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Robert DREW

Robert DREW

Male 1838 - 1917  (78 years)


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  • Name Robert DREW  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Birth 4 Jul 1838  Woolwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14] 
    Baptism 29 Jul 1838  Saint Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Enlistment 11 Jan 1853 
    124, Bugler, Royal Sappers and Miners 
    Joined Ordnance Survey Nov 1853  [1] 
    1863 List 
    1861 Survey Company 1861  [2] 
    124, Sapper, 16th Company, Royal Engineers 
    1861 Census 7 Apr 1861  Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9] 
    Sapper, Royal Engineers 
    • Robert Docons: Born 1839 in Woolwich, Kent, England

      Sapper royal engineer: Ordnance Office, Winchester Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England
    1863 List 28 Mar 1863  [1] 
    Sapper. Plotters, Tracers, and Draftsmen 
    • Nature of Duties: Plotters, Tracers, and Draftsmen
      Rate of pay per Diem: 2s 0d
      Length of Service: 9y 4m
      Remarks: Sapper
    1871 Census 1871  21 Peterborough Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Royal Engineer, Ordnance Survey 
    1871 Survey Company 1871  [2] 
    124, Corporal, 16th Company, Royal Engineers 
    1871 Survey Company 1871  [2] 
    124, Corporal, 19th Company, Royal Engineers 
    Military Discharge 9 Jul 1878  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    124, Sergeant, Royal Engineers 
    Joined Ordnance Survey 10 Jul 1878  [14] 
    Register of Staff 
    Register of Staff 10 Jul 1878  [14] 
    4095, Robert Drew 
    • Name: Robert Drew
      Date of Birth: Abt 10/7/1838
      Date Joined OS: 10/7/1878
      Age at Joining: 40y 0m
      Date Left OS: 2/5/1900 Discharged
    1881 Census 3 Apr 1881  5, Padwell Road Cedar Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10] 
    Pensioner Royal Engineers and Civil Assistant Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Head
    1890 Staff List 1 Jul 1890  Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Messenger 
    • Name: R Drew
      Rank: TCA
      Nature of duties: Messenger
      Branch: Head Quarters Division
      Pay per diem: 7s 0d
      Length of service: 11y 9m
      Increase per diem in last 10 years: 2s 0d
      Remarks: Head Messenger 24y 7m Mil Ser Pension 1/8 per diem
    1891 Census 1891  44, Padwell Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Clerk, Ordnance Survey 
    Left Ordnance Survey 2 May 1900  [14] 
    Register of Staff, Discharged 
    1901 Census 31 Mar 1901  44, Padwell Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11] 
    Retired Ordnance Survey 
    • Relationship: Head
    1911 Census 1911  19 Denzil Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Retried Army Pensioner 
    Death 30 Jan 1917  19 Denzil Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Probate 16 Mar 1917  Winchester Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Person ID I52177  Ordnance Survey People
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

    Family Martha Ann DREW,   b. 1839, Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ernest A DREW,   b. 1869, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Emily Priscilla Martha DREW,   b. 1864, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Florence Kate DREW,   b. 1872, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Laura Ann DREW,   b. 1875, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Robert George DREW,   b. 10 Apr 1862, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1931, 19, Denzil Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Frederick William DREW,   b. 26 Jan 1866, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1950, 25, Lodge Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Edwin James DREW,   b. Abt 20 May 1867, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 May 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S302] 1863 List.
      A return prepared by Ordnance Survey and sent to the House of Commons on 28 March 1863. The return names all persons employed on the Ordnance Survey except Military Officers and Labourers. The return includes the nature of their duties, rate of pay and length of service. The length of service has been used to generate an approximate date for joining Ordnance Survey.

      Transcribed by Clive Boocock 2021
      1863 List

    2. [S306] Survey Company.
      FindmyPast provides access to a transcription of the British Army, Worldwide Index for 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871. Within the records for the Royal Sappers and Miners (1841 and 1851, and Royal Engineers (1861 and 1871) are transcriptions for the Survey Companies; 13, 14 and 16 Companies. These Companies were established specifically for duties in support of the Ordnance Survey. There are 1043 individuals identified in these transcriptions. The transcriptions include the following information; Year, Name, Rank, Army Number, Company, Station, and Comments.

    3. [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 677; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542683.
      Record for Robert Drew
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=18200290&indiv=try

    4. [S21] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1197; Folio: 124; Page: 16; GSU roll: 827815.
      Record for Robert Drew
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=3814039&indiv=try

    5. [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: 25; Page: 43; GSU roll: 1341295.
      Record for Robert Drew
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=6842032&indiv=try

    6. [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: 913; Folio: 34; Page: 18; GSU roll: 6096023.
      Record for Robert Drew
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=24947549&indiv=try

    7. [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1053; Folio: 23; Page: 37.
      Record for Robert Drew
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=1057624&indiv=try

    8. [S45] 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 Robert Drew
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=42832811&indiv=try

    9. Details: 1861.

    10. Details: 1881 Census.

    11. Details: 1901 Census.

    12. [S49] Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Robert Drew
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9841&h=192609572&indiv=try

    13. [S7] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England.
      Record for Robert Drew
      https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=3255535&indiv=try

    14. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.

    15. Details: 1890 Staff List.


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