John Cope COOMBE

1865 -

• Name	John Cope COOMBE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1865	Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	12, Gloster Street, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [6]
  	Clerk
  Joined Ordnance Survey	27 Apr 1881	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [8, 9]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	27 Apr 1881  [7]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	27 Apr 1881  [7]
  	4525, J C Coombe
  	Name: J C Coombe Date of Birth: Abt 27/5/1864 Date Joined OS: 27/4/1881 Age at Joining: 16y 11m Date Left OS: 18/4/1903 Resigned
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [9]
  	Line Plotter
  	Name: J C Coombe Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Line Plotter Branch: 8th Division (Clifton, Bristol) Pay per diem: 4s 6d Length of service: 9y 0m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 3s 6d
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	4, Princess Place, Victoria Street, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 4]
  	Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1901 Census	1901	4, Victoria Street, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [3]
  	Ordnance Surveyor
  Left Ordnance Survey	18 Apr 1903  [7]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	18 Apr 1903  [2]
  	Resigned
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	3, Chepstow Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales   [5]
  	Surveyor GWR
  FLAG	Civilian  [7]
  OS People	Civilian  [1]
  Name	J C Coombe  [7]
  Reference Number	52005
  Person ID	I52005	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Jane COOMBE,   b. 1864, Pensford, Somerset, England
  Children	1. May P COOMBE,   b. 1888, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  Details: 1891 Census. [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 [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 2368; Folio: 69; Page: 9. Record for John C Coombe https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=12806713&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: 1969; Folio: 87; Page: 25; GSU roll: 6097079. Record for John Cope Coombe https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=17042321&indiv=try [S52] Ancestry.com, 1911 Wales Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 31985; Schedule Number: 456. Record for John Cope Coombe https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2353&h=1254951&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: 2483; Folio: 96; Page: 39; GSU roll: 1341598. Record for John Coombe https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=5982409&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.