John May MALINGS

1843 - 1929  (86 years)

• Name	John May MALINGS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	1843	Braintree, Essex, England   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15]
  Gender	Male
  MilitaryEnlistment	24 Jan 1859	Woolwich, Kent, England
  	5885, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F3410%2F217451
  1863 Join	Oct 1859  [10]
  1861 Survey Company	1861  [3]
  	5885, Sapper, 16th Company, Royal Engineers
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5, 9]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers
  	John M Malings: Born 1843 in Braintree, Essex, England Sapper royal engineer: Ordnance Office, Winchester Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Jan 1863  [16, 17]
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [10]
  	Sapper. Hill Sketchers
  	Nature of Duties: Hill Sketchers Rate of pay per Diem: 1s 6d Length of Service: 3y 5m Remarks: Sapper
  1871 Census	1871	Henllan, Denbighshire, Wales   [2]
  	Corporal, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey
  1871 Survey Company	1871  [3]
  	5885, Second Corporal, 16th Company, Royal Engineers
  1881 Census	1881	Oxford Street, Reading, Berkshire, England   [1]
  	Surveyor & Draughtsmen Royal Engineers
  MilitaryDischarge	2 Jun 1883
  	5885, Company Sergeant Major, Royal Engineers
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F3410%2F217451
  Joined Ordnance Survey	1 Apr 1887  [15]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	1 Apr 1887  [15]
  	6167, John Malings
  	Name: John Malings Date of Birth: Abt 1/2/1843 Date Joined OS: 1/4/1887 Age at Joining: 44y 2m Date Left OS: 24/6/1905 Superannuated
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [16]
  	Hill Draftsman
  	Name: J Malings Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Hill Draftsman Branch: Engraving Branch Pay per diem: 8s 6d Length of service: 3y 3m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 1s 6d Remarks: 24y 3m Mil Ser Pension 1/11� per diem
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Karori, New Alma Road, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England   [7, 11]
  	Surveyor and Hill Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1901 Census	1901	77 Alma Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Land Surveyor and Draftsman, Civil Service
  Left Ordnance Survey	24 Jun 1905  [15]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	24 Jun 1905  [4]
  	Superannuated
  1911 Census	1911	30 Irving Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Retired Company Sergeant Major, Royal Engineers and Hill Drawing Superintendant Ordnance Survey
  1921 Census	1921	Abergele Urban, Denbighshire, Wales   [14]
  	Civil Service Also Military Service Retired
  FLAG	Civilian  [15]
  OS People	RE, C, BDY  [9, 10, 11]
  Name	John Malings  [15]
  Death	27 Sep 1929	Napsbury Mental Hospital, Hertfordshire, England   [13]
  Probate	4 Dec 1929	London, England   [13]
  Reference Number	51389
  Person ID	I51389	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Marianne RIDLEY,   b. 1852, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
  Marriage	17 Jul 1880	Bournemouth: St Peter, Southampton, England   [8, 12]
  Children	1. Marianne Mabel MALING,   b. 1886, Wellington, New Zealand  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Gertrude Winifred MALINGS,   b. 1888, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Constance Ethel MALINGS,   b. 1890, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [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: 1301; Folio: 106; Page: 31; GSU roll: 1341316. Record for John May Malings https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=315477&indiv=try [S116] Ancestry.com, 1871 Wales Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG10; Piece: 5673; Folio: 73; Page: 9; GSU roll: 892494. Record for John M Malings https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7618&h=7738001&indiv=try [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. [S281] Register of Staff. The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285). The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285). The book only covers civilian assistant; military personnel and labourers are not covered. There are 4546 individuals identified in the book. The National Archives dates the book as 1840-1935, however, it appears the book was started c1890 showing all staff in post at that time with new staff added until the c1934. The Register of Staff contains a wide range of information, the following has been transcribed where the information exists. Identification Number, Name, Data of Birth, Date of Joining, Age at Joining, Data of Leaving or Date of Last Entry, Reason for leaving, and reference to Entry on the RE register. The main information not transcribed are pay rates, retirement lump sum and retirement payment, and date of Civil Service Certificate. Transcribed by Clive Boocock 2021 [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 677; Folio: 7; Page: 7; GSU roll: 542683. Record for John Malings https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=18200267&indiv=try [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1068; Folio: 116; Page: 46. Record for John M Malings https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=1158370&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: 925; Folio: 94; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6096035. Record for John M Maylings https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=26850632&indiv=try [S110] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Record for John May Malings https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=42707287&indiv=try Details: 1861. [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 Details: 1891 Census. [S339] Ancestry.com, Hampshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2023;), Hampshire Archives and Local Studies; Winchester, Hampshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: 74049/1/4. Record for John May Malings https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62423&h=138883&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;), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. Record for John May Malings https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=5114889&indiv=try [S375] Ancestry.com, 1921 Wales Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/27735, ED 4, Sch 116; Book: 27735. Record for John May Maling https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=63151&h=35733578&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. Details: 1890 Staff List. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.