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Frederick James Brigly

Frederick James Brigly

Male 1842 -


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  • Name Frederick James Brigly  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Birth Apr 1842  Preston, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13] 
    Baptism 14 Apr 1843  Preston, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Enlistment 13 Apr 1860  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    6354, Sapper, Royal Engineers, Draughtsman 
    Joined Ordnance Survey Nov 1860  [11, 14] 
    1863 List 
    1861 Survey Company 1861  [1] 
    6354, Sapper, 14th Company, Royal Engineers 
    1863 List 28 Mar 1863  [11] 
    Sapper. Surveyor 
    • Nature of Duties: Surveyor
      Rate of pay per Diem: 1s 4d
      Length of Service: 2y 4m
      Remarks: Sapper
    1871 Census 1871  New Romney, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lance Corporal, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey 
    1871 Survey Company 1871  [1] 
    6352, Sapper, 14th Company, Royal Engineers 
    1881 Survey Company 1881  Southampton Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    6354, Sergeant, Frederick J Brigley, 19th Company, Royal Engineers 
    • TNA Reference: WO 16/950
    1881 Census 3 Apr 1881  15, Vine Row, Bristol St Michael, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12] 
    Sergeant, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Head
    Military Discharge 19 Apr 1881  Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    6354, Sergeant, Royal Engineers, Draughtsman 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 20 Apr 1881  [13] 
    Register of Staff 
    Register of Staff 20 Apr 1881  [13] 
    4520, F J Brigly 
    • Name: F J Brigly
      Date of Birth: Abt 20/4/1842
      Date Joined OS: 20/4/1881
      Age at Joining: 39y 0m
      Date Left OS: 22/1/1902 Discharged age
    1890 Staff List 1 Jul 1890  Ordnance Survey Office, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Examiner on the Ground 
    • Name: F J Brigley
      Rank: TCA
      Nature of duties: Examiner on the Ground
      Branch: 8th Division (Clifton, Bristol)
      Pay per diem: 6s 9d
      Length of service: 8y 0m
      Increase per diem in last 10 years: 1s 9d
      Remarks: Superintendent 20y 3m Mil Ser Pension 1/6 per diem
    1891 Census 5 Apr 1891  Love Lane, St Mary, Beverley, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (East Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10] 
    Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Head
    1901 Census 31 Mar 1901  35, Ambrose Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9] 
    Surveyor Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Head
    Left Ordnance Survey 22 Jan 1902  [13] 
    Register of Staff, Discharged age 
    1911 Census 1911  Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Army Pensioner 
    Name Frederick J Brigley  [15] 
    Person ID I52006  Ordnance Survey People
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2026 

    Father John Brigley,   b. 1809, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1889 (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Maria Flemming,   b. 1816, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann Streeter,   b. 1846, West Malling Kent England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1880 (Age 34 years) 
    Married 22 Jan 1865  West Malling, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Marriage 6 Feb 1865  West Malling, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alfred James Brigly,   b. 1866, West Malling Kent England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1900, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Florence M Brigly,   b. 1870, Northam, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Alice M Brigly,   b. 1873, Wadhurst, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Georgina B Brigly,   b. 1875, Lane End, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Annie E Brigly,   b. 1878, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Frederick Charles Brigly,   b. Dec 1867, Brenchley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2026 

    Family 2 Anne Brigly,   b. 1857, Winkleigh, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gwendoline Kate Maria Brigly,   b. 1888, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Ernest J Brimble,   b. 1879, Bridgewater, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Ethel W Brimble,   b. 1883, Bridgewater, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Grace Evelyn Brimble,   b. 1884, Bridgewater, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Annie B Brimble,   b. 1880, Bridgewater, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. William Henry Brimble,   b. 4 Feb 1881, Bridgewater, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1946 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S205] Ancestry.com, Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Frederick James Brigley
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2575&h=15688518&indiv=try

    3. [S292] Ancestry.com, Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1914, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911.
      Record for Frederick James Brigly
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61746&h=498625&indiv=try

    4. [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: 1021; Folio: 86; Page: 15; GSU roll: 827472.
      Record for Frederick J Brigley
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=12841990&indiv=try

    5. [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: 2476; Folio: 82; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341596.
      Record for Fredk. Jas. Brigley
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=5943377&indiv=try

    6. [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: 3907; Folio: 58; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6099017.
      Record for Frederick I Brigly
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=17912261&indiv=try

    7. [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 2365; Folio: 64; Page: 18.
      Record for Fredk J Brigly
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=12783726&indiv=try

    8. [S43] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.
      Record for Frederick James Brigly
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=55883837&indiv=try

    9. Details: 1901 Census.

    10. Details: 1891 Census.

    11. [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

    12. Details: 1881 Census.

    13. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.

    14. Details: 1890 Staff List.

    15. Details: FindMyPast.


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