Hi,
I am considering applying for the pension details of my GG Grandfather to enable me, once and for all, to find out his date of birth, death and maybe parentage (after 18 months I still can't find out). I have his naval service record but the date of birth he gives on this 4.10.1840 does not seem to be correct - no one can find him born in Astbury, Congleton, Cheshire. At the very least I will get his date of death.
He was in the Royal Marine Light Infantry (Red), based at Portsmouth (no number on military records), a colour sergeant, and his service was from January 1860 - April 1881 - he did his time and was presumably due a pension besides which, on the 1901 census he states he is a naval pensioner.
I live nowhere near London and rather than go to the national archives I wondered if I could get these records on line - I believe they are the Greenwich Hospital Outpatient Records???? Could some kind person who knows how to do this, if it is possible, please tell me in words of no more than 2 syllables how to do it;) - I am not brilliant on computers and have to say the national archive website leaves me bewildered
Many thanks for any help anyone can give.
Sue
I am considering applying for the pension details of my GG Grandfather to enable me, once and for all, to find out his date of birth, death and maybe parentage (after 18 months I still can't find out). I have his naval service record but the date of birth he gives on this 4.10.1840 does not seem to be correct - no one can find him born in Astbury, Congleton, Cheshire. At the very least I will get his date of death.
He was in the Royal Marine Light Infantry (Red), based at Portsmouth (no number on military records), a colour sergeant, and his service was from January 1860 - April 1881 - he did his time and was presumably due a pension besides which, on the 1901 census he states he is a naval pensioner.
I live nowhere near London and rather than go to the national archives I wondered if I could get these records on line - I believe they are the Greenwich Hospital Outpatient Records???? Could some kind person who knows how to do this, if it is possible, please tell me in words of no more than 2 syllables how to do it;) - I am not brilliant on computers and have to say the national archive website leaves me bewildered
Many thanks for any help anyone can give.
Sue
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