James BATERDEN

1829 - 1892  (63 years)

• Name	James BATERDEN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	1829	Taghanon, Taghmon, Wexford, Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  MilitaryEnlistment	24 Aug 1847	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  	358, Private, Royal Sappers and Miners, Carpenter
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Sep 1848  [5]
  1851 Survey Company	1851  [6]
  	Private, 13th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	Francis Street, Stornoway, Lews, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland   [11]
  	Royal Sappers and Miners
  	James Batterden: Born 1825 in Ireland Royal sappers & miners: Francis Street, Stornoway, Lews, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
  1861 Survey Company	1861  [6]
  	358, Second Corporal, 13th Company, Royal Engineers
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	Kings Arms, Dalston, Carlisle, Cumberland, England   [8, 9]
  	Corporal, Royal Engineers
  	James Baterden: Born 1826 in Ireland Corporal royal engineer: Kings Arms, Dalston Village, Dalston, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [5]
  	2nd Corporal. Examiners of Plans on the ground
  	Nature of Duties: Examiners of Plans on the ground Rate of pay per Diem: 2s 7d Length of Service: 14y 6m Remarks: 2nd Corporal, Superintending
  MilitaryDischarge	5 Apr 1870	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	358, Sergeant, Royal Engineers
  Joined Ordnance Survey	6 Apr 1870  [14]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	6 Apr 1870  [14]
  	3323, James Baterden
  	Name: James Baterden Date Joined OS: 06/04/1870 Date Left OS: 16/04/1892 Discharged age
  1871 Census	1871	Wrexham Regis, Denbighshire, Wales   [3]
  	Civil Assistant, Ordnance Survey
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	77, Cotgreave Terrace, Chester, Cheshire, England   [1, 10]
  	Civil Assistant Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Chester, Cheshire, England   [15]
  	Line Plotter
  	Name: J Baterden Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Line Plotter Branch: 10th Division (Chester) Pay per diem: 9s 0d Length of service: 20y 0m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 2s 9d Remarks: Superintendent 21y 6m Mil Ser pension 1/6� per diem
  1881 Census	1891	77, Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England   [12]
  	Land Surveyor
  FLAG	Civilian  [14]
  Left Ordnance Survey	16 Apr 1892  [14]
  	Register of Staff
  OS People	Civilian, RE, RSM  [5, 9, 10, 11]
  RoS Last Entry	16 Apr 1892  [7]
  	Discharged age
  Name	James Baterden  [14]
  Death	31 Dec 1892	Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England   [13]
  Probate	19 Jan 1893	Chester, Cheshire, England   [13]
  Reference Number	52437
  Person ID	I52437	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary RAE,   b. 1829, Scotland
  Children	1. James R BATERDEN,   b. 1854, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ralph R BATERDEN,   b. 5 Jun 1855, Kirkoswald, Ayr, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5027	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: 3556; Folio: 87; Page: 32; GSU roll: 1341851. Record for James Batterden https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=1601585&indiv=try [S135] Ancestry.com, 1851 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Stornoway; ED: 7; Page: 36; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1851_19; Year: 1851. Record for James Batterden https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1076&h=2779472&indiv=try [S116] Ancestry.com, 1871 Wales Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG10; Piece: 5658; Folio: 80; Page: 35; GSU roll: 892489. Record for James Batterden https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7618&h=7425208&indiv=try [S54] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for James Baterden https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60143&h=25343790&indiv=try [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 [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: 3924; Folio: 48; Page: 8; GSU roll: 543207. Record for James Baterden https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=13209721&indiv=try Details: 1861. Details: 1881 Census. Details: 1851 Census. [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: 2863; Folio: 10; Page: 16; GSU roll: 6097973. Record for James Batterden https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=1465856&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 James Baterden https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=2307448&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. Details: 1890 Staff List.