Edward JOHNSON

1878 -

• Name	Edward JOHNSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	14 May 1878	York, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	20 Jul 1895  [8]
  	7064
  Joined Ordnance Survey	20 Jul 1895  [8]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	20 Jul 1895  [8]
  	7064, Edward Johnson
  	Name: Edward Johnson Date of Birth: 14 May 1878 Date Joined OS: 20/7/1895 Date Left OS: 14/5/1933 Last entry Enlisted in RE 15/4/1900, Rejoined 6/4/1921, See No 2348 RE Reg, See Staff Record Sheet
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	Shandon Place, North West Ward, Cork, Ireland   [1]
  	Sapper Royal Engineers Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Boarder
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	York, Yorkshire, England   [9]
  	5417, Cpl, 9th Division, York
  _MILT	29 Apr 1915	Egypt   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	5417, WO2, Royal Engineers, MID
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	3, Nunmill Street, York, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  RoS Last Entry	14 May 1933  [8]
  	Last entry
  	Enlisted in RE 15/4/1900, Rejoined 6/4/1921, See No 2348 RE Reg, See Staff Record Sheet
  1939 Register	1939	The Moorings, Horns Hill, Romsey and Stockbridge, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	Superintendant Large Scale Drawing, Ordnance Survey, Retired
  Name	Edward Johnson  [8]
  Person ID	I50617	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Rebekah Stephennie JOHNSON,   b. 18 Nov 1875, Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
  Children	1. Charles Edward JOHNSON,   b. 1912, York, Yorkshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Alice Elizabeth JOHNSON,   b. 1913, York, Yorkshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  Details: 1901 Census. Details: 1921 Census. [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 Edward Johnson http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=5521040&indiv=try [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 E Johnson http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=10796050&indiv=try [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: 325. Record for Edward Johnson http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=2875405&indiv=try [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 E Johnson http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=4508174&indiv=try [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 101/2400f. Record for Edward Johnson https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=3109687&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. [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