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Chelsea Pensioner
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Barbara | Report | 14 Feb 2009 17:12 |
I wonder if anyone can help. I have just found out my GGG grandfather was a Chelsea Pensioner, but he was only 47 when he died. Does anybody know where I can find more information about what they had to do to be a chelsea pensioner. |
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was plain ann now annielaurie | Report | 14 Feb 2009 18:02 |
When was he in the Army? |
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Helen | Report | 14 Feb 2009 18:05 |
Barbara, |
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Barbara | Report | 14 Feb 2009 18:14 |
Angie,Have just googled chelsea pensioner and found it very interesting. |
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Helen | Report | 14 Feb 2009 18:26 |
Barbara, |
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Barbara | Report | 14 Feb 2009 18:43 |
Thanks Helen, will have to try that tomorrow now, but will let you know if I have any success. |
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was plain ann now annielaurie | Report | 14 Feb 2009 19:20 |
The reason I asked when he was in the Army was to establish whether his records, if they've survived, would be name indexed on the National Archives website. You will only find his name on there if he was discharged up to 1854. Sounds possible that your man may have been discharged after this. Worth a try though, just in case he left before 1855 If he was discharged later, you will NOT find his record on the site - you will have to go to Kew or get someone to go for you. But, for this time period, it's essential to know which regiment he was in to find his records. There is, though, a 3 year project to digitise all surviving Army discharge papers up to 1913, so you could wait! |
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Barbara | Report | 15 Feb 2009 15:20 |
Thanks everyone for your help. Didn't have any luck with national archives. Will try and find out a bit more about him or perhaps wait for 3 years until the digitalisation is finished!!! |
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agingrocker | Report | 15 Feb 2009 23:38 |
I read recently that somewhere has new records for Chelsea Pensioners, I have a feeling it is Findmypast.com |
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Grumpy | Report | 16 Feb 2009 10:30 |
worth a look |
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Grumpy | Report | 16 Feb 2009 10:40 |
possibly indian mutiny/ crimean war check this site? |
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nameslessone | Report | 16 Feb 2009 11:37 |
FMP are going to have the chelsea pensioner records some time in the future. The church of the Latterday Saints are currently scanning them at Kew and they are not available for research. |
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Barbara | Report | 18 Feb 2009 15:15 |
Grumpy. Thanks for that site it was very interesting and also answered a few questions. It said chelsea pensioners often became police officers after 1850 and on my g.g. grandmother's marriage cert. her father 's occupation was a policeman which was baffling me a bit, so that mystery is probably solved. I have still to find him in the archives but will start looking again now as have not been on computer since Sunday. |