Humphry Lawrence ARCHER b. 24 May 1890 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England: Ordnance Survey People

1890 -

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Name	Humphry Lawrence ARCHER [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Left Ordnance Survey	17 Oct 198 [6]
	Register of Staff
Birth	24 May 1890	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
Gender	Male
1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	5, Albert Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [2]
	Relationship: Son
1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	20, Woodside Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]
	Relationship: Son
Joined Ordnance Survey	11 Jan 1905 [6]
	Register of Staff
Register of Staff	11 Jan 1905 [6]
	8366, H L Archer
	Name: H L Archer Date of Birth: 24/5/1890 Date Joined OS: 11/1/1905 Date Left OS: 17/10/1918 Discharged ill health Amputation of little finger owing to accident on duty
1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	20 Woodside Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England [3, 7]
	Lithographic Printer Ordnance Survey
	Relationship: Son
1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]
	Zinc Proving
	Name: Humphrey L Archer Rank: TCA Employment: Zinc Proving Division: Publication Category: Temporary Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 6s 0d War Bonus: �2 18s 4d
FLAG	Civilian [5, 6]
OS People	Civilian [3]
RoS Last Entry	17 Oct 1918 [4]
	Discharged ill health
	Amputation of little finger owing to accident on duty
Name	H L Archer [6]
Reference Number	49394
Person ID	I49394	Ordnance Survey People
Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

Father	Thomas Coates Henry Edgar Lawrence ARCHER, b. 11 Apr 1866, Chilcomb, Hampshire, England
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lizzie S Lawrence ARCHER, b. 1865, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F5357	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Details: 1901 Census.
Details: 1891 Census.
Details: 1911 Census.
[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.
[S110] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.
Record for Thomas C H Lawrence-Archer
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=42822254&indiv=try

Ordnance Survey People