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| 1907 || Memoir: "Plymouth" (1907) | | 1907 || Memoir: "Plymouth" (1907) | ||
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| 1904 || Memoir: "Kingsbridge" (1904) | | 1904 || Memoir: "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01741 Kingsbridge]" (1904) | ||
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| 1903 || Memoir: "Torquay" (1903) | | 1903 || Memoir: "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01734 Torquay]" (1903) | ||
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| 1902 || Memoir: "Exeter" (1902) | | 1902 || Memoir: "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01708 Exeter]" (1902) | ||
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| 1913 || Memoir: "Newton Abbott" (1913); | | 1913 || Memoir: "Newton Abbott" (1913); | ||
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| 1912 || Memoir: "Ivybridge" (1912) | | 1912 || Memoir: "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01733 Ivybridge]" (1912) | ||
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| 1906 || Memoir: "Wellington and Chard" (1906) | | 1906 || Memoir: "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01689 Wellington and Chard]" (1906) | ||
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| 1908 || Memoir: "Quantock Hills" (1908) | | 1908 || Memoir: "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01678 Quantock Hills]" (1908) | ||
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| 1890 || Memoir, in part – "North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire" (1890). | | 1890 || Memoir, in part – "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01441 North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire]" (1890). | ||
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| 1888 || Memoir, in part – "Lincoln" (1888) | | 1888 || Memoir, in part – "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01438 Lincoln]" (1888) | ||
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| 1911 || Memoir, in part – "Sidmouth" (1911) | | 1911 || Memoir, in part – "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01710 Sidmouth]" (1911) | ||
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| 1909 || Memoir, in part – "Bodmin" (1909) | | 1909 || Memoir, in part – "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01731 Bodmin]" (1909) | ||
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| 1912 || Memoir, in part – "Dartmoor" (1912) | | 1912 || Memoir, in part – "[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=B01723 Dartmoor]" (1912) | ||
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William Augustus Edmond Ussher 1849-1920.
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William Augustus Edmond Ussher 1849-1920.
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William Augustus Edmond Ussher 1849-1920.
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William Augustus Edmond Ussher 1849-1920.
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William Augustus Edmond Ussher 1849-1920.
Timeline
1849 | Born July 8th. |
1868 | Joined Geological Survey. |
1868 | Chief work in south-west Counties – correlations of Trias and Carboniferous of Devon with other parts and succession and subdivision of Devonian rocks (with Champernowne). |
1868 | Results in Memoirs. Q.J. papers and Transactions Devon Association. |
1892 | Promoted to Geologist. |
1909 | Retired. |
1914 | Murchison Medal. |
1920 | Died March 19th. |
Survey publications
1907 | Memoir: "Plymouth" (1907) |
1904 | Memoir: "Kingsbridge" (1904) |
1903 | Memoir: "Torquay" (1903) |
1902 | Memoir: "Exeter" (1902) |
1913 | Memoir: "Newton Abbott" (1913); |
1912 | Memoir: "Ivybridge" (1912) |
1906 | Memoir: "Wellington and Chard" (1906) |
1908 | Memoir: "Quantock Hills" (1908) |
1890 | Memoir, in part – "North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire" (1890). |
