William George GIBSON

1859 - 1934  (74 years)

• Name	William George GIBSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	28 Dec 1859	Woolwich, Kent, England   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Military Enlistment	3 Jun 1878	Aldershot, Hampshire, England
  	15230, Sapper, Royal Engineers, Clerk
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Jun 1880  [8]
  	1890 Staff List
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Dereham Road, Hingham, Forehoe, Norfolk, England   [5]
  	Sapper Royal Engineers Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Boarder
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Clerks
  	Name: W G Gibson Rank: Corporal Nature of duties: Clerks Branch: Publication Division Pay per diem: 3s 5d Length of service: 10y 1m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 2s 1d
  _MILT	Between 11 Nov 1890 and 3 Jul 1891	The Gambia, Africa
  	15230, Corporal, Royal Engineers
  	Anglo French Boundary Commission
  _MILT	Between 14 Nov 1891 and 22 May 1892	Sierra Leone, Africa
  	15230, Sergeant, Royal Engineers
  	Anglo French Boundary Commission
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2, 4]
  	Sergeant Major Royal Engineers Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Military Discharge	5 Apr 1906	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	15230, Sergeant Major, 19 Company, Royal Engineers
  Joined Ordnance Survey	6 Apr 1906  [7]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	6 Apr 1906  [7]
  	8316, Wm G Gibson
  	Name: Wm G Gibson Date of Birth: 28/12/1859 Date Joined OS: 6/4/1906 Date Left OS: 27/12/1919 Superannuated See No 1682 RE Reg Date of Death: 12/11/1934
  1911 Census	1911	62, Atherley Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	Army Pensioner-Superintendent Trig Division, Ordnance Survey
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Superintendant and on special duty
  	Name: William G Gibson Rank: CA Employment: Superintendant and on special duty Division: Trigonometrical Category: Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 13s 0d War Bonus: �2 16s 8d
  Left Ordnance Survey	27 Dec 1919  [7]
  	Register of Staff, Superannuated
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	62, Atherley Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  	Pesnioner, Regimental Sergeant Major, Royal Engineers, Superintendant Trig Division, Ordnance Survey Retired
  Death	12 Nov 1934	62, Atherley Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [3, 7]
  Burial	12 Nov 1934	Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Probate	13 Dec 1934	London, England   [3]
  Person ID	I49444	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Sophia GIBSON,   b. 1864, Litcham, Norfolk, England
  Children	1. William GIBSON,   b. 1885, Foulsham, Norfolk, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [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 William George Gibson https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=42884660&indiv=try [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1060; Folio: 62; Page: 10. Record for William G Gibson http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=1114846&indiv=try [S82] 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;). Record for William George Gibson https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=3831662&indiv=try Details: 1901 Census. Details: 1881 Census. Details: July 1918 List. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List. Details: 1921 Census.