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Walter Edmund WILDE

Walter Edmund WILDE

Male 1888 - 1981  (92 years)


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  • Name Walter Edmund WILDE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Birth 3 Nov 1888  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15] 
    Gender Male 
    16 Survey Company Royal Engineers OS 3/341/176 
    1891 Census 1891  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 8] 
    1901 Census 1901  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 16 Mar 1903  [16] 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 16 Mar 1903  [15] 
    Register of Staff 
    Register of Staff 16 Mar 1903  [15] 
    8150, Walter Edmund Wilde 
    • Name: Walter Edmund Wilde
      Date of Birth: 3/11/1888
      Date Joined OS: 16/3/1903
      Date Left OS: 4/11/1933 Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet
      See No 2617 RE Reg, Resigned to enlist 19/8/1903, Rejoined 4/11/1933
    Departure 10 Dec 1912  Cape Town, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Arrival 21 Dec 1912  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Medals Between 1914 and 1920  [5, 6] 
    MSM 
    • Register of Marriages and Baptisms, 16 Survey Company Royal Engineers.

      All the entries below appear on page 177. The page number is to be found at the top outer edge of each page.

      Walter Edmund WILDE, of 16 Survey Company Royal Engineers, and Dorothy Gertrude ADAMS married on 22 July 1919 at St Barnabas, Southampton, Hampshire.

      Entry 1: Donald Gordon Langford, a child of Walter Edmund WILDE of 16 Survey Company Royal Engineers and Dorothy Gertrude, was born on 23 April 1920 at Southampton.

      Entry 2: Dorothy Marjorie, a child of Walter Edmund WILDE of 16 Survey Company Royal Engineers and Dorothy Gertrude, was born on 16 March 1922 at Southampton.

      Entry 3: John Edmund, a child of Walter Edmund WILDE of 16 Survey Company Royal Engineers and Dorothy Gertrude, was born on 14 June 1926 at Southampton.

      Entry 4: Basil Albert, a child of Walter Edmund WILDE of 16 Survey Company Royal Engineers and Dorothy Gertrude, was born on 1 November 1928 at Southampton.

      Entry 5: Colyn Cecil, a child of Walter Edmund WILDE of 16 Survey Company Royal Engineers and Dorothy Gertrude, was born on 13 September 1929 at Southampton.

      Covering dates are those for the earliest and latest entries on this page.
    RE1914 1 Jan 1914  Northern Rhodesia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    18275, Spr, Secondment, Northern Rhodesia 
    _MILT 12 Oct 1914  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    3 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, A/WO2 
    1921 Census 19 Jun 1921  Culver Down, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19] 
    CSM, Surveyor, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey 
    RoS Last Entry 4 Nov 1933  [13] 
    Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet 
    • See No 2617 RE Reg, Resigned to enlist 19/8/1903, Rejoined 4/11/1933
    1939 Register 1939  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Chief Superintendant Publication, Ordnance Survey 
    FLAG Civilian, Royal Engineer  [15] 
    OS People RE, C 
    Name Walter Edmund Wilde  [15] 
    Death 1 Oct 1981  32, North Poulner Road, Ringwood, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13, 14] 
    Probate 14 Dec 1981  Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Reference Number 49610 
    Person ID I49610  Ordnance Survey People
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2026 

    Father George William WILDE,   b. 6 Apr 1852, Woolwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1914, 59, Lodge Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Susan Elizabeth COBB,   b. 1852, Longfleet, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1930, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1878  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Gertrude ADAMS,   b. 16 May 1895, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 22 Jul 1919  St Barnabas, Southampton, Hampshire. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Donald Gordon Langford WILDE,   b. 23 Apr 1920, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 2002, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Dorothy Marjorie WILDE
     3. John Edmund WILDE
     4. Basil Albert WILDE
     5. Colin Cecil WILDE
     6. Sylvia WILDE
    Family ID F33  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [S153] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Walter Edmund Wilde

    3. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG12; Piece: 926; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6096036.
      Record for George W Wilde

    4. [S154] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      Record for Walter Edmund Wilde

    5. [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 Walter Edmund Wilde

    6. [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 Walter E Wilde

    7. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1069; Folio: 28; Page: 5.
      Record for Walter E Wilde

    8. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1069; Folio: 28; Page: 5.
      Record for Ivor Wilde

    9. [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: 393.
      Record for Walter E Wilde
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=1652809&indiv=try

    10. [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: 2415.
      Record for W E Wilde
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=2468646&indiv=try

    11. [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 101/2309F.
      Record for Walter E Wilde
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=2521946&indiv=try

    12. .

    13. [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

    14. [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;).
      Record for Walter Edmund Wilde
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=20407293&indiv=try

    15. [S281] Register of Staff, ROS.

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

    17. [S31] Ancestry.com, UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Class: BT26; Piece: 543; Item: 73.
      Record for Mr Albert C Wilde

    18. [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 15/5426, ED 2, Sch; Book: 05426.
      Record for Arthur Laverack
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=63150&h=9148040&indiv=try

    19. Details: 1921 Census.

    20. [S2] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 5946; Schedule Number: 166.
      Record for George William Wilde


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