1888 | Memoir, in part – "Lincoln" (1888) |
1911 | Memoir, in part – "Sidmouth" (1911) |
1909 | Memoir, in part – "Bodmin" (1909) |
1912 | Memoir, in part – "Dartmoor" (1912) |
Geological Survey of England and Wales One inch to one mile Old Series maps (provisional list)
MAP_ID | Sheet number | Solid or Drift | Year | Variant | Title | Authors | Published statement |
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1501 | 7 | S | 1869 | 3 | [Western part of,London St,,Albans,Wendover, High Wycombe, Windsor, Staines, Uxbridge.] | Cretaceous lines by H. Bauerman & W. Whitaker (Corrections by W. Whitaker 1865.) Tertiary lines by W. Whitaker, T.R. Polwhele & R. Trench. The Drift surveyed by H.W. Bristow, H.B. Woodward, F.J. Bennett, W.A.E. Ussher, J.H. Blake & C.E. Hawkins 1869 | The Geology published December 1861. [1869] |
1502 | 7 | D | 1877 | 1 | [Western part of,London St,,Albans,Wendover, High Wycombe, Windsor, Staines, Uxbridge.] | Cretaceous lines by H. Bauerman & W. Whitaker (Corrections by W. Whitaker 1865.) Tertiary lines by W. Whitaker, T.R. Polwhele & R. Trench (Corrections by H.W. Bristow and W. Whitaker 1870.) The Drift surveyed by H.W. Bristow, H.B. Woodward, F.J. Bennett, W.A.E. Ussher, J.H. Blake & C.E. Hawkins 1869-70. | The Geology published December 1861. Published December 1871. [1877] |
1505 | 7 | S | 1885 | 5 | [Western part of,London St,,Albans,Wendover, High Wycombe, Windsor, Staines, Uxbridge.] | Cretaceous lines by H. Bauerman & W. Whitaker (Corrections by W. Whitaker 1865.) Tertiary lines by W. Whitaker, T.R. Polwhele & R. Trench (Corrections by H.W. Bristow and W. Whitaker 1870.) The Drift surveyed by H.W. Bristow, H.B. Woodward, F.J. Bennett, W.A.E. Ussher, J.H. Blake & C.E. Hawkins 1869-70. | The Geology published December 1861. Published December 1871. Railways inserted to September 1885. |
1436 | 7 | S | 1885 | 6 | [Western part of,London St,,Albans,Wendover, High Wycombe, Windsor, Staines, Uxbridge.] | Cretaceous lines by H. Bauerman & W. Whitaker (Corrections by W. Whitaker 1865.) Tertiary lines by W. Whitaker, T.R. Polwhele & R. Trench (Corrections by H.W. Bristow and W. Whitaker 1870.) The Drift surveyed by H.W. Bristow, H.B. Woodward, F.J. Bennett, W.A.E. Ussher, J.H. Blake & C.E. Hawkins 1869-70. | The Geology published December 1861. Published December 1871. Railways inserted to September 1885. |
1764 | 18 | S | 1875 | 3 | [Wincanton, Sherborne, Beaminster, Langport, Ilchester, Yeovil, Crewkerne, Ceme Abbas.] | Geological lines surveyed by H.W. Bristow. Geological information revised and Penarth Beds inserted in the North-West quarter by H.W. Bristow, H.B. Woodward and W.A.E. Ussher 1871-72 | Geological information published July 5th 1850. Published 1875. |
1767 | 19 | S | 1873 | 3 | [Bath, Frome, Axbridge, Wells, Glastonbury, Bruton, Mere, Somerset Coalfield, and southern part of Bristol Coalfield.] | Geologically surveyed by Sir H.T. De. La. Beche, J. Phillips, D. Williams, A.C. Ramsay, H.W. Bristow, W. T. Aveline & T.E. Jones. Geological information revised and Penarth Beds surveyed by H.W. Bristow, H.B. Woodward, W.A.E. Ussher and J.H. Blake. (Additional Coal-crops from the map prepared for Mr. Prestwich by Mr. John Anstie for the Royal Coal Commission 1871; inserted 1873.) | New Edition published May 1873 |
1768 | 19 | S | 1873 | 4 | [Bath, Frome, Axbridge, Wells, Glastonbury, Bruton, Mere, Somerset Coalfield, and southern part of Bristol Coalfield.] | Geologically surveyed by Sir H.T. De. La. Beche, J. Phillips, D. Williams, A.C. Ramsay, H.W. Bristow, W. T. Aveline & T.E. Jones. Geological information revised and Penarth Beds surveyed by H.W. Bristow, H.B. Woodward, W.A.E. Ussher and J.H. Blake. (Additional Coal-crops from the map prepared for Mr. Prestwich by Mr. John Anstie for the Royal Coal Commission 1871; inserted 1873.) Additions 1899. | New Edition published May 1873 |
