Henry Adolphus MARSCHAM

1839 - 1878  (39 years)

• Name	Henry Adolphus MARSCHAM  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1839	Marylebone, London, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Enlistment	27 Aug 1859	Rochester, Kent, England
  	6116, Sapper, Royal Engineers, Bookbinder
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F1854%2F395275&tab=this
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Dec 1860  [4]
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [5]
  	Sapper. Mechanic, Bookbinder
  	Nature of Duties: Mechanic, Bookbinder Rate of pay per Diem: 1s 6d Length of Service: 2y 3m Remarks: Sapper
  1871 Census	1871	Lewes, Sussex, England   [3]
  	Corporal, Royal Engineers, Surveyor
  1871 Survey Company	1871  [1]
  	6116, Sapper, 13th Company, Royal Engineers
  Military Discharge	15 Apr 1878	Brompton Barracks, Chatham, Kent, England
  	6116, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F1854%2F395275&tab=this
  Name	H A Marschon  [5]
  Death	11 Jul 1878	New Brompton, Kent, England   [2]
  Probate	17 Aug 1878	Principal Registery   [2]
  Person ID	I9258	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Emma S MARSHAM,   b. 1849, Tunbridge Wells, Sussex, England
  Children	1. Charles H MARSHAM,   b. 1869, Southampton Hampshire England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S82] 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 Henry Adolphus Marscham https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=22455&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: 1067; Folio: 12; Page: 31; GSU roll: 827492. Record for Henry A Marsham https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=14117947&indiv=try Details: 1863 List. [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