George Armstrong

1843 -

• Name	George Armstrong  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1843	Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  MilitaryEnlistment	12 Apr 1860	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Royal Engineers, Clerk
  1863 Join	Nov 1860  [1]
  FJOS	Nov 1860  [4]
  1861 Survey Company	1861  [2]
  	6356, Sapper, 13th Company, Royal Engineers
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	Cowcaddens Street, Barony, Blythswood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Royal Engineers
  	George Armstrong: Born 1843 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland Royal engineer: Cowcaddens Street, Barony, Blythswood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [1]
  	Sapper. Plotters, Tracers, and Draftsmen
  	Nature of Duties: Plotters, Tracers, and Draftsmen Rate of pay per Diem: 1s 4d Length of Service: 2y 4m Remarks: Sapper
  1871 Survey Company	1871	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	6356, Second Corporal, 16th Company, Royal Engineers
  1871 Survey Company	1871  [2]
  	6356, Second Corporal, 19th Company, Royal Engineers
  OS People	OS  [3]
  OS People	Royal Engineer  [1]
  _MILTID	6356
  Person ID	I17069	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 1843 - Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland MilitaryEnlistment - Royal Engineers, Clerk - 12 Apr 1860 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1871 Survey Company - 6356, Second Corporal, 16th Company, Royal Engineers - 1871 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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: 1861. Details: 1863 List.