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Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 29 Oct 2007 14:28

I have found the "occupation" of someone I am researching as Navy Pensioner in the 1861 census. He is recorded as being 46 at that time so am wondering why he is a pensioner???

Would he have been invalided out??

Kathlyn

Potty

Potty Report 29 Oct 2007 14:32

Possibly. Have you tried looking for his Navy record on the National Archives?

Heather

Heather Report 29 Oct 2007 14:38

Very likely he was injured - Ive found one Chelsea (army)pensioner being only 15 years old. Have to say never seen a naval one.

Is he at home or at Greenwich hospital?

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 29 Oct 2007 15:04

He hadn't necessarily been injured, although this is a possibility. He could have just served his 20 years - quite possible for a person in their 40's, and would therefore have been entitled a pension due to length of service. His records will be at National Archives, Kew.

Janet

Janet Report 29 Oct 2007 15:16

Back in the mid 1800's the only pensioners would have been Army/Navy and Annuitants and possibly some Civil Service type people.

Most other people would have had to have waited until 1908 and Lloyd George's Pension Bill, for most other pensions to filter through.

With regard to the army and navy they would have served their two lots of 10/11 years and served altogether 20/22 years and then would have been pensioned off.

However if they had been pressganged into the navy in the 1700's then that would have been different.

I have one navy person who took his pension age about 40 in the 1890's and an army person who took his pension in 1876, age 43.

If you are looking for navy records pre 1922 then these are in TNA at Kew. Post 1922 you will have to send a letter to the MOD at Gosport.

First and second w War Medal Entilements are on line as are some naval records up to 1922.

Those records approx pre 1870ish are going to be at Kew and you will have to either research for them yourself or pay someone to research.

You can download various leaflets on mariners and Royal Navy from the TNA site, which will give you all the up to date info on how to research your naval ancestors.

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Janet North London Borders