Stephen O'DONNELL

1844 -

• Name	Stephen O'DONNELL  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1844	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	Victoria Road, Bellona Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	Stephen Connll: Born 1844 in Southampton, Hampshire, England Scholar: Victoria Road Bellona Terrace, Millbrook, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England
  Joined Ordnance Survey	26 Jan 1856  [7]
  	2611
  Joined Ordnance Survey	26 Jan 1856  [7]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	26 Jan 1856  [7]
  	2611, Stephen O'Donnell
  	Name: Stephen O'Donnell Date Joined OS: 26/01/1856 Date Left OS: 30/4/1900 Superannuated
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Feb 1856  [1]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Apr 1856  [8]
  1861 Census	1861	Trafalgar Road, Millbrook, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [1]
  	Civilian, Plotters, Tracers, and Draftsmen
  	Nature of Duties: Plotters, Tracers, and Draftsmen Rate of pay per Diem: 2s 6d Length of Service: 7y 1m
  1871 Census	1871	101, Lillington Street, Westminster, London, England   [4]
  	Employed on the Ordnance Survey
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Burnett Street, Lambeth, London, England   [2]
  	Civil Assistant Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, London, England   [8]
  	Draftsmen, including Examiners of Plans
  	Name: S O'Donnell Rank: CA Nature of duties: Draftsmen, including Examiners of Plans Branch: Boundary Division (London) Pay per diem: 10s 0d Length of service: 34y 3m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 4s 0d Remarks: Superintendent
  1891 Census	1891	9, Amies Street, Battersea, London, England   [3]
  	Draughtsman, CS, Ord Survey
  Left Ordnance Survey	30 Apr 1900  [7]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	30 Apr 1900  [7]
  	Superannuated
  Name	Stephen O'Donnell  [7]
  Person ID	I52609	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward W O'DONNELL,   b. 1814, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ellen O'DONNELL,   b. 1815, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen O'DONNELL,   b. 1850, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Children	1. Ada O'DONNELL,   b. 1872, Pimlico, Middlesex, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Stephen O'DONNELL,   b. 1871, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Ellen O'DONNELL,   b. 1886, Battersea, London, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [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: 1881 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: 431; Folio: 94; Page: 47; GSU roll: 6095541. Record for Stephen Donnell https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=10393774&indiv=try [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: 124; Folio: 91; Page: 27; GSU roll: 838770. Record for Stephen Odonnell https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=800187&indiv=try Details: 1851 Census. [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: Rg 9; Piece: 684; Folio: 112; Page: 46; GSU roll: 542684. Record for Edward W Odonnell https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=8063282&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.