Anyone going to Kew?

[Gardener]

Hi everyone.
I've been doing some research for a friend who lives in Mexico and it would be wonderful if someone could help out with a lookup at Kew.
The man I am interested in is Samuel Hunt born abt 1826. He served in the 41st Foot Regiment (Welch Regiment) from at least 1851 until 1862.
I think he was discharged on pension 1863 (+/- 1) as he has a child on the military GRO in 1862 but the next child is not there and was born in Derby while the regiment was elsewhere.
The 1871 census has him as a Chelsea Pensioner in Derby.

I've never been to Kew in my life (not true, actually went round the botanic gardens many years ago  but I wonder if it would be possible for someone to look in either of the following?

WO97/1863      Foot Guards (discharged to pension)
WO23/48          Chelsea Registers of Out-Pensioners

(Hope I am referencing the right things here)

Samuel is 3xgtgrandfather to my friend and I know she would be thrilled if she got anymore information about him.
Many thanks if anyone has the time to do this

[MTRIGBY]

Did you get sorted ? I might be there next week..

[Gardener]

Hi, nice of you to reply.
No, I haven't been able to do any more with this. If you would take the details with you and see if you have a few minutes spare then that would be great. I know how time runs away at these places so don't feel any pressure

1871 census

RG10-3568
31 Franchise Street, Derby

Samuel Hunt,head,44,Pensioner Chelsea,Gloucestershire,Bristol
Mary Hunt,wife,41,Ireland
William Hunt,son,19,Drummer Militia,Ireland
Mary Hunt,dau,17,Dressmaker,Ireland
Susan Hunt,dau,12,Weaver,silk mill,West Indies
Joseph Hunt,son,10,scholar,Aldershot Camp,Hants
Thomas Hunt,son,8,scholar,Newcastle on Tyne
Eliza Hunt,dau,scholar,6,Derby,Derbyshire
Ann Hunt,dau,scholar,4,Derby,Derbyshire
Samuel Hunt,dau,2,Derby,Derbyshire

(Note: Mary Agnes was married from this address in 1878, by then her father had died.)

1861 has them at Aldershot

S Hunt,husband,33,drum major 44th regiment,Bristol,Gloucs
Plus wife and children.

[MTRIGBY]

I'll see what I can do but it will depend on,

a) How swiftly they can dredge those records out for me - I'll already be up to my limit on pre-orders and I 'aint planning a full day there.

b) How many pages my pre-orders are going to contain as I'll be photographing the lot (at least 200 pages).

Mike.

[Gardener]

Wow! That sounds like hard work. Hope they have decent air conditioning!

[MTRIGBY]

Fortunately, they have purpose-built camera stands for copying so it goes like this:

1. Attach camera via tripod mount, focus on page below.

2. Photograph first page.

Turn to next page,
Click,
Turn to next page,
Click,
Turn to next page,
Click,
Turn to next page,
Click,
Turn to next page,
Click,
Turn to next page,
Click,

...etc.

Won't take too long