Donald Mcnab SCOTT

1817 - 1893  (75 years)

• Name	Donald Mcnab SCOTT  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	10 Aug 1817	Perth, Perthshire, Scotland   [2, 4, 6, 8]
  Baptism	17 Aug 1817	Perth, Perthshire, Scotland   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Military Enlistment	7 May 1839	Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
  	1868, Private, Royal Sappers and Miners, Blacksmith
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F1363%2F744995&tab=this
  Joined Ordnance Survey	May 1840  [9]
  	1863 List
  1841 Survey Company	1841	Limerick, Limerick, Ireland   [1]
  	Private, 16th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners
  	With Lt. Robinson's detachment, Merrick, Kirkcudbright
  Trig Obs Start	16 May 1845	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	10in
  	Private Scott RSM
  Trig Obs End	24 May 1845	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	10in
  	Private Scott RSM
  1851 Survey Company	1851  [1]
  	Corporal, 16th Company, Royal Sappers & Miners
  1861 Survey Company	1861  [1]
  	1868, Colour Sergeant, 14th Company, Royal Engineers
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, St George, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  	Colour Sergeant. Royal Engineers
  	Donald Mcnab Scott: Born 1818 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Col sergeant royal engineers: Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, St George, Midlothian, Scotland
  1863 Staff List	28 Mar 1863  [3]
  	Colour Serjeant. Superintending general duties
  	Nature of Duties: Superintending general duties Rate of pay per Diem: 3s 9d Length of Service: 22y 10m Remarks: Colour Serjeant
  Joined Ordnance Survey	1866  [8]
  	1881 List
  Military Discharge	2 Jan 1866	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	1868, Colour Sergeant, Royal Engineers
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F1363%2F744995&tab=this
  1881 List	27 Jan 1876  [8]
  	D McN Scott, Clerk
  	Name: D McN Scott Office: Clerk Age at time of retirement: 58 Length of Service: 10y 0m Yearly salary at time of retirement: £93 18s 0d Yearly allowance granted: £23 9s 6d Cause of retirement: Reduction of the force Allowance commenced on: 27/1/1876 Type: Compensation Allowance
  Left Ordnance Survey	27 Jan 1876  [8]
  	1881 List, Reduction of the force
  1891 Census	1891	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Death	23 Jun 1893	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  Burial	23 Jun 1893	Piershill Cemetery, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  Person ID	I9431	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	3 Oct 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. [S51] Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 53; Page: 5; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1891_335. Record for Donald McNab Scott https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1108&h=4714457&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: 1861. Details: Clarke. [S94] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Donald McNab Scott https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=2949672&indiv=try [S379] Ancestry.com, Select Counties, Scotland, Church of Scotland, Baptisms, 1615-1854, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), West Dunbartonshire Council; West Dunbartonshire, Scotland; West Dunbartonshire Parish Records; Reference: 387/17. Record for Donald Macnab Scott https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62969&h=3957795&indiv=try Details: 1881 List. Details: 1863 List.