John Purdy HIGMAN

1869 - 1954  (85 years)

• Name	John Purdy HIGMAN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	1 Jan 1869	Plymouth, Devon, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	1 Feb 1883  [9, 10]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	1 Feb 1883  [9]
  	5167, John P Higman
  	Name: John P Higman Date of Birth: 1/1/1869 Date Joined OS: 1/2/1883 Date Left OS: 30/6/1929 Superannuated Date of Death: 15/12/1954
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Carlisle, Cumberland, England   [10]
  	Typers and Stampers
  	Name: J P Higman Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Typers and Stampers Branch: 7th Division (Carlisle) Pay per diem: 3s 0d Length of service: 7y 3m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 2s 6d
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Collingwood Street, Caldewgate, Carlisle, Cumberland, England   [4]
  	Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Boarder
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	6, Blackhall Street, Carlisle, Carlisle Botchergate, Cumberland, England   [2]
  	Surveyor Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1911 Census	1911	31, Adelaide Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, England   [1]
  	Land Surveyor, Ordnance Survey
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [8]
  	Typing & Stamping
  	Name: John P Higman Rank: CA Employment: Typing & Stamping Division: 8th Division Category: Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 7s 4d War Bonus: �2 18s 6d
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	Bellevue Crescent, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [3]
  	Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	30 Jun 1929  [9]
  	Register of Staff, Superannuated
  1939 Register	1939	17, Regent Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [5]
  	Ordnance Survey, Retired
  Death	15 Dec 1954	Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England   [6, 7, 9]
  Burial	15 Dec 1954	Canford Cemetery and Crematorium, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [6]
  Person ID	I51781	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Harriet HIGMAN,   b. 12 Jun 1870, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
  Children	1. Daisy Ethel HIGMAN,   b. 1892, Carlisle, Cumberland, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Gladys Millicent HIGMAN,   b. 1899, Carlisle, Cumberland, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Gertrude Constance HIGMAN,   b. 1901, Carlisle, Cumberland, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] 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.;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Record for John Purdy Higman https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=37431717&indiv=try Details: 1901 Census. Details: 1921 Census. Details: 1891 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 101/4978B. Record for John P Higman https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=44431870&indiv=try [S94] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for John Purdy Higman https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=224151449&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: 7c; Page: 320. Record for John P Higman https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7579&h=36762897&indiv=try Details: July 1918 List. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.