Person James; Sir; Henry (1803 - 1877); surveyor James Henry Sir surveyor 1803 - 1877 British Male Rose-in-Vale, near St Agnes, Cornwall, England 08 June 1803 His residence in Southampton, Hampshire 14 June 1877

Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth (1848)

Education: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Career: Officer in Royal Engineers; 2nd Lieutenant (1826); appointed to the Ordnance Survey (1827); Local Superintendent, Geological Survey of Ireland (1843); Captain (by 1848); Director of Admiralty Engineering works, Portsmouth (by 1848); Director General, Ordnance Survey (1854-1875); Lieutenant Colonel (1854); Colonel (1857); Major General (1868); Lieutenant General (1874) Honours: Kt 1860 Memberships: FGS of London and Dublin; MRIA Son of John James of Truro and his wife Jane, daughter of John Hosken of Carines; married Anne, daughter of Major General Watson, Royal Engineers Fellow 09/06/1848 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB 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 8 Jun 1803 - 14 Jun 1877 NA2879 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/45145602409901360525 67f39231-1618-4d0f-83c5-a140dbcf04f7