George Henry WHITE

1843 - 1878  (35 years)

• Name	George Henry WHITE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1843	Ireland   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	61, Fanshaw Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	George H White: Born 1843 in Ireland : 61, Fanshaw Street, St Marys Extra, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Dec 1855  [6]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Dec 1855  [3]
  1861 Census	1861	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	Engraver, Ordnance Survey
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [3]
  	Civilian, Engravers of Outline, Writing, etc
  	Nature of Duties: Engravers of Outline, Writing, etc Rate of pay per Diem: 3s 6d Length of Service: 7y 3m
  1871 Census	1871	1, Bath Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [4]
  	Engraver, Ord Survey
  Death	6 Aug 1878	Holly Cottage, Avenue Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  Probate	18 Dec 1878	Principal Registry   [5]
  Person ID	I17147	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	John WHITE,   b. 1821, Salford, Lancashire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane WHITE,   b. 1820, Manchester, Lancashire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen WHITE,   b. 1844, Yorkshire, England
  Children	1. Ellen J M WHITE,   b. 1870, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Henry Boyle WHITE,   b. 26 May 1869, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 25 Dec 1934, Fyde Institution, Wesham, Kirkham, Lancashire, England (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 682; Folio: 33; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542684. Record for Jane White https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=16412157&indiv=try Details: 1851 Census. [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 [S21] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1187; Folio: 44; Page: 38; GSU roll: 827809. Record for George K White https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=14260153&indiv=try [S7] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). Record for George Henry White https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=4793395&indiv=try Details: 1863 List.