Person McKenzie; Murdoch (1712 - 1797); hydrographer and cartographer McKenzie Murdoch hydrographer and cartographer Mackenzie 1712 - 1797 British Male Orkney 1712 Minehead, Somerset Burial: Minehead, Somerset (16 October 1797)

Career: Surveyed Orkney and Shetland for the Admiralty and HEIC; surveyor to the Admiralty (until 1771); surveyed the North coast of Ireland and west coast of Scotland with compass, publishing the results in 'Nautical description of the west coast of Great Britain from Bristol Channel to Cape Wrath' (1776) Withdrew 1796. Fellow 19/05/1774 1796 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; date and place of birth courtesy of Mike de Smith References: Averil M Lysaght, 'Joseph Banks at Skara Brae and Stennis, Orkney, 1772' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 221-234 T E Allibone, 'The Club of the Royal College of Physicians, the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers and their Relationship to the Royal Society Club' in NR 1967 vol 22 pp 186-192 Raymond Phineas Stearns, 'Fellows of the Royal Society in North Africa and the Levant, 1662-1800' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 75-90 Notes: DNB gives burial date as 16 Oct 1797, (source: vicar of Minehead). DNB and Bulloch state that he withdrew from the Society in 1796. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 - before 16 Oct 1797 NA2195 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes 13aa4310-dccb-476b-be5f-dcc33abbc6a9