Surveyors of The Navy - List of Surveyors 1546-1859

List of Surveyors 1546-1859

In date order (note that the post of Surveyor was frequently shared, which enabled the Admiralty to have competitive designs prepared for evaluation):

• Benjamin Gonson 24 April 1546.
• Sir William Wynter 8 July 1549.
• Sir Henry Palmer 11 July 1589.
• Sir John Trevor 20 December 1598.
• Sir Richard Bingley 1611.
• Thomas Norreys 12 February 1619.
• Joshua Downing 1625.
• Sir Thomas Aylesbury 1628.
• Kenrick Edisbury 19 December 1632.
• William Batten 26 September 1638.
• John Holland 16 February 1649.
• George Payler 1654.
• Sir William Batten 20 June 1660.
• Thomas Middleton 25 November 1667.
• Sir John Tippetts 5 September 1672.
• Edmund Dummer 9 August 1692.
• Daniel Furzer 22 September 1699.
• Daniel Furzer and William Lee (jointly) 19 October 1706.
• Daniel Furzer (alone) 16 November 1714.
• Jacob Acworth 6 April 1715.
• Sir Jacob Acworth and Joseph Allin (jointly) 11 July 1745.
• Joseph Allin (alone) 16 March 1749.
• Thomas Slade and William Bately (jointly) 4 September 1755.
• Thomas Slade and John Williams (jointly) 28 June 1765.
• John Williams (alone) 22 February 1771.
• Sir John Williams and Edward Hunt (jointly) 11 April 1778.
• Edward Hunt and John Henslow (jointly) 13 December 1784.
• John Henslow (alone) 7 December 1786.
• John Henslow and William Rule (jointly) 11 February 1793.
• Sir William Rule and Henry Peake (jointly) 20 June 1806.
• Joseph Tucker and Robert Seppings (jointly) 14 June 1813. (Seppings became Sir Robert Seppings from 20 February 1822.
• Sir Robert Seppings (alone) 1 March 1831.
• William Symonds 9 June 1832. (Symonds became Sir William Symonds in 1836.)
• Sir Baldwin Wake Walker 5 February 1848.