Arthur William MURNAGHAN

1847 - 1905  (58 years)

• Name	Arthur William MURNAGHAN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	1847	Wakefield, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7]
  Baptism	24 Mar 1847	St Mary, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	Park Street, Ripon, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  	Arthur Murnaghan: Born 1847 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England : Park Street, Ripon, Yorkshire, England
  Joined Ordnance Survey	24 Nov 1860  [5, 8, 9]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	24 Nov 1860  [8]
  	2642, A W Murnaghan
  	Name: A W Murnaghan Date Joined OS: 24/11/1860 Date Left OS: 23/9/1905 Died Date of Death: 23/9/1905
  1861 Census	1861	Betts Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	War Department, Ordnance Office
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [5]
  	Civilian, Colourists
  	Nature of Duties: Colourists Rate of pay per Diem: 1s 6d Length of Service: 2y 3m
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	5, Rochdale Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	Superintendant Examiner Of Area (Surveyor) Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  	Computer of Areas
  	Name: A W Murnaghan Rank: CA Nature of duties: Computer of Areas Branch: Publication Division Pay per diem: 12s 0d Length of service: 29y 7m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 5s 6d Remarks: Superintending
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Shordley, The Avenue, Millbrook, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	Areas department Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	231, Portswood Road (West Side), Portswood, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England   [3]
  	Civil Servant Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	23 Sep 1905  [8]
  	Register of Staff, Died
  Death	23 Sep 1905  [8]
  Person ID	I52595	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Arthur MURNAGHAN,   b. 1818, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frances STRAFFORD,   b. 1827
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 May 1846	Wakefield, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F4699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel A MURNAGHAN,   b. 1853, Shordley, Flintshire, Wales
  Children	1. Rachel M MURNAGHAN,   b. 1874, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Gertrude MURNAGHAN,   b. 1876, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Reginald P MURNAGHAN,   b. 1881, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Harold MURNAGHAN,   b. 1878, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Allen S MURNAGHAN,   b. 1884, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Arthur W MURNAGHAN,   b. 1873, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Frances P MURNAGHAN,   b. 1887, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  Details: 1881 Census. Details: 1891 Census. Details: 1901 Census. [S40] Ancestry.com, West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP152/3/1/1. Record for Arthur William Murnagan https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2252&h=6560414&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 Details: 1851 Census. [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: Rg 9; Piece: 673; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542682. Record for Arthur Murnighan https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=8020813&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List. [S159] Ancestry.com, West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP45/1/3/8. Record for Frances Strafford https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2253&h=19266641&indiv=try [S65] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Arthur Murnaghan https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9852&h=20339094&indiv=try