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Title: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: whitej on Tuesday 24 April 18 14:00 BST (UK)
I understand these are online recently.

John White 1774-1832 - wife's name Janet - he was a Captain in 3rd Ceylon Regt and died in Irvine, Ayrshire.

Any look up available?
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: rosie99 on Tuesday 24 April 18 15:29 BST (UK)
I believe these are available to download from FindMyPast  ;) 

There are quite a few pages, some local libraries have free access to F M P
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: whitej on Tuesday 24 April 18 15:34 BST (UK)
thanks Rosie. Thinking of paying as I go on FindMyPast. You get up to 60 credits.
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: rosie99 on Tuesday 24 April 18 15:53 BST (UK)
That will only get you 6 pages.  Often these records have virtually blank pages in amongst them for which you would be charged 10 credits.  You may be better with a 1 month subscription though you would need to check which 'package' includes these records.
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 24 April 18 15:54 BST (UK)
There is more than one file for this on FindMyPast - one just has a couple of pages, the other has lots of documentation about marriage, baptisms, cause of death, burial, wife's death etc.
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: whitej on Tuesday 24 April 18 15:57 BST (UK)
thanks Shaun - the files sound very interesting.
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: white ja on Friday 09 April 21 13:42 BST (UK)
Hi Shaun

May I ask if these documents are clearly printed?
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: white ja on Friday 09 April 21 13:44 BST (UK)
Sorry I am a relative of the John White who posted a while back.

thanks
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: sarah on Friday 09 April 21 15:37 BST (UK)
Hello White Ja, you would be better to use your older profile as it has all your other topics on it.

Regards

Sarah
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 09 April 21 15:45 BST (UK)

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May I ask if these documents are clearly printed?

Handwritten but quite legible

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=S2/GBOR/MISCBMDS/WO42-49/00566
Title: Re: Army widows pensions application and records
Post by: white ja on Friday 09 April 21 15:54 BST (UK)
thanks Shaun. I am not a member of Findmypast unfortunately.