De Lacey Gray Ford LEWIS

1849 - 1936  (87 years)

• Name	De Lacey Gray Ford LEWIS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	1849	Weymouth, Dorset, England   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	18 Mar 1862  [4, 10, 11]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	18 Mar 1862  [10]
  	2739, De Lacy Lewis
  	Name: De Lacy Lewis Date Joined OS: 18/03/1862 Date Left OS: 30/4/1904 Superannuated
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [4]
  	Civilian, Messenger (Boy)
  	Nature of Duties: Messenger (Boy) Rate of pay per Diem: 1s 3d Length of Service: 1y 0m
  1871 Census	1871	108, St Marys Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Engraver, Ordnance Survey
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Swiss Cottage, 1, Park Road, Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	Engraver Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [11]
  	Engraver of Outline, Writing, etc
  	Name: DeLacy Lewis Rank: CA Nature of duties: Engraver of Outline, Writing, etc Branch: Engraving Branch Pay per diem: 12s 6d Length of service: 28y 3m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 5s 0d
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Glenlyon Terrace, Dorset Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2, 3]
  	Engraver Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  1901 Census	1901	4, Glenlyon Terrace, Dorset Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	Map Engraver
  Left Ordnance Survey	30 Apr 1904  [10]
  	Register of Staff, Superannuated
  1911 Census	1911	25, Paynesfield Avenue, East Sheen, Surrey, England   [1]
  	Retired Engraver Ordnance Survey
  Death	14 May 1936	46, Fowlers Walk, Brentham, Ealing, Middlesex, England   [8, 9]
  Burial	18 May 1936	Ealing & Old Brentford Cemetery, Ealing, London, England   [8]
  	Cemetery Plot: 7 Q; Cemetery Section: Ground K Division
  Probate	17 Jun 1936	London, England   [9]
  Person ID	I52574	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Fanny Louisa LEWIS,   b. 1849, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  Marriage	1874  [1]
  Children	1. Albert John LEWIS,   b. 1879, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Percy Richard LEWIS,   b. 1885, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sidney Ford LEWIS,   b. 1888, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Charles Gray LEWIS,   b. 1877, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] 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 De Lacey Gray Ford Lewis https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2352&h=42277617&indiv=try [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: 915; Folio: 122; Page: 25; GSU roll: 6096025. Record for Delacey Gray F Lewis https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=14415677&indiv=try Details: 1891 Census. [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 Details: 1881 Census. [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: 116; Page: 26; GSU roll: 827809. Record for Delacy Lewis https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=14263109&indiv=try [S6] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 1060; Folio: 64; Page: 14. Record for De Lacey G F Lewis https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=1114985&indiv=try [S267] Ancestry.com, England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), London Borough of Ealing Council; Ealing, London, England; Ealing Council Burial Records. Record for Delabey Gray Ford Lewis https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9041&h=507140&indiv=try [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;). Record for Lacey Gray Ford Lewis https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=3744578&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List.