John MCEWEN

1791 -

• Name	John MCEWEN  [1]
  Birth	1791	Forteviot, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland   [2]
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F1150%2F887755&tab=this
  Gender	Male
  Military Enlistment	31 Dec 1812	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Serjeant, John McEwen, 13 Company, Royal Sappers and Miners, Carpenter
  	Age at Enlistment: 21 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F1150%2F887755&tab=this
  1827 Survey Company	Jan 1827	Maghara   [3]
  	Serjeant, John McEwen, 13 Company, Royal Sappers and Miners
  	Trade: Carpenter
  1841 Survey Company	1841	Cork, Cork, Ireland   [1]
  	Colour Sergeant, 13th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners
  Military Discharge	10 Jan 1843  [2]
  	Color Serjeant, John McEwen, 13 Company, Royal Sappers and Miners
  	Service: In the Netherlands and France 4 years & 11 Months. The Remainder at Home, survey in the North of Ireland Cause of Discharge: Asthma and Rheumatism https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F1150%2F887755&tab=this
  Person ID	I9116	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2026

  
  

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  [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. Details: Service Record. Details: TNA.