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James GAWTHORNE

James GAWTHORNE

Male 1885 - 1954  (68 years)


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  • Name James GAWTHORNE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Birth 21 Sep 1885  Buckley, Flintshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Baptism 19 Dec 1885  Buckley, Flintshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 1 Aug 1899  [15] 
    7676 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 1 Aug 1899  [15] 
    Register of Staff 
    Register of Staff 1 Aug 1899  [15] 
    7676, James Gawthorne 
    • Name: James Gawthorne
      Date of Birth: 21/8/1885
      Date Joined OS: 1/8/1899
      Date Left OS: 18/10/1934 Last entry
      See No 2543 RE Reg, Resigned to enlist in RE 20/6/1905, Rejoined 21/6/1926
      Date of Death: 31/1/1954
    1901 Census 31 Mar 1901  31, Seller Street, Chester, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 14] 
    Temporary Civil Assistant Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Son
    Departure 10 Aug 1910  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    _DEST 10 Aug 1910  Lagos, Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Departure 10 Jun 1911  Lagos, Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Arrival 18 Jun 1911  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Ship: Karina; ShippingLine: African Steamship Company Ltd 
    Departure 22 Jun 1912  Lagos, Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Arrival 30 Jun 1912  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 26; Ship: Falaba; ShippingLine: Elder Dempster & Co Ltd 
    Departure 25 Sep 1912  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    RE1914 1 Jan 1914  Lagos, Southern Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    14653, Spr, Secondment, Southern Nigeria 
    _MILT 9 Jun 1915  Balkans Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Sergeant, Royal Engineers 
    1921 Census 19 Jun 1921  77, Leicester Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Sergeant Royal Engineers Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Head
    RoS Last Entry 18 Oct 1934  [15] 
    Last entry 
    • See No 2543 RE Reg, Resigned to enlist in RE 20/6/1905, Rejoined 21/6/1926
    1939 Register 1939  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Civil Servant, Ordnance Survey 
    Medals MSM  [3] 
    Name James Gawthorne  [15] 
    Death 31 Jan 1954  [15] 
    Person ID I50005  Ordnance Survey People
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

    Father Francis GAWTHORNE,   b. 1863, Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emma A GAWTHORNE,   b. 1862, Buckley, Flintshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah GAWTHORNE,   b. 24 Apr 1892, Brymbo, Denbighshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Mar 1914  Chester, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Arthur GAWTHORNE,   b. 2 Dec 1914, Tan-Y-Fron, Denbighshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1980, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

  • Photos
    WO's and Sergeant's Mess 1926    		WO's and Sergeant's Mess 1926
    Survey Battalion RE WO's and Sergeant's mess 1926

  • 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. [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 James Gawthorne
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=1700165&indiv=try

    3. [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 J Gawthorne
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=3522086&indiv=try

    4. [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: 326.
      Record for James Gawthorne
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=4614318&indiv=try

    5. [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: 2572.
      Record for J Gawthorne
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=2171589&indiv=try

    6. [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 101/2306B.
      Record for James Gawthorne
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=2500993&indiv=try

    7. [S251] Ancestry.com, Flintshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1994, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), Archives Wales; Wales; Flintshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Reference: P11-1-3.
      Record for James Gawthorne
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62104&h=96868&indiv=try

    8. [S31] Ancestry.com, UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 470.
      Record for Re James Gawthorne
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1518&h=27671250&indiv=try

    9. [S31] Ancestry.com, UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 519.
      Record for Lancecorpl J Gawthorne
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1518&h=25526686&indiv=try

    10. [S56] Ancestry.com, UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Sapper J Gawthorne
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2997&h=45507573&indiv=try

    11. [S56] Ancestry.com, UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for J Gawthorne
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2997&h=41631776&indiv=try

    12. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 3368; Folio: 123; Page: 23.
      Record for James Cawthorne
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=19991732&indiv=try

    13. Details: 1921 Census.

    14. Details: 1901 Census.

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


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