Peter GORDON

1867 - 1937  (70 years)

• Name	Peter GORDON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	13 Mar 1867	Perth, Perthshire, Scotland   [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  1891 Census	1891	Brompton, Holy Trinity, Gillingham, Gillingham, Kent, England   [8]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers
  1901 Census	1901	26, Brighton Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [7]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers
  Joined Ordnance Survey	24 Oct 1910  [3]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	24 Oct 1910  [3]
  	8441, Peter Gordon
  	Name: Peter Gordon Date of Birth: 13/3/1867 Date Joined OS: 24/10/1910 Date Left OS: 13/3/1927 Superannuated See No 1983 RE Reg Date of Death: 17/5/1937
  1911 Census	1911	172, Brynland Avenue, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [6]
  	Land Surveyor, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [2]
  	Drawing
  	Name: Peter Gordon Rank: CA Employment: Drawing Division: 8th Division Category: Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 6s 11d War Bonus: �2 18s 6d
  1921 Census	1921	135, Brynland Avenue, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [5]
  	Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  FLAG	Civilian, Royal Engineer  [2, 3]
  Left Ordnance Survey	13 Mar 1927  [3]
  	Register of Staff, Superannuated
  OS People	C
  Death	17 May 1937	135, Brynland Avenue, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 3, 4]
  Probate	3 Aug 1937	Bristol   [4]
  Reference Number	49319
  Person ID	I49319	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Annie GORDON,   b. 1872, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Children	1. Herbert Kitchener Peter GORDON,   b. 1901, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William James GORDON,   b. 1908, Redland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [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 Details: July 1918 List. [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. [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 Peter Gordon https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=3901491&indiv=try [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 15/11890, ED 31, Sch 170; Book: 11890. Record for Peter Gordon https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=63150&h=17126596&indiv=try [S45] 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 Peter Gordon https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=55906330&indiv=try [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 2369; Folio: 126; Page: 21. Record for Peter Gordon https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=12817680&indiv=try [S15] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 666; Folio: 89; Page: 28; GSU roll: 6095776. Record for Peter Gordon https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=25162293&indiv=try