William Patterson

1830 -

• Name	William Patterson  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Jul 1830	Maghera, Londonderry, Ireland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Feb 1854  [1, 4]
  	1863 List
  1861 Survey Company	1861  [2]
  	1229, Sapper, 14th Company, Royal Engineers
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [1]
  	Sapper. Surveyor
  	Nature of Duties: Surveyor Rate of pay per Diem: 1s 10d Length of Service: 8y 7m Remarks: Sapper
  1871 Survey Company	1871  [2]
  	1229, Second Corporal, 13th Company, Royal Engineers
  Joined Ordnance Survey	21 Jul 1875  [3]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	21 Jul 1875  [3]
  	3870, William Patterson
  	Name: William Patterson Date of Birth: Abt 21/7/1830 Date Joined OS: 21/7/1875 Age at Joining: 45y 0m Date Left OS: 31/3/1892 Discharged
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [4]
  	Storekeeper
  	Name: W Patterson Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Storekeeper Branch: Irish Division (Dublin) Pay per diem: 9s 0d Length of service: 14y 9m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 3s 8d Remarks: Superintendent 21y Mil Ser Pension 1/3� per diem
  Left Ordnance Survey	31 Mar 1892  [3]
  	Register of Staff, Discharged
  Person ID	I16337	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S302] 1863 List. A return prepared by Ordnance Survey and sent to the House of Commons on 28 March 1863. The return names all persons employed on the Ordnance Survey except Military Officers and Labourers. The return includes the nature of their duties, rate of pay and length of service. The length of service has been used to generate an approximate date for joining Ordnance Survey. Transcribed by Clive Boocock 2021 1863 List [S306] Survey Company. FindmyPast provides access to a transcription of the British Army, Worldwide Index for 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871. Within the records for the Royal Sappers and Miners (1841 and 1851, and Royal Engineers (1861 and 1871) are transcriptions for the Survey Companies; 13, 14 and 16 Companies. These Companies were established specifically for duties in support of the Ordnance Survey. There are 1043 individuals identified in these transcriptions. The transcriptions include the following information; Year, Name, Rank, Army Number, Company, Station, and Comments. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.