Henry MacLauchlan

Deceased Person

1792 – 1882

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Who was Henry MacLauchlan?

Henry MacLauchlan was a British military, geological and archaeological surveyor. Born into a military family, MacLauchlan studied surveying whilst a cadet at the Tower of London with the Royal Corps of Military Surveyors and Draftsmen. He left the corps when it disbanded in 1817 and joined the Ordnance Survey a few years later. After leaving the army, MacLauchlan worked with geologist Henry De la Beche on a survey of Cornwall and for the Duke of Northumberland to survey archaeology in the north of England. MacLauchlan died in Clapham in 1882.

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Born
Apr 26, 1792
Landguard Fort
Lived in
  • London
Died
1882
Clapham

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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