained for the Trigonometrical Survey. (Marshall, p 40).

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