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Chelsea pensioners a quick question
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Willow | Report | 31 Mar 2006 11:58 |
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On the 1871 census my 3 x ggrandfather William Rancombe born 1830 is recorded as being and i quote 'Chelsea Pensioner Working Gar'. Does this mean that he worked for the chelsea pensioners i.e. looking after there gardens, or was he one? |
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AnninGlos | Report | 31 Mar 2006 12:45 |
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Not sure but it does sound as if he was working there doesn't it. he would have only been 41. If theyw ere pensioners I think it usually said something like 'out pensioner' or 'in pensioner' (whether living in or not.) Ann Glos |
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Dizzy Lizzy 205090 | Report | 31 Mar 2006 12:48 |
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i have an ancestor described as a Chelsea Pensioner aged 37. It has nothing to do with age, they were discharged from the army on medical grounds and given the pension for income. My ancestor was a out pensioner, living on the Isle of Man. Liz |
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Willow | Report | 31 Mar 2006 12:58 |
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I think i am being a bit dim actually,,, he is living in Hinton Charterhouse in Somerset at the time of the census, so he couldnt have just been working for them. Could he? |
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Unknown | Report | 31 Mar 2006 15:36 |
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I think it means he is a working gardener, but also in receipt of a pension. My gt X 3 grandfather received a Chelsea pension as he lost the sight of an eye and was discharged from the army after serving a very short time. He also worked as an ag lab. nell |
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AnninGlos | Report | 31 Mar 2006 17:05 |
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ah, I thought you meant he was actually living in the barracks at the time of the census. No I agree with nell, he was a gardener and also a pensioner. Ann Glos |
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