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| 1 | BARLOW, ROBERT , cartographer and topographical draftsman; b. 18 Feb. 1813 at Margate, England; d. 16 Feb. 1883 at Montreal, Que. Robert Barlow's career began with the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain with which he served, probably as a civilian, for 27 years. For the last five of these he superintended a survey district in the Isle of Lewis before coming to Canada with his family in 1855. He was recruited for the Geological Survey of Canada by William Edmond Logan* , the survey's founder and first director; Barlow received his permanent appointment as chief draftsman in June 1856. In November of that year his eldest son, Scott, was taken on as his assistant. Barlow's chief contribution to the survey was his role in the production and preparation of topographical maps for its reports and publications. Considering the lack of adequate topographical maps at the time on which to enter the large quantity of geological detail being collected in the field, Barlow served an important function. His greatest work was the Geological map of Canada which bears the date 1865. Engraved on steel on a scale of one inch to 25 miles, it was, according to geologist Frank Dawson Adams*, “considered one of the finest maps of the kind . . . published in any country up to that time.” It was exhibited at the Paris Exhibition of 1867, where it was awarded a prize. A reduced version, on a scale of one inch to 125 miles, had appeared in the atlas that was published in 1865 to accompany the monumental 1863 Report of progress of the survey. Barlow was also responsible for the topographical drafting of the first of a series of maps, on the scale of one inch to four miles, which have since formed the basis of the survey's mapping enterprise. The project was announced in the 1863 report and the first map was planned for the Eastern Townships, Canada East. Barlow assembled data from a wide variety of sources, using boundary surveys, Crown Lands Department records, and maps of the British American Land Company. This map was finally published as a topographical map by private companies, in Toronto in 1875 and in Montreal in 1883, without acknowledgment of Barlow's work. Logan had intended him to prepare a geological map as well but, after Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn*took over as director of the survey in 1869, Barlow was assigned to other work and the addition of geological features was postponed indefinitely. The decision not to produce the geological map, caused by the controversy surrounding Logan's interpretation of the Quebec group of strata, became a source of bitterness at the survey, as an 1884 parliamentary investigation of the organization revealed. On 20 June 1880, a year before the office of the survey moved from Montreal to Ottawa, Barlow retired. He and his long-time colleague, James Richardson , were the first to take advantage of the civil service superannuation benefits which in 1877 were extended to all permanent employees of the survey under an act of 1870. Although Barlow apparently shared to some degree in the grievances voiced by the survey staff in this period, he retired gracefully with none of the public reluctance displayed by Richardson. Barlow died three years later in Montreal. Three of his sons followed him into the survey and related fields. Scott succeeded him as chief draftsman and held the post until his own death in 1894. John Rigney trained with his father and spent three years with the survey before beginning a career with the city of Montreal; he became city surveyor in 1900. A third son, Alfred Ernest, worked for the survey from 1883 to 1907 and achieved some prominence in Montreal as a consulting geologist. Barlow's most significant contribution to the survey was in the area of cartography. His importance is best stated by a fellow employee, Robert Bell* , who referred to him as “probably the best topographical draughtsman in the Dominion, so far as we are aware,” yet Barlow seems to have been one of those people who existed inconspicuously , leaving little trace although pursuing a useful life. | BARLOW, Robert (I8745)
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| 2 | CLARK, William Richard (I931)
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| 3 | FLUX, Alma Hetty (I938)
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| 4 | FOSTER, Donovan John (I939)
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| 5 | PATTERSON, Leonard John (I971)
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| 6 | GIELE, Ferdinand (I7460)
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| 7 | BENNETT, George Edward (I31896)
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| 8 | CARTER, Daniel (I48320)
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| 9 | CULLEY, George Edward (I48486)
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| 10 | TATUM, Francis Stanley (I49205)
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| 11 | BLACKMORE, Edward F S (I49788)
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| 12 | COUGHLAN, Chas J (I49815)
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| 13 | SMITH, Albert Edward (I50134)
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| 14 | THORNHILL, John Samuel Alphonso McCoan (I50396)
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| 15 | BENYON, Louis (I50770)
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| 16 | CARTER, Charles H (I51079)
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| 17 | ARMSTRONG, S C (I51803)
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| 18 | GODDARD, Edward Hamilton (I51880)
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| 19 | Arthur John Mitchell was born on 22 April 1918 in Penylan, Glamorgan the son of Arthur Michell and Hannah Mitchell (nee Domville). The 1939 Register records Arthur as a Surveyor, Ordnance Survey living at Pinehurst, Ty Gwyn Road, Cardiff. On 23 July 1943 Arthur was the Pilot of Stirling Bomber N6038 that took off from RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire. The aircraft ditched in the Irish Sea due to battle damage sustained during a raid on the cruiser Scharnhorst. MITCHELL, ARTHUR JOHN Sergeant 902867 23/07/1941 23 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Panel 48. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL http://www.aircrewremembered.com/campbell-robert-balmain.html | MITCHELL, Arthur John (I964)
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| 20 | First Name: J Surname: Atkinson Nationality: British Rank: Sapper Rank (2nd): Acting Cpl Service Number: 14597 Gallantry Awards: Distinguished Conduct Medal Established on 4th December 1854, during the Crimean War, the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.) was a high level award for bravely, being a second levelmilitary decoration to other ranks, and Non-Commissioned Personnel of the British Army and Commonwealth Countries eligible for this award. The Distinguished Conduct Medal was regarded as second only to the Victoria Cross in prestige. The D.C.M. was awarded to J Atkinson for gallantry in the field in the face of the enemy. J Atkinson was also entitled to use the letters D.C.M. after his name. Bars were awarded to recipients of the D.C.M. in recognition of the performance of further acts of gallantry meriting the award. Conferment of the D.C.M. gallantry award was announced in the London Gazette and accompanied by a citation. Award Details: For conspicuous courage and devotion to duty in his work as a surveyor in the field. He was employed on the fixing of positions for field artillery. After the withdrawal in the Lys section in April, 1918, he worked daily in the heavily shelled area round Gazette Date: 03/09/1919 Gazette Page: 11094 Service: British Army Regiment: CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS Battalon: 2 FIELD SURVEY BATTALION | ATKINSON, James (I48448)
