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William Henry OLIVER

William Henry OLIVER

Male 1889 - 1960  (71 years)


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  • Name William Henry OLIVER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Birth 1 Feb 1889  Llangynidr, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 12] 
    Gender Male 
    1891 Census 1891  Chipping, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    1891 Census 5 Apr 1891  Grove Row, Chipping, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Relationship: Son
    1901 Census 31 Mar 1901  Crossgar, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 19 May 1903  [12] 
    Register of Staff 
    Register of Staff 19 May 1903  [12] 
    8173, William Henry Oliver 
    • Name: William Henry Oliver
      Date of Birth: 1/8/1889
      Date Joined OS: 19/5/1903
      Date Left OS: 26/11/1930 Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet
      See No 2640 RE Reg, Resigned to enlist in RE 20/11/1909, Rejoined 26/11/1930
      Date of Death: 2/7/1960
    1911 Census 2 Apr 1911  Bulford, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Sapper, Royal Engineers, Surveyor 
    _MILT Between 1914 and 1920  [7, 8] 
    RE1914 1 Jan 1914  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    19626, Spr, 5th Division, Edinburgh 
    1918 List 31 Jul 1918  Ordnance Survey Office, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Name: Wm H Oliver
      Rank: Sapper
      Division: Irish Division
      Category: Regimental Pay and Allowances of Royal Engineers
    1921 Census 19 Jun 1921  Ordnance Survey, Mountjoy Barracks, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Sapper, Surveyor, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey 
    1939 Register 1939  213, Hill Lane, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Examiner of 12" Scale Drawings, Ordnance Survey 
    Death 2 Jul 1960  [12] 
    Person ID I49587  Ordnance Survey People
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

    Father Ambrose David OLIVER,   b. 26 Jun 1863, Llangynidr, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1955 (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emily Jane OLIVER,   b. 1867, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane OLIVER,   b. 21 Apr 1885 
    Children 
     1. William Edward OLIVER,   b. 20 May 1914, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1983, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Victor OLIVER,   b. 22 Sep 1912, Carlisle, Cumbria, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1942, 8, Donnington Grove, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Gilbert OLIVER,   b. 30 Oct 1909, Carlisle, Cumbria, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1975, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Arthur David OLIVER,   b. 7 Jun 1916, Carlisle, Cumbria, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1939 (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. Details: 1891 Census.

    2. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG12; Piece: 3386; Folio: 17; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6098496.
      Record for Ambrose David Oliver

    3. [S49] Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Gilbert Oliver

    4. [S30] Ancestry.com, Web: Ireland, Census, 1901, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Ambrose David Oliver

    5. [S2] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 12072.
      Record for William Henry Oliver

    6. [S152] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for William Henry Oliver

    7. [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; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 520.
      Record for William H Oliver
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=3513361&indiv=try

    8. [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      Record for William H Oliver
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=4724520&indiv=try

    9. [S57] Ancestry.com, UK, WWII Civilian Deaths, 1939–1945, (Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Record for Victor Oliver

    10. [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 101/2296B.
      Record for William H Oliver
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=2436260&indiv=try

    11. Details: July 1918 List.

    12. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.

    13. [S282] Ordnance Survey, Station List 1914, (Name: Ordnance Survey; Location: Southampton; Date: 1914;), Station list of Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey - 1 January 1914.
      Transcription by Clive Boocock - 2021

    14. Details: 1921 Census.


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