Robert DAVISON

1867 - 1964  (96 years)

• Name	Robert DAVISON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	31 Aug 1867	Banbridge, Down, Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Feb 1885  [11]
  	1890 Staff List
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [11]
  	Surveyor
  	Name: R Davison Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Surveyor Branch: Irish Division (Dublin) Pay per diem: 3s 0d Length of service: 4y 9m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 1s 0d
  Military Enlistment	3 Apr 1891	Chatham, Kent, England
  	25463, Sapper, Royal Engineers, Surveyor
  _MILT	Between 16 Nov 1895 and 30 May 1896	Sierra Leone, Africa
  	25463, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  	Boundary Commision
  _MILT	Between 23 Sep 1899 and 23 Oct 1902	South Africa
  	25463, Corporal, Royal Engineers
  	DCM and MID, Siege of Ladysmith
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	15 Portland Square, Carlisle, Cumberland, England   [1]
  	Company Sergeant Major Royal Engineers Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Military Discharge	2 Jan 1912
  	25463, Company Sergeant Major, Royal Engineers
  Joined Ordnance Survey	3 Jan 1912  [10]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	3 Jan 1912  [10]
  	8547, Robt Davison
  	Name: Robt Davison Date of Birth: 31/8/1867 Date Joined OS: 3/1/1912 Date Left OS: 14/11/1927 Superannuated See No 2055 RE Reg Date of Death: 28/6/1964
  _MILT	8 Dec 1915	France   [6, 7, 8]
  	290720, Company Sergeant Major, 12 Labour Corps, Royal Engineers
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Overseas Branch Ordnance Survey, France   [9]
  	Examining proofs &c
  	Name: Robert Davison Rank: CSM Employment: Examining proofs &c Division: Overseas Branch Category: Royal Engineers
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  	Serving with His Majesty's Forces
  	Name: Robert Davison Rank: CA Employment: Serving with His Majesty's Forces Division: 12th Division Category: Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 7s 5d War Bonus: £2 18s 6d
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	1, Seymour Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	14 Nov 1927  [10]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	14 Nov 1927  [10]
  	Superannuated
  	See No 2055 RE Reg
  1939 Register	1939	7, Seymour Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [3]
  	Retired Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  Death	28 Jun 1964	7, Seymour Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5, 10]
  Probate	16 Sep 1964	Winchester, Chester, England   [5]
  Person ID	I49214	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert DAVISON
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Jane DAVISON
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maude Mary Muriel SLEEMAN,   b. 19 Jul 1875, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Children	1. Maud Ladysmith DAVISON,   b. 1900, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Leslie DAVISON,   b. 1898, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Stanley Robert DAVISON,   b. 20 Jan 1899, Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  Details: 1911 Census. Details: 1921 Census. [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 101/2310b. Record for Robert Davison https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=2523621&indiv=try [S33] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2011;). Record for Robert Davison https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2533&h=3733660&indiv=try [S7] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. Record for Robert Davison https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=17017682&indiv=try [S16] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), The National Archives; London, England, UK; War Office: Soldiers' Documents, First World War Wo363. Record for Robert Davison https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1219&h=532849&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; War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. WO329; Ref: 2857. Record for Robert Davison https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5119&h=2372700&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;), Army Medal Office (In the Care of the Western Front Association Website); London, England; Wwi Medal Index Cards. Record for Robert Davison https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1262&h=3370399&indiv=try Details: July 1918 List. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.