Sidney Robert James ROUTER

1881 - 1953  (71 years)

• Name	Sidney Robert James ROUTER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	4 Dec 1881	Plymouth, Devon, England   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  16 Survey Company Royal Engineers	OS 3/341/212
  1901 Census	1901	Plymouth, Devon, England   [7]
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Prittlewell, Essex, England   [8]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers
  _MILT	Between 1914 and 1920  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	Lagos, Southern Nigeria   [12]
  	12305, Spr, Secondment, Southern Nigeria
  _MILT	10 Aug 1914	Africa   [1]
  	Royal Engineer attached Nigerian Regiment, T/Sgt
  Arrival	5 Feb 1921	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [9]
  FLAG	Civilian, Royal Engineer  [11]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	26 Jan 1924  [13]
  	9155
  Joined Ordnance Survey	26 Jan 1924  [11]
  	Register of Staff
  OS People	RE, C
  Register of Staff	26 Jan 1924  [11]
  	9155, Sidney R J Router
  	Name: Sidney R J Router Date of Birth: 4/12/1881 Date Joined OS: 26/1/1924 Date Left OS: 18/10/1933 Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet See No 2454 RE Reg
  RoS Last Entry	18 Oct 1933  [10]
  	Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet
  	See No 2454 RE Reg
  Name	Sidney R J Router  [11]
  Reference Number	48607
  Death	27 Feb 1953	Kingston Upon Thames   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I48607	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward B R ROUTER,   b. Abt 1849, Plymouth, Devon, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth ROUTER,   b. Abt 1849, Plymouth, Devon, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann MURPHY
  Marriage	18 Apr 1921	Hillsborough, County Down
  	Parish Church
  Family ID	F800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  OS 3/341/212 1921 Register of Marriages and Baptisms, 16 Survey Company Royal Engineers. All the entries below appear on page 213. The page number is to be found at the top outer edge of each page. Sidney Robert James ROUTER, of 16 Survey Company Royal Engineers, and Mary Ann MURPHY married on 18 April 1921 at Parish Church, Hillsborough, County Down. Note: Soldier discharged after 21 years on 25 January 1924. Covering date is that for the entries on this page.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). Record for Sidney Router http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=4830186&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2335. Record for S Router http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=1808182&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2572. Record for S Router http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=2622980&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2934. Record for S Router http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=1808183&indiv=try [S155] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). Record for Sidney Robert James Router http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=UKProbateCal&h=19344529&indiv=try [S154] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). Record for Sidney R J Router http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ONSDeath93&h=22769032&indiv=try [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 2095; Folio: 63; Page: 6. Record for Sidney R J Router http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=11591807&indiv=try [S110] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 10133; Schedule Number: 85. Record for Sidney Router http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&h=53314862&indiv=try [S31] Ancestry.com, UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Class: BT26; Piece: 689; Item: 131. Record for Sidney R J Router http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BT26&h=18161176&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff. The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285). The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285). The book only covers civilian assistant; military personnel and labourers are not covered. There are 4546 individuals identified in the book. The National Archives dates the book as 1840-1935, however, it appears the book was started c1890 showing all staff in post at that time with new staff added until the c1934. The Register of Staff contains a wide range of information, the following has been transcribed where the information exists. Identification Number, Name, Data of Birth, Date of Joining, Age at Joining, Data of Leaving or Date of Last Entry, Reason for leaving, and reference to Entry on the RE register. The main information not transcribed are pay rates, retirement lump sum and retirement payment, and date of Civil Service Certificate. Transcribed by Clive Boocock 2021 [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. [S282] Ordnance Survey, Station List 1914, (Name: Ordnance Survey; Location: Southampton; Date: 1914;), Station list of Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey - 1 January 1914. Transcription by Clive Boocock - 2021 [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.