Robert Way RIDER

1863 - 1921  (58 years)

• Name	Robert Way RIDER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	16 Apr 1863	Carlisle, Cumberland, England   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  1871 Census	1871	Tonbridge, Kent, England   [7]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	19 Mar 1877  [10, 11]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	19 Mar 1877  [10]
  	3956, R W Rider
  	Name: R W Rider Date of Birth: 16/4/1863 Date Joined OS: 19/3/1877 Date Left OS: 4/7/1921 Died Date of Death: 4/7/1921
  1881 Census	1881	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Colourist, Ordnance Survey
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [11]
  	One-inch Field Examiners
  	Name: R W Rider Rank: TCA Nature of duties: One-inch Field Examiners Branch: Engraving Branch Pay per diem: 5s 2d Length of service: 13y 3m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 3s 5d
  1901 Census	1901	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [3]
  	Surveyor, Ordnance Survey
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	Surveyor and Draftsman, Ordnance Survey
  Military Enlistment	29 Dec 1914	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	21807, Hampshire Regiment
  CA1915	30 Dec 1914	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	Pte, Hants (T)
  Occupation	30 Dec 1914	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	AOP, Southampton
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  	Serving with His Majesty's Forces
  	Name: Robert W Rider Rank: CA Employment: Serving with His Majesty's Forces Division: Engraving &c Category: Civil Assistants Pay Rate: 8s 5d War Bonus: �2 18s 6d
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	36, Cedar Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Superintendent 1" Division Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	4 Jul 1921  [10]
  	Register of Staff, Died
  Death	4 Jul 1921	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [4, 10]
  Person ID	I52233	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	John Way RIDER,   b. Abt 9 Sep 1834, Newport, Isle of Wight, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Anne RIDER,   b. Abt 1842, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha RIDER,   b. 1866, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Marriage	1887  [5]
  Children	1. Bertha Theodora RIDER,   b. 1888, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Albert John Way RIDER,   b. Abt 1890, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Dorothy Alice RIDER,   b. 14 Apr 1892, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 2 Jun 1965, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Winifred Olive RIDER,   b. Abt 1894, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Geoffrey Lewis Way RIDER,   b. 1900, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S283] Ordnance Survey Civilians 1915, A list of Civilian Assistants of Ordnance Survey serving in His Majestys Forces. Compiled 25 June 1915. Transcribed from an original document held in the archives of the Charles Close Society by Clive Boocock 2021 [S16] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). Record for Robert Way Rider http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BritishArmyService&h=1703379&indiv=try [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1053; Folio: 66; Page: 16. Record for Robert W Rider http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=1059795&indiv=try [S82] 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;). Record for Robert Way Rider http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=UKProbateCal&h=3917338&indiv=try [S2] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Class: RG14; Piece: 5953; Schedule Number: 203. Record for Robert Way Rider http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1911England&h=42830890&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: 1221; Folio: 45; Page: 34; GSU roll: 1341299. Record for John Way Rider http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=6921672&indiv=try [S21] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG10; Piece: 931; Folio: 74; Page: 63; GSU roll: 838708. Record for John Mary Rider http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1871&h=13738165&indiv=try Details: 1921 Census. Details: July 1918 List. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.