Pte James Hamilton b 1820 Irvine, Ayr - Chelsea Pensioner Service Record Look Up

[AncestryFinder]

James Hamilton was born about 1820 in Irvine, Ayrshire, s/o David Hamilton + Sarah Stewart.

I'm hoping that perhaps some kind person who may have either a Fold3.com or FindMyPast subscription might check his records to see what other identifying information there might be.

Many thanks!
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Name    Private James Hamilton
Enlistment Age    18
Discharge Age    30
Birth Date    abt 1820
Birth Place    Irvine Ayr
Enlistment Year    1838
Discharge Year    1850
Regiment    1st Bn 42nd Regt of Infantry
Regimental Number    1120

Box Number: 578
Document Type: D
Series Name: 1
Number of Images: 9
Digital Folder Number: 005234338
Image Number: 29

[Andy J2022]

Hi,

These are the most relevent details from his service record:
Enlisted Paisley 2 Mar 1838 age 18  0 months. Born Irvine, Ayr.
Height 5' 6 ³/₄" eyes hazel, hair light brown, fresh complexion, occupation labourer.
He served for a total of 12yrs and 52 days*, of which 9 yrs  were spent abroad: Malta 4 years 20 days, Jamaica 2 years 12 days and Bermuda 3 years and 291 days (personally I'd count that a nearly 10 years!).
He was discharged 23 Apr 1850 at Chatham on medical grounds after suffering from chronic dysentery for some years, and after spending several weeks in hospital at Chatham immediately prior to being discharged.  His age on discharge was given as 30 and his physical description was the same as on enlistment.

You have probably seen his pension records. He was awarded a pension of 8d per day on 28 April 1850 and due to last for 2¹/₂ years, ie due to run out in 1852, but this was extended by one year to 14 June 1853. The pension was issued at Paisley. 


*He was only eligible to be paid for 11 years and 335 days as he was not paid while in hospital.


 If you send me a pm with your email address I can send you the pages.

[AncestryFinder]

Thanks SO MUCH for these details which prove conclusively that he's the correct James Hamilton, brother of my ancestor Elizabeth Hamilton.

I've just sent you a PM but am not sure it went through?

[Andy J2022]

Yes, I've got it. I will email the pages now.
Andy

[AncestryFinder]

Thanks -- I'll let you know when I receive them :-)

[Andy J2022]

They were sent yesterday at the same time as I posted here, so if they haven't arrived I may need to send them again. Don't forget to check your spam folder.

Added: I've just checked and I haven't been notified that the email was rejected by your email provider. The attachments are 3.2Mb in size, so that might be an issue.

[AncestryFinder]

Got them! You were right -- they went to my Spam folder :-)

Now, off to do some reading!!

[Andy J2022]