Joseph James ADAMS

1866 - 1959  (93 years)

• Name	Joseph James ADAMS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	5 Sep 1866	Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	8 Feb 1881  [12]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	8 Feb 1881  [12]
  	4423, Joseph Adams
  	Name: Joseph Adams Date of Birth: 5/9/1866 Date Joined OS: 8/2/1881 Date Left OS: 5/9/1926 Superannuated Date of Death: 19/12/1959
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Winton Cottage, Alma Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [10]
  	Copying Clerk, Ordnance Survey
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Garfield Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England   [9]
  	Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Boarder
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	Clonroad Beg, Ennis Rural, Clare, Ireland   [5, 8]
  	Surveyor, Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head of family
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Clonroad Beg, Ennis Rural, Clare, Ireland   [4, 6]
  	Civil Assistant Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head of family
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [11]
  	Computing
  	Name: Joseph Adams Rank: CA Employment: Computing Division: 8th Division Category: Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 7s 4d War Bonus: £2 18s 6d
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	94 Church Road, Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [7]
  	Area Reviser Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	5 Sep 1926  [12]
  	Register of Staff, Superannuated
  1939 Register	1939	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [2]
  	Retired Principal Computer Ordnance Survey
  FLAG	Civilian  [11, 12]
  OS People	Civilian  [6, 7, 8, 9]
  Reference Number	52037
  Death	19 Dec 1959	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 3, 12]
  Person ID	I52037	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Warry ADAMS,   b. 1833, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Caroline R ADAMS,   b. 1841, Reading, Berkshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathleen ADAMS,   b. 1877, Clare, Ireland
  Marriage	14 Nov 1898	Ennis, Clare, Ireland
  Children	1. Nicholas Alfred Christopher ADAMS,   b. 31 May 1904, Clare, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Henry Michael ADAMS,   b. 1900, Ennis, Clare, Ireland d. Jan 1919, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Cordelia Josephine ADAMS,   b. 1903, Clare, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Eileen Annetta ADAMS,   b. 1908, Clare, Ireland d. Jul 1918, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Bernard Joseph ADAMS,   b. 1911, Clare, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Kathleen Mary ADAMS,   b. 1914, Clare, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Herbert George ADAMS,   b. 14 Feb 1901, Ennis, Clare, Ireland d. 26 Oct 1919, Ekaterinodar, South Russia (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3908	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 [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 101/5033C. Record for Joseph Adams https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=31379424&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: 7b; Page: 247. Record for Joseph Adams https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7579&h=37183851&indiv=try [S29] Ancestry.com, Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Class: RG14. Record for Joseph Adams https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70564&h=13740778&indiv=try [S30] Ancestry.com, Web: Ireland, Census, 1901, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Class: RG14. Record for Joseph Adams https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70667&h=9638517&indiv=try Details: 1911 Census. Details: 1921 Census. Details: 1901 Census. Details: 1891 Census. [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: 1205; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341295. Record for Joseph Harry Adams https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=6841143&indiv=try Details: July 1918 List. [S281] Register of Staff, ROS.