Arthur ALGAR

1880 - 1974  (93 years)

• Name	Arthur ALGAR  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	13 Sep 1880	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2, 8]
  	Relationship: Son
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5, 7]
  	Relationship: Son
  Joined Ordnance Survey	3 Aug 1894  [12]
  	7010
  Joined Ordnance Survey	3 Aug 1894  [11]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	3 Aug 1894  [11]
  	7010, Arthur Algar
  	Name: Arthur Algar Date of Birth: 13 Sep 1880 Date Joined OS: 03/8/1894 Date Left OS: 7/9/1936 Reemployed as labourer
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	30, Canton Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 6]
  	Photographer Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Son
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Highclere Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [3]
  	Plan Photographer Ordnance Survey
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	51, Bedford Place, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [13]
  	Caterer
  Left Ordnance Survey	7 Sep 1936  [11]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	7 Sep 1936  [4]
  	Reemployed as labourer
  1939 Register	1939	14 Spencer Lane, Wandsworth, London, England   [9]
  	Lithographic Photographer Ordnance Survey
  FLAG	Civilian  [11]
  OS People	C
  Name	Arthur Algar  [11]
  Reference Number	50671
  Death	Jan 1974	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [10]
  Person ID	I50671	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Albert ALGAR,   b. 10 Apr 1848, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England d. 14 Feb 1939, 30, Canton Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Elizabeth RAY,   b. 1845, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 27 Sep 1919, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 May 1867	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F2186%2F118500
  Family ID	F978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith A ALGAR,   b. 9 Nov 1877, Yeovil, Somerset, England
  Children	1. Albert E ALGAR,   b. 1 Sep 1910, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1060; Folio: 23; Page: 37. Record for Albert Algar http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=1112890&indiv=try [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: 11; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341297. Record for Albert Algar http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=6878587&indiv=try [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: 6068; Schedule Number: 39. Record for Arthar Algar http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&h=42973025&indiv=try [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 [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: 915; Folio: 115; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6096025. Record for Albert Algar https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=24951573&indiv=try Details: 1901 Census. Details: 1891 Census. Details: 1881 Census. [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 101/616i. Record for Arthur Algar https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=9288727&indiv=try [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: 6b; Page: 2195. Record for Arthur Algar https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7579&h=38827697&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1921 Census.