John MILL

1846 -

• Name	John MILL  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	1846	Watten, Wick, Caithness, Scotland   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Military Enlistment	12 Jan 1867	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	9145, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F3468%2F158972
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Oct 1868  [9]
  	1890 Staff List
  1871 Census	1871	13, Cliff Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [4]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers
  1871 Survey Company	1871  [3]
  	9145, Sapper, 13th Company, Royal Engineers
  1881 Census	1881	High Street, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England   [5]
  	Corporal, Royal Engineers
  1881 Survey Company	1881	Clifton, Bristol   [8]
  	9145, Corporal, John Mill, 16th Company, Royal Engineers
  	TNA Reference: WO 16/948
  1881 Survey Company	1881	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	9145, Corporal, John Mill, 19th Company, Royal Engineers
  	TNA Reference: WO 16/950
  Military Discharge	17 Jan 1888	Chester, Cheshire, England
  	9145, Sergeant, Royal Engineers
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F3468%2F158972
  Joined Ordnance Survey	18 Jan 1888  [7]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	18 Jan 1888  [7]
  	6226, John Mill
  	Name: John Mill Date of Birth: Abt 18/1/1846 Date Joined OS: 18/1/1888 Age at Joining: 42y 0m Date Left OS: 23/2/1899 Resigned
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Chester, Cheshire, England   [9]
  	Draftsman
  	Name: J Mill Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Draftsman Branch: 10th Division (Chester) Pay per diem: 6s 6d Length of service: 2y 3m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 3s 0d Remarks: 19y 6m Mil Ser Pension 1/8 per diem
  1891 Census	1891	90, Lower Bridge Street, Chester, Cheshire, England   [6]
  	Draughtsman, Plans, Maps etc
  Left Ordnance Survey	23 Feb 1899  [7]
  	Register of Staff, Resigned
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	40, Hewitt Street, Hoole, Chester, Cheshire, England   [1]
  	Retired Surveyor Ordnance Survey
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	40, Hewitt Street, Hoole, Chester, Cheshire, England   [2]
  	Army Pensioner Ordnance Survey
  Military Service	Between 2 Apr and 7 Aug 1879	Turkey
  	9145, Corporal, Royal Engineers
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F3468%2F158972
  Military Service	Between 3 Oct and 27 Dec 1878	Turkey
  	9145, Lance Corporal, Royal Engineers
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F3468%2F158972
  Person ID	I51362	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Jane MILL,   b. 1854, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
  Marriage	1 Feb 1880	Shrewsbury, Shorpshire, England
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F3468%2F158972
  Family ID	F6627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Kate MILL,   b. 1851, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 9 Jan 1878 (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1870
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F3468%2F158972
  Children	1. Jessie MILL,   b. 1871, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2026

  
  

• Sources

  Details: 1901 Census. Details: 1911 Census. [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. [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: 28; Page: 5; GSU roll: 827809. Record for John Mill https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=14259335&indiv=try [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: 2640; Folio: 28; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1341635. Record for John Mill https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=18264900&indiv=try [S15] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2862; Folio: 87; Page: 36; GSU roll: 6097972. Record for John Mill https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=1468797&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: FindMyPast. Details: 1890 Staff List.