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| 21 | pluto1900 | Family: Aubrey CESSINI / Winifred Mina SHERLOCK (F3404)
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| 22 | <i>1911 Census Enumerator's Summary Books</i>. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. | Source (S138)
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| 23 | <i>Anglican Parish Registers</i>. Manchester, England: Manchester Cathedral. Images produced by permission of Manchester Cathedral and Manchester City Council. Images may be used only for the purposes of the family history research in accordance with Ancestry’s website terms of use. At the request of the Manchester Diocese it is highlighted that the use of images for retrospective or proxy baptism is not permitted. | Source (S129)
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| 24 | <i>Anglican Parish Registers</i>. Manchester, England: Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives. Images produced by permission of Manchester City Council. Images may be used only for the purposes of the family history research in accordance with Ancestry’s website terms of use. At the request of the Manchester Diocese it is highlighted that the use of images for retrospective or proxy baptism is not permitted. | Source (S137)
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| 25 | <i>Anglican Parish Registers</i>. Manchester, England: Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives. Images produced by permission of Manchester City Council. Images may be used only for the purposes of the family history research in accordance with Ancestry’s website terms of use. At the request of the Manchester Diocese it is highlighted that the use of images for retrospective or proxy baptism is not permitted. | Source (S175)
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| 26 | <i>Anglican Parish Registers</i>. Woking, Surrey, England: Surrey History Centre. | Source (S169)
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| 27 | <i>Anglican Parish Registers</i>. Woking, Surrey, England: Surrey History Centre. | Source (S177)
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| 28 | <i>Anglican Parish Registers</i>. Woking, Surrey, England: Surrey History Centre. | Source (S181)
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| 29 | <i>Celtic Catholic Registers.</i> Digitized images. Dublin, Ireland: E-Celtic, Limited.</p> | Source (S104)
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| 30 | <i>Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851</i>. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. | Source (S85)
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| 31 | <i>Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871</i>. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. | Source (S116)
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| 32 | <i>Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901</i>. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. | Source (S96)
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| 33 | <i>Dorset Parish Registers</i>. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre. | Source (S167)
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| 34 | <i>Dorset Parish Registers</i>. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre. | Source (S173)
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| 35 | <i>Dorset Parish Registers</i>. Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre. | Source (S185)
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| 36 | <i>Electoral Registers</i>. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. <p>Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries, Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery Department. The City of London gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the City of London, Guildhall, PO Box 270, London EC2P 2EJ. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.</p> | Source (S90)
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| 37 | <i>England, Bristol Parish Registers</i>. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. | Source (S166)
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| 38 | <i>England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1910</i>. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. | Source (S183)
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| 39 | <i>Find A Grave</i>. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. | Source (S94)
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| 40 | <i>Find A Grave</i>. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. | Source (S164)
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| 41 | <i>GreyPower Deceased Data</i>. compiled by Wilmington Millennium, West Yorkshire. | Source (S131)
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| 42 | <i>India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947</i>. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. | Source (S99)
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| 43 | <i>India, Marriages, 1792-1948</i>. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. | Source (S130)
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| 44 | <i>Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911</i>. <i>Index.</i> Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search. | Source (S163)
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| 45 | <i>Ireland, Marriages, 1619-1898</i>. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.: FamilySearch, 2013. | Source (S139)
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| 46 | <i>Liverpool Registers</i>. Liverpool, England: Liverpool Record Office. | Source (S172)
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| 47 | <i>Master's Certificates</i>. Greenwich, London, UK: National Maritime Museum. | Source (S80)
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| 48 | <i>Railway Employment Records</i>. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives. <p>Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU.</p> | Source (S115)
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| 49 | <i>Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85</i>. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. <p><a href="/search/dbextra.aspx?dbid=1075">See Full Source Citations</a>.</p> | Source (S125)
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| 50 | <i>Royal Naval Reserve Service Records (1860-1955)</i>. The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England. Series BT 164 and 377. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/royal-naval-reserve-service-records.htm: accessed 7 November 2013. | Source (S128)
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