James Edward EVANS

1855 - 1894  (39 years)

• Name	James Edward EVANS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	Sep 1855	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Military Enlistment	1 Mar 1870	Brompton Barracks, Chatham, Kent, England
  	10379, Bugler, Royal Engineers
  1871 Survey Company	1871  [1]
  	10379, Bugler, 14th Company, Royal Engineers
  Joined Ordnance Survey	Jan 1871  [10]
  	1890 Staff List
  1871 Census	2 Apr 1871	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	Sapper, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey
  1881 Census	1881	Norwich Road, Watton, Norfolk, England   [3]
  	Corporal Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, London, England   [10]
  	Examiner of Field Work
  	Name: J E Evans Rank: Sergeant Nature of duties: Examiner of Field Work Branch: Boundary Division (London) Pay per diem: 4s 0d Length of service: 19y 6m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 1s 0d
  Military Discharge	3 Mar 1891
  	10379, Sergeant, Royal Engineers
  Joined Ordnance Survey	4 Mar 1891  [9]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	4 Mar 1891  [9]
  	6523, James E Evans
  	Name: James E Evans Date of Birth: Abt 4/9/1855 Date Joined OS: 4/3/1891 Age at Joining: 35y 6m Date Left OS: 19/11/1894 Died Date of Death: 19/11/1894
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Cambridge Terrace, Pimlico, London, England   [4, 8]
  	Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	19 Nov 1894  [9]
  	Register of Staff, Died
  Death	19 Nov 1894	33, Cambridge Terrace, Pimlico, London, England   [5, 7, 9]
  Burial	23 Nov 1894	Brompton Cemetery, London, England   [5]
  Probate	21 Dec 1894	London, England   [7]
  _MILT	Between 4 May and Aug 1879	Servia
  	10379, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  Person ID	I51139	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Emily Alma CHESNUT,   b. 1856, Westminster, London, England
  Marriage	8 May 1880	St Saviours, Pimlico, London, England   [6]
  Children	1. Edward V EVANS,   b. 1883, St George Hanover Square, London, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Cecil G EVANS,   b. 1889, St George Hanover Square, London, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S306] Survey Company. FindmyPast provides access to a transcription of the British Army, Worldwide Index for 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871. Within the records for the Royal Sappers and Miners (1841 and 1851, and Royal Engineers (1861 and 1871) are transcriptions for the Survey Companies; 13, 14 and 16 Companies. These Companies were established specifically for duties in support of the Ordnance Survey. There are 1043 individuals identified in these transcriptions. The transcriptions include the following information; Year, Name, Rank, Army Number, Company, Station, and Comments. [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: 1192; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 827811. Record for James Evans https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=14290755&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: 1975; Folio: 146; Page: 29; GSU roll: 1341475. Record for James E. Evans https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=16584275&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: 76; Folio: 66; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6095186. Record for James E Evans https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=8760909&indiv=try [S220] Ancestry.com, Brompton, London, England, Cemetery Registers, 1840-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Brompton Cemetery Records; Series Number: Work 97; Piece Number: 176. Record for James Edward Evans https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61801&h=158783&indiv=try [S243] Ancestry.com, Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: SSP/PR/3/2. Record for James Edward Evans https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61867&h=2120716&indiv=try [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 James Edward Evans https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=279076&indiv=try Details: 1891 Census. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.