George BARKER

1863 -

• Name	George BARKER  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	24 Mar 1863	Sandy, Bedfordshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	7 Feb 1881  [6, 7]
  	4943
  Joined Ordnance Survey	7 Feb 1881  [5]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	7 Feb 1881  [5]
  	4943, G Barker
  	Name: G Barker Date of Birth: 24/3/1868 Date Joined OS: 7/2/1881 Date Left OS: 17/6/1916 Superannuated
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Chapel Yard, Sandy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England   [2]
  	Labourer Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Son
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England   [7]
  	Examiner
  	Name: G Barker Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Examiner Branch: 2nd Division (Bedford) Pay per diem: 4s 10d Length of service: 9y 3m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 2s 4d
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	38, Salisbury Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England   [4]
  	Surveyor Ordnance Survey
  Left Ordnance Survey	17 Jun 1916  [5]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	17 Jun 1916  [1]
  	Superannuated
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire, England   [3]
  	Surveyor Retired Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  FLAG	Civilian  [5]
  OS People	Civilian  [2, 3]
  Name	G Barker  [5]
  Reference Number	51858
  Person ID	I51858	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert BARKER,   b. 1841, Sandy, Bedfordshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susan BARKER,   b. 1842, Sandy, Bedfordshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann BARKER,   b. 1862, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England
  Children	1. George W BARKER,   b. 1888, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [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 Details: 1881 Census. Details: 1921 Census. [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1489; Folio: 132; Page: 5. Record for George Barker https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=8533358&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.