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James STEEL

Male 1814 - 1883  (69 years)


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  • Name James STEEL  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Birth 14 Jan 1814  Wishaw, Lanarkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12] 
    • James Steel|14/1/1814|Wishaw, Lanarkshire
    Christening 6 Feb 1814  Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • FamilySearch
    Gender Male 
    Military Enlistment 16 Sep 1839 
    Private, Royal Sappers and Miners 
    • See Officer Service Record
    Joined Ordnance Survey Aug 1840  [15] 
    Joined Ordnance Survey Aug 1840  [4] 
    1841 Survey Company 1841  Cork, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Private, 13th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners 
    • In Lt. Hamley's Detachment, The Peak of Derby
    1841 Census 6 Jun 1841  Camp on Kinder Scout, Hayfield, Glossop, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Soldier 
    Trig Obs Start 24 Aug 1841  Holme Moss Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 11 Nov 1841  Holme Moss Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 24 Nov 1841  Acklam Wold Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 26 Mar 1842  Acklam Wold Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 9 Apr 1842  Crowle Beacon Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 2 Jul 1842  Crowle Beacon Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 16 Jul 1842  Boston Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 12 Oct 1842  Boston Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 24 Oct 1842  Naseby Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 3 Mar 1843  Naseby Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 9 Mar 1843  Keysoe Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 8 May 1843  Keysoe Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 17 May 1843  Hingham Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 3 Jul 1843  Hingham Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 12 Jul 1843  Easton Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 22 Aug 1843  Easton Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 7 Sep 1843  Swaffham Church Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 30 Oct 1843  Swaffham Church Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 9 Nov 1843  Norwich Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 8 Dec 1843  Norwich Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 22 Dec 1843  Gorleston Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 3 Feb 1844  Gorleston Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 14 Feb 1844  St Peter Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 15 Apr 1844  St Peter Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 30 Apr 1844  Norwood Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 31 May 1844  Norwood Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 8 Jun 1844  Thaxted Church Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 11 Jul 1844  Thaxted Church Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 17 Jul 1844  Danbury Church Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 15 Sep 1844  Danbury Church Spire Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 30 Sep 1844  Otley Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 31 Oct 1844  Otley Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 9 Nov 1844  Naughton Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 10 Jan 1845  Naughton Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 30 Jan 1845  Mickfield Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 26 Feb 1845  Mickfield Church Tower Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 8 Mar 1845  Beachy Head Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 10 May 1845  Beachy Head Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 17 May 1845  Nodes Beacon Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 20 Jun 1845  South Breule Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    36in Royal Society - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 23 Jun 1845  Nodes Beacon Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 6 Aug 1845  South Breule Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    36in Royal Society - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 20 Jul 1846  High Port Cliff Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 22 Jul 1846  High Port Cliff Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 28 Jul 1846  Boniface Down Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 29 Jul 1846  Wroxall Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 29 Jul 1846  Boniface Down Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 29 Jul 1846  Wroxall Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 30 Jul 1846  Boniface SE Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 30 Jul 1846  Boniface SE Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 31 Jul 1846  Littletown Down Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 1 Aug 1846  Littletown Down Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 4 Aug 1846  Dunnose Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 5 Aug 1846  Dunnose Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 8 Aug 1846  Shanklin Down Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 8 Aug 1846  Shanklin Down Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 11 Aug 1846  Week Down Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 14 Aug 1846  Week Down Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 24 Jan 1847  Saxavord Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 30 Jan 1847  Gerth of Scaw Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 23 Feb 1847  Saxavord Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 19 Apr 1847  Gerth of Scaw Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 7 Nov 1850  Little Stirling Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 7 Nov 1850  Great Stirling Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 14 Nov 1850  Great Stirling Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 23 Nov 1850  Little Stirling Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 12 Dec 1850  Peterhead Old Windmill Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs Start 12 Dec 1850  Peterhead Old Windmill Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    7in 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    1851 Census 1851  Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Sergeant, Royal Sappers and Miners 
    1851 Survey Company 1851  [5] 
    Sergeant, 16th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners 
    1851 Census 30 Mar 1851  Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Sergeant, Royal Sappers and Miners 
    • James Steel: Born 1817 in Scotland

      Sergeant royal sap & miners: Ordnance Map Office, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England
    Trig Obs Start 25 Oct 1852  Cyrn-y-Brain Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    Trig Obs End 24 Jan 1853  Cyrn-y-Brain Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    18in - Ramsden 
    • Sergeant Major J Steel RE
    _EMPLOY 1855  Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1861 Census 1861  Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Sergeant Major, Royal Engineers 
    1861 Survey Company 1861  [5] 
    1933, Sergeant Major, 16th Company, Royal Engineers 
    1863 List 28 Mar 1863  [4] 
    Serjeant Major. Superintending general duties 
    • Nature of Duties: Superintending general duties

      Rate of pay per Diem: 4s 0d

      Length of Service: 22y 7m

      Remarks: Serjeant Major
    Military Enlistment 14 Oct 1863  [2] 
    Quartermaster 
    • TNA|WO 25/3915/403|PDF WO-25-3915_11
    Officer Join 14 Oct 1863  [3] 
    Quartermaster J Steel RE 
    • J Steel|Quartermaster|14/10/1863|Quartermaster|29/11/1873||Officer Page 5
    1871 Census 1871  Glenalven, The Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Quartermaster, Royal Engineers 
    1871 Survey Company 1871  [5] 
    Quartermaster, 16th Company, Royal Engineers 
    Officer Leave 29 Nov 1873  [3] 
    Quartermaster J Steel RE 
    • J Steel|Quartermaster|14/10/1863|Quartermaster|29/11/1873||Officer Page 5
    1881 Census 1881  Glenalven, The Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Captain Royal Engineers Retired 
    Military Discharge 29 Oct 1883  [2] 
    Captain James Steel RE 
    • TNA|WO 25/3915/403|PDF WO-25-3915_11
    Death 29 Oct 1883  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11, 14] 
    • 29/10/1883|Southampton
    Burial 29 Oct 1883  Old Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • Grave Kk1
    Probate 14 Dec 1883  Winchester, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Person ID I19291  Ordnance Survey People
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

    Father Thomas STEEL,   b. 1777, Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret HADDOW,   b. 1773, Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3494  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Constance Softly HUBBARD,   b. 1824, Hingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1903, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1844  Hingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F4745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. Details: 1851 Census.

    2. Details: Officer Service Records.

    3. [S305] Officer List V2.

    4. [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

    5. [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.

    6. [S25] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1669; Folio: 720; Page: 78; GSU roll: 193576-193577.
      Record for James Steel
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8860&h=5959282&indiv=try

    7. [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 677; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542683.
      Record for James Steel
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=18200208&indiv=try

    8. [S19] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 1205; Folio: 8; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341295.
      Record for James Steel
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=6841151&indiv=try

    9. [S221] Ancestry.com, Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 575/14.
      Record for James Steel
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61043&h=443395&indiv=try

    10. [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: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 827809.
      Record for Constance S Steel
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=14258427&indiv=try

    11. [S168] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for James Steele
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8914&h=32087408&indiv=try

    12. [S64] Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Class: HO107; Piece: 185; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Glossop; County: Derbyshire; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 58; Page: 6; Line: 3; GSU roll: 241290.
      Record for James Steel
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8978&h=874857&indiv=try

    13. Details: Details: Officers.

    14. [S82] 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 James Steel
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=541580&indiv=try

    15. Details: 1863 List.

    16. Details: Clarke.

    17. [S362] HGS MI.


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