Herbert John BREWER

1879 - 1929  (50 years)

• Name	Herbert John BREWER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	22 Jan 1879	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  1891 Census	1891	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [3]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	8 May 1893  [6]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	8 May 1893  [6]
  	6864, Herbt Jno Brewer
  	Name: Herbt Jno Brewer Date of Birth: 22/1/1879 Date Joined OS: 8/5/1893 Date Left OS: 17/11/1929 Died Date of Death: 17/11/1929
  1901 Census	1901	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	Name: Herbert J Brewer Rank: Sapper Division: Publication Category: Royal Engineers Note: Crossed out
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	Serving with His Majesty's Forces
  	Name: Herbert J Brewer Rank: CA Employment: Serving with His Majesty's Forces Division: Publication Category: Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 6s 11d War Bonus: �2 18s 6d
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Overseas Branch Ordnance Survey, France   [5]
  	Zinc Drawing
  	Name: Herbert J Brewer Rank: Sapper Employment: Zinc Drawing Division: Overseas Branch Category: Royal Engineers
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	Ailsa Craig, Dimond Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [4]
  	Draughtsman Litho Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	17 Nov 1929  [6]
  	Register of Staff, Died
  Death	17 Nov 1929	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 6]
  Probate	24 Dec 1929	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I50816	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Frederick BREWER,   b. 1850, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emma BREWER,   b. 1851, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Annie BREWER,   b. 1875, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Family ID	F5494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] 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 Herbert John Brewer https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=5396944&indiv=try [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1054; Folio: 57; Page: 43. Record for Herbert Brewer https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=1067327&indiv=try [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: 924; Folio: 70; Page: 27; GSU roll: 6096034. Record for Herbert J Brewer https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=13665031&indiv=try Details: 1921 Census. Details: July 1918 List. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.