Rowland MCFADDEN

1846 - 1937  (91 years)

• Name	Rowland MCFADDEN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	1846	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  1851 Census	1851	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	1 Dec 1855  [7, 13, 14]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	1 Dec 1855  [13]
  	2575, Rowld McFadden
  	Name: Rowld McFadden Date Joined OS: 01/12/1855 Date Left OS: 18/10/1905 Superannuated
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [8, 15]
  	Ordnance Survey
  	Rowland McFadden: Born 1846 in Southampton, Hampshire, England Ordnance Survey: Ordnance Office, Winchester Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [7]
  	Civilian, Engravers of Outline, Writing, etc
  	Nature of Duties: Engravers of Outline, Writing, etc Rate of pay per Diem: 2s 6d Length of Service: 7y 3m
  1871 Census	1871	Avenue Road or Betts Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Clovelly Cottage, Avenue Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [3, 9]
  	Engraver Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Son
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [14]
  	Engraver of Hills
  	Name: R McFadden Rank: CA Nature of duties: Engraver of Hills Branch: Engraving Branch Pay per diem: 15s 0d Length of service: 34y 6m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 5s 0d
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	16 Avenue Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [4, 11]
  	Engraver Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Son
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	16, Avenue Road, Southampton St Mary, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6, 12]
  	Superintendent Engraver Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	18 Oct 1905  [13]
  	Register of Staff, Superannuated
  1911 Census	1911	16 Avenue Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	Retired Superintendent, Ordnance Survey
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	16, Avenue Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [10]
  	Retired Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Death	25 Dec 1937	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Burial	25 Dec 1937	Old Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [16]
  Person ID	I52615	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	John MCFADDEN,   b. 1822, Maker, Cornwall, England d. 4 Dec 1889, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lucy MCFADDEN,   b. 1826, Coombe, Devon, England d. 21 Jan 1896, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1669; Folio: 719; Page: 76; GSU roll: 193576-193577. [S21] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG10; Piece: 1187; Folio: 10; Page: 13; GSU roll: 827809. [S19] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 1205; Folio: 12; Page: 18; GSU roll: 1341295. [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; Class: RG12; Piece: 913; Folio: 12; Page: 18. [S2] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 5952; Schedule Number: 100. Record for Rowland McFadden https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=42829253&indiv=try [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1053; Folio: 9; Page: 10. Record for Rowland McFadden https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=1056842&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: 1881 Census. Details: 1921 Census. Details: 1891 Census. Details: 1901 Census. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List. [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 677; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542683. [S361] FoSOC.