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 greenwich pensioner
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| jane w |
Posted on 18/10/2008 11:05
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Hello New member here, although my query does not refer to the Irish coastguard perhaps someone can put me on the righ track. My grt grt grandfather Samuel Fley was a commissioned boatman in England from 1860 until he was pensioned in 1885. I have obtained his service record and located him on the census on ships and stations. A newspaper article covering his funeral in Kings Lynn in 1903 states that for an unspecified period he was a Greenwich pensioner. I have tried looking at the national archives at Kew on line regarding this but I am not making any progress. I do not live in the UK so I am not able to visit the archives in person. Can anyone offer any advice please. Thanks Jane W |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 18/10/2008 17:13
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Hi Jane, and welcome to the Forum. Since you do not live in England, and are unable to visit the National Archives you have a real problem. There were two type of Greenwich Pensions - 'Out Pensions', where a man was paid his naval pension via a local Customs & Excise Office and 'In Pensions', where the man was actually resident at the Greenwhich Naval Hospital. These require a search of two different types of documents, which can only realistically be done in person, or by employing a professional researcher who knows their way around these particular documents. Sorry I can't be of more help. Regards Martin |
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