Thomas William BUSBY

1897 -

• Name	Thomas William BUSBY  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1897	Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	Homelands, Ash Tree Road, Portswood, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England   [2, 6]
  	Relationship: Son
  1911 Census	1911	York, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	11 Sep 1911  [7, 9]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	11 Sep 1911  [7]
  	8503, Thos W Busby
  	Name: Thos W Busby Date of Birth: Abt 11/10/1896 Date Joined OS: 11/9/1911 Age at Joining: 14y 11m Date Left OS: 1/10/1914 Enlisted in RE
  _MILT	1914  [3]
  	MilitaryCompany: WO 329; Rank: Sapper; Regiment: Royal Engineers; RegimentNumber: 30436; TypeOfMedal: British War Medal and Victory Medal; Regiment: Royal Engineers; RegimentNumber: CorpsofRoyalEngineers
  CA1915	1 Aug 1914	York, Yorkshire, England   [10]
  	5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (T)
  Occupation	1 Aug 1914	York, Yorkshire, England   [10]
  	9th Division, York
  Left Ordnance Survey	1 Oct 1914  [7]
  	Register of Staff, Enlisted in RE
  _MILT	5 Oct 1915	France   [4]
  	30436, Sapper, Royal Engineers & 1520, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment
  1921 Census	1921	17, Cronwell Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [11]
  FLAG	Civilian  [7]
  OS People	C
  Reference Number	49258
  Person ID	I49258	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Tom BUSBY,   b. 5 Apr 1866, Monks Kirby, Warwickshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Hannah BUSBY,   b. 17 Aug 1873, Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1894
  Family ID	F4279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S43] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Record for Tom Busby https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=29433761&indiv=try [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1068; Folio: 19; Page: 30. Record for Tom Busby https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=1153161&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: 332. Record for Thomas W Busby https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5119&h=1573966&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 Thomas W Busby https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1262&h=3231863&indiv=try Details: 1921 Census. Details: 1901 Census. [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. [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, Register of Staff. [S283] Ordnance Survey Civilians 1915, A list of Civilian Assistants of Ordnance Survey serving in His Majestys Forces. Compiled 25 June 1915. Transcribed from an original document held in the archives of the Charles Close Society by Clive Boocock 2021 [S376] Ancestry.com, 1921 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/5626, ED 2, Sch 111; Book: 05626. Record for Lorena Margaret Busby https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=63150&h=9423219&indiv=try