Thomas JENVEY

Abt 1820 -

• Name	Thomas JENVEY  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1820
  Gender	Male
  1863 Join	Aug 1840  [1]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Aug 1840  [3]
  1841 Survey Company	1841	Limerick, Limerick, Ireland   [2]
  	Private, 16th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners
  	In Lt. Hamley's Detachment, The Peak of Derby
  1851 Survey Company	1851	Ripon, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	Second Corporal, 14th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners
  1861 Survey Company	1861  [2]
  	1993, Sergeant, 19th Company, Royal Engineers
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [1]
  	Serjeant. Surveyor
  	Nature of Duties: Surveyor Rate of pay per Diem: 3s 3d Length of Service: 22y 7m Remarks: Serjeant, Superintending
  OS People	Royal Engineer  [1]
  Reference Number	16512
  Person ID	I16512	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 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. Details: 1863 List.