John Thomas COOK

1841 - 1915  (74 years)

• Name	John Thomas COOK  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	1841	Mill Green, Ingatestone, Essex, England   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	12 Jul 1855  [11, 12]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	12 Jul 1855  [11]
  	2508, John T Cook
  	Name: John T Cook Date Joined OS: 12/7/1855 Date Left OS: 20/6/1901 Superannuated
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	31, Bedford Place, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [4, 5]
  	Clerk, Ordnance Survey
  	John J Cook: Born 1841 in Clerk of survey office: 31, Bedford Place, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  1863 List	28 Mar 1863  [3]
  	Civilian, Clerk
  	Nature of Duties: Clerk Rate of pay per Diem: 2s 9d Length of Service: 7y 8m
  1871 Census	1871	Earls Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  	OS Office
  1881 Census	1881	South Stoneham, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Librarian Ordnance Survey
  1890 Staff List	1 Jul 1890	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [12]
  	Clerk
  	Name: J T Cook Rank: CA Nature of duties: Clerk Branch: Head Quarters Division Pay per diem: 11s 0d Length of service: 34y 9m Increase per diem in last 10 years: 4s 0d Remarks: Librarian
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Avenue Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7, 8]
  	Clerk and Librarian Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Cook
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	3, Rigby Road, Southampton, Portswood, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England   [2]
  	Librarian Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Left Ordnance Survey	20 Jun 1901  [11]
  	Register of Staff, Superannuated
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	58, Tennyson Road, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	Pensioner Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Death	12 Dec 1915	58, Tennyson Road, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [10]
  Burial	12 Dec 1915	Old Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [13]
  	Grave: LLa17
  Probate	29 Dec 1915	Winchester   [10]
  Person ID	I52623	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth COOK,   b. 1840, Marten, Wiltshire, England
  Children	1. Frederick John COOK,   b. 1867, Freemantle, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Earnest B COOK,   b. 1880, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mary Elizabeth COOK,   b. 1876, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Henry COOK,   b. 5 Sep 1873, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 22 Oct 1959, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Charles Berring COOK,   b. 20 May 1868, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 9 Dec 1952, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Arthur Rowland COOK,   b. Abt 16 May 1864, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mercy Caroline COOK,   b. 1859, Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex, England
  Family ID	F5642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  Details: 1911 Census. Details: 1901 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: 1861. [S26] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG 9; Piece: 677; Folio: 49; Page: 39; GSU roll: 542683. Record for John T Cook https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8767&h=18202200&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: 1219; Folio: 38; Page: 66; GSU roll: 1341298. Record for John T. Cook https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7572&h=6912523&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: 925; Folio: 91; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6096035. Record for John T Cook https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=24963955&indiv=try Details: 1891 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: 1197; Folio: 132; Page: 31; GSU roll: 827815. Record for John T Cook https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7619&h=3814375&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;), 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 John Thomas Cook https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=5094859&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. Details: 1890 Staff List. [S362] HGS MI.