William MORTON

1880 - 1962  (82 years)

• Name	William MORTON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	29 Apr 1880	Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England   [1, 6, 7, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers, Fitter, Ordnance Survey
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	Lagos, Northern Nigeria   [5]
  	11885, Spr, Secondment, Northern Nigeria
  Military Service	5 Aug 1914	Cameroon, Africa   [2, 3, 4]
  	11885, 1851501, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Name: William Morton Rank: Sapper Division: Publication Category: Royal Engineers
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Overseas Branch Ordnance Survey, France   [8]
  	Engine Room duties
  	Name: William Morton Rank: Sapper Employment: Engine Room duties Division: Overseas Branch Category: Royal Engineers
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	30, Shayer Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	Sapper Royal Engineers Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Joined Ordnance Survey	17 Nov 1923  [10]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	17 Nov 1923  [10]
  	9141, William Morton
  	Name: William Morton Date of Birth: 29/4/1880 Date Joined OS: 17/11/1923 Date Left OS: 18/10/1934 Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet See No 2448 RE Reg
  1939 Register	1939	30, Shayer Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Lithographer Ordnance Survey
  Death	Oct 1962	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  Person ID	I48621	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family	Ethel Norah MORTON,   b. 15 Jul 1892
  Children	1. Living MORTON  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living MORTON  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living MORTON  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 6015; Schedule Number: 28. Record for William Morton http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&h=42916542&indiv=try [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 William Morton http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=411041&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: 326. Record for William Morton http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=3549903&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 W Morton http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=4370346&indiv=try [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 [S194] Ancestry.com, 1939 England and Wales Register, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2309D. Record for William Morton https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=2520936&indiv=try Details: 1921 Census. Details: July 1918 List. [S154] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 6b; Page: 697. Record for William Morton https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7579&h=44440616&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.