Algernon Wesley SMITH

1862 - 1935  (73 years)

• Name	Algernon Wesley SMITH  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	14 Jul 1862	Boyton, Suffolk, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	15 Mar 1875  [7]
  	4005
  Joined Ordnance Survey	15 Mar 1875  [6]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	15 Mar 1875  [6]
  	4005, A W Smith
  	Name: A W Smith Date of Birth: 14/7/1862 Date Joined OS: 15/3/1875 Date Left OS: 14/4/1907 Discharged on reduction Date of Death: 22/9/1935
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	33 Oddfellows, Lower Ystradgynlais, Breconshire, Wales   [4]
  	Surveyor Ordnance Survey
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	14 New Park Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England   [3]
  	Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	22, Don Street, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland   [2]
  	Surveyor Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Lodger
  FLAG	Civilian  [6]
  Left Ordnance Survey	14 Apr 1907  [6]
  	Register of Staff
  OS People	Civilian  [2]
  RoS Last Entry	14 Apr 1907  [5]
  	Discharged on reduction
  Name	A W Smith  [6]
  Reference Number	52209
  Death	22 Sep 1935  [5, 6]
  Person ID	I52209	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Caroline F SMITH,   b. 1869, England
  Children	1. Vera D L E SMITH,   b. 1899, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S153] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Algernon Wesley Smith https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8912&h=50788876&indiv=try Details: 1901 Census. [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: 1248; Folio: 147; Page: 35; GSU roll: 6096358. Record for Algernon W Smith https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=15380254&indiv=try [S36] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 Wales Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 5346; Folio: 31; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1342288. Record for Algernon Smith https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8059&h=435487&indiv=try [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 [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff.