Godfrey William Benjamin ANGLEY

1858 - 1920  (61 years)

• Name	Godfrey William Benjamin ANGLEY  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	Jul 1858	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  1861 Census	1861	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  1871 Census	1871	33 York Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [11]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	23 Nov 1871  [12, 13]
  	3390
  Joined Ordnance Survey	23 Nov 1871  [10]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	23 Nov 1871  [10]
  	3390, William G Angley
  	Name: William G Angley Date of Birth: Abt 1858 Date Joined OS: 23/11/1871 Date Left OS: 1/10/1898 Superannuated
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	33, York Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5, 7]
  	Civil Servant Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Son boarder
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [13]
  	Revising Engraved Impressions
  	Name: W G Angley Rank: TCA Nature of duties: Revising Engraved Impressions Branch: Engraving Branch Pay per diem: 6s 8d Length of service: 18y 6m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 3s 3d
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Oxford Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	Draughtsman, Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	1 Oct 1898  [10]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	1 Oct 1898  [1]
  	Superannuated
  1901 Census	1901	Belleview Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [3]
  	Ticket Writer
  1911 Census	1911	Sussex Road, Southamtpon, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Ordnance Survey Pensioner
  FLAG	Civilian  [10]
  OS People	Civilian  [7, 8]
  Name	William G Angley  [10]
  Death	25 May 1920	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  Probate	9 Jul 1920	Winchester   [9]
  Reference Number	52424
  Person ID	I52424	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Michael ANGLEY,   b. 1823, Limerick, Ireland d. 23 May 1867, Fareham, Hampshire, England (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann KENT,   b. 1828, Brighton, Sussex, England
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1849	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Family ID	F3948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mary COLLIS,   b. 1861, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Marriage	1880	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6, 14]
  Children	1. Reginald Benjamin ANGLEY,   b. 1890, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Annette Marian ANGLEY,   b. 1898, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3949	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 [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 673; Folio: 40; Page: 31; GSU roll: 542682. Record for Henry M Angley https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=8022359&indiv=try [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1060; Folio: 77; Page: 6. Record for Godfrey W B Angley https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=1115514&indiv=try [S153] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Godfrey William Benjamin Angley https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8912&h=43665020&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: 1205; Folio: 61; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1341295. Record for Godfrey William Angley https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=6843493&indiv=try [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 William Godfrey Angley https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=42879230&indiv=try Details: 1881 Census. Details: 1891 Census. [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 William Godfrey Angley https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=5954046&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. [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: 1187; Folio: 33; Page: 15; GSU roll: 827809. Record for Marian Angley https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=14259573&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List. [S152] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Elizabeth Mary Collis https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8913&h=6015034&indiv=try