William James Holland BURGESS

1871 -

• Name	William James Holland BURGESS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1871	Rownhams, Hampshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Baptism	26 Mar 1871	Rownhams, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	14 Apr 1885	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6, 7]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	14 Apr 1885  [6]
  	5860, W J H Burgess
  	Name: W J H Burgess Date of Birth: Abt 14/2/1871 Date Joined OS: 14/4/1885 Age at Joining: 14y 2m Date Left OS: 8/1/1902 Discharged
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	Colourist
  	Name: W Burgess Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Colourist Branch: Engraving Branch Pay per diem: 2s 0d Length of service: 5y 0m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 1s 6d
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Nursling Street, Nursling, Romsey, Hampshire, England   [3, 4]
  	Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Son
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	Portswood Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2, 5]
  	Civil Service Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Visitor
  Left Ordnance Survey	8 Jan 1902  [6]
  	Register of Staff, Discharged
  Person ID	I51516	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	James BURGESS,   b. 1846, Hale, Surrey, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Grace BURGESS,   b. 1849, Newcastle, Northumberland, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie J BURGESS,   b. 1872, Hampshire, England
  Children	1. Grace A BURGESS,   b. 1900, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S338] Ancestry.com, Hampshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2023;), Hampshire Archives and Local Studies; Winchester, England, UK; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: 51M81/PR1. Record for William James Holland Burgess https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62422&h=473774&indiv=try Details: 1901 Census. Details: 1891 Census. [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: 930; Folio: 150; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6096040. Record for William J Burgess https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=12451296&indiv=try [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1069; Folio: 12; Page: 15. Record for William J A Burgess https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=1161255&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.