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John Robert OLPHERT

John Robert OLPHERT

Male 1856 - 1925  (69 years)


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  • Name John Robert OLPHERT  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth 1856  Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    1861 Census 1861  Milford, Steynton, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Corporal, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey 
    1871 Census 1871  Ordnance Survey Offices, Commercial Road, Friary, Guildford, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Military Enlistment 8 Oct 1873  Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    12259, Sapper, Royal Engineers, Surveyor 
    Joined Ordnance Survey Jan 1879  [10] 
    1890 Staff List 
    1881 Census 1881  18, Canton Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Sapper, Royal Engineers, Printer 
    1890 Staff List 1 Jul 1890  Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Clerks 
    • Name: J R Olphert
      Rank: Corporal
      Nature of duties: Clerks
      Branch: Stores Branch
      Pay per diem: 3s 9d
      Length of service: 11y 6m
      Increase per diem in last 10 years: 2s 0d
    1891 Census 1891  26, Canton Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Corporal, Royal Engineers 
    Military Discharge 12 Oct 1894  Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    12259, Sergeant, Royal Engineers, Surveyor 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 13 Oct 1894  [9] 
    Register of Staff 
    Register of Staff 13 Oct 1894  [9] 
    7024, John R Olphert 
    • Name: John R Olphert
      Date of Birth: 04 Jun 1856
      Date Joined OS: 13/10/1894
      Date Left OS: 31/12/1915 Superannuated
      See No 1582 RE Reg
    1901 Census 31 Mar 1901  26, Canton Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Clerk, Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Head
    1911 Census 2 Apr 1911  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Army and Civil Service Pensioner, Ordnance Survey 
    Left Ordnance Survey 31 Dec 1915  [9] 
    Register of Staff, Superannuated 
    1921 Census 19 Jun 1921  Greystoke, Gainsborough Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Civil Assistant Retired Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Head
    Death Oct 1925  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I50657  Ordnance Survey People
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

    Father John OLPHERT,   b. 1833, Downpatrick, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1885, 18, Canton Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret OLPHERT,   b. 1838, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1914, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1855  Belfast, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eva M OLPHERT,   b. 1859, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1887  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Nora Louisa Margaret OLPHERT,   b. 1890, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. May OLPHERT,   b. 1899, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Frederick G OLPHERT,   b. 1895, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Edith M OLPHERT,   b. 1900, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Annie Winifred OLPHERT,   b. 1887, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Douglas Robert OLPHERT,   b. 15 Jun 1896, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1963, 39, Lavender Road, Hordel, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [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.;), Class: RG14; Piece: 6014; Schedule Number: 386.
      Record for John Robert Olphert
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&h=42916347&indiv=try

    2. [S208] Ancestry.com, 1861 Wales Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG9; Piece: 4160; Folio: 65; Page: 14; GSU roll: 543243.
      Record for John Olphert
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8768&h=13955411&indiv=try

    3. [S21] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 812; Folio: 49; Page: 42; GSU roll: 838697.
      Record for John Alphert
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=13361685&indiv=try

    4. [S19] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 1212; Folio: 66; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341297.
      Record for John Olphert
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=6880940&indiv=try

    5. Details: 1901 Census.

    6. Details: 1921 Census.

    7. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 916; Folio: 36; Page: 27; GSU roll: 6096026.
      Record for John R Olphert
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=10624419&indiv=try

    8. [S154] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 4a; Page: 1128.
      Record for John R Olphert
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7579&h=21600783&indiv=try

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

    10. Details: 1890 Staff List.

    11. [S2] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 6014; Schedule Number: 386.
      Record for John Robert Olphert
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&h=42916347&indiv=try


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