1769 | 19 | S | 1873 | 5 | [Bath, Frome, Axbridge, Wells, Glastonbury, Bruton, Mere, Somerset Coalfield, and southern part of Bristol Coalfield.] | Geologically surveyed by Sir H.T. De. La. Beche, J. Phillips, D. Williams, A.C. Ramsay, H.W. Bristow, W. T. Aveline & T.E. Jones. Geological information revised and Penarth Beds surveyed by H.W. Bristow, H.B. Woodward, W.A.E. Ussher and J.H. Blake. (Additional Coal-crops from the map prepared for Mr. Prestwich by Mr. John Anstie for the Royal Coal Commission 1871; inserted 1873.) | New Edition published May 1873 |
1009 | 83 | S | 1886 | 1 | [Lincoln, Market Rasen, Horncastle, Gainsborough.] | Geologically surveyed by W.H. Penning, W.H. Dalton, A.C.G. Cameron, W.A.E, Ussher, A.J. Jukes-Browne and A. Strahan | Geology published Decr. 1886 |
1010 | 83 | D | 1886 | 1 | [Lincoln, Market Rasen, Horncastle, Gainsborough.] | Geologically surveyed by W.H. Penning, W.H. Dalton, A.C.G. Cameron, W.A.E, Ussher, A.J. Jukes-Browne and A. Strahan | Geology published Decr. 1886 |
1011 | 83 | S | 1886 | 2 | [Lincoln, Market Rasen, Horncastle, Gainsborough.] | Geologically surveyed by W.H. Penning, W.H. Dalton, A.C.G. Cameron, W.A.E, Ussher, A.J. Jukes-Browne and A. Strahan | Geology published Decr. 1886 |
1012 | 83 | D | 1886 | 2 | [Lincoln, Market Rasen, Horncastle, Gainsborough.] | Geologically surveyed by W.H. Penning, W.H. Dalton, A.C.G. Cameron, W.A.E, Ussher, A.J. Jukes-Browne and A. Strahan | Geology published Decr. 1886 |
1039 | 86 | D | 1887 | 1 | [Hull, the Estuary of the Humber, Goole, Caistor, Brigg.] | Geologically surveyed by J.R. Dakyns, C. Fox-Strangways, A.C.G. Cameron, W.A.E. Ussher, A.J. Jukes-Browne | Geological information published Decr. 1887 |
1040 | 86 | D | 1887 | 2 | [Hull, the Estuary of the Humber, Goole, Caistor, Brigg.] | Geologically surveyed by J.R. Dakyns, C. Fox-Strangways, A.C.G. Cameron, W.A.E. Ussher, A.J. Jukes-Browne | Geological information published Decr. 1887 |
1041 | 86 | S | 1887 | 3 | [Hull, the Estuary of the Humber, Goole, Caistor, Brigg.] | Geologically surveyed by J.R. Dakyns, C. Fox-Strangways, A.C.G. Cameron, W.A.E. Ussher, A.J. Jukes-Browne | Geological information published Decr. 1887 |
1042 | 86 | S | 1891 | 4 | [Hull, the Estuary of the Humber, Goole, Caistor, Brigg.] | Geologically surveyed by J.R. Dakyns, C. Fox-Strangways, A.C.G. Cameron, W.A.E. Ussher, A.J. Jukes-Browne | Geological information published Decr. 1887. Railways inserted to May 1891 |
1043 | 86 | S | 1891 | 5 | [Hull, the Estuary of the Humber, Goole, Caistor, Brigg.] | Geologically surveyed by J.R. Dakyns, C. Fox-Strangways, A.C.G. Cameron, W.A.E. Ussher, A.J. Jukes-Browne | Geological information published Decr. 1887. Railways inserted to May 1891
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Other publications
A full list of Ussher's non-Survey publications can be found in: Dineley, D.L. 1974. W. A. E. Ussher his work in the South-West. Proc Ussher Society 1974 3(1) 189-201.
Archives in the British Geological Survey
GSM/GL/Ht/1 | Correspondence with other geologists. Letters to Dakyns, A.Geikie, F.W.Rudler, and W.Ussher as well as letters to Hatch. |
GSM/GL/Us | W.A.E. Ussher - Ussher joined the Survey in 1868. |
GSM/GL/Us/2 | Correspondence with other geologists inc. J.S.Flett, F.H.Hatch, Teall, W.Whitaker and H.B. Woodward. Some letters to Ussher. |
GSM/GL/Us/3 | Mss notes by Ussher and Champernowne on geology of eight sheets of 1" Old Series 22- 25. |
Biographies and obituaries
1920 | Anon. 1920. Obituary of Mr. W.A.E. Ussher. Nature, 105, 144. |
1921 | Oldham, R.D. Obituary - William Augustus Edmond Ussher. [In Anniversary Address.]. Proceedings of the Geological Society in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. v. 77 p.lxxiii-lxxiv. 1921. |
1974 | Dineley, D.L. 1974. W. A. E. Ussher his work in the South-West. Proc Ussher Society 1974 3(1) 189-201. |
2013 | Burt, E. 2013. 2013. W.A.E. Ussher: an insight into his life and character. Geoscience in South-West England, 13, 165-171. |
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