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Soldiers' & Widows' Pension Details - 1896 |
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Soldiers Pension Details - 1896
Date transcribed | 2009-00-00 | Transcribed by | Peter Rogers | Comment | The following data were taken in 1896 as a 'snapshot' of Pensioners who were formerly in service in India with the East India Company's Armies and/of the Indian Army. These data are transcribed from IOR/L/MIL/14/214
Note that many of the entries were made by persons with lack of knowledge of placenames or other details unfamiliar to better education. Accordingly, some of the spelling is not 'standard'! |
| IOR Reference | L/MIL/14/214 f.136 | | Surname | Evans | | First Name(s) | William | | Record Date | 09-Jun | | Record Year | 1896 | | Address | 2,Southgate Terrace, Easthill, Bristol. ![](../themes/fibisnew/images/earth.png) | | Born | Evershott, Woburn, Beds. 20th.march 1822. | | Trade | Sawyer (See Notes.). | | Enlisted | Knightsbridge Barracks Horse Guards.Blue,.5th.April 1841. | | Regiment(s) | Madras Artillery.(2nd.Batt.,4th.Batt., 1st.Batt). | | Served Under | Lt.Cols. Allcock, Briggs, Bond and others of capt. & Liets- out of remembrance. | | Discharged | 1st.March /61. $$$$ Bromley (Pd.10th.September 1861).Service 21yrs.10mths. Pension=2s. | | Cause of Discharge | Own Application | | Medals | No medals for actions,1 Long Service Medal. | | Regimental Number | 3724/1706. | | Wounds or Distinguishing Marks | $$$$$$$ $$$$$$. Hair Brown.Eyes Hazel.Complexion Fresh - Pashonlon appearance - Slender and delicate. | | Notes | Trade = Sawyer with Father. Duke of Bedfords Abbey estate till his death 1840.Then servant in Abbey grounds.Attending Duchees & Loprds $$$$$ $$$$ and Lady or any $$$$$ about the gardens or pleasure grounds. |
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In 1896 the Military Pension authorities determined to take a 'snapshot' of ex-soldiers of the EIC & Indian Armies who were receiving a pension in Europe. This snapshot provides very interesting details of the careers of each soldier and each widow receiving a pension.
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