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Records that are pre-1871 are held at the National Archives at Kew. Earlier records are limited to: name, number, rank, regiment, date admitted to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, date of death and, in most cases, place of burial. From 1984 onwards more comprehensive records may be available.
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This is the main series of service documents of soldiers (but not officers) who either became in- or out-pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The attestation and discharge documents in...
- 1760-1913
- WO 97
- The National Archives, Kew
These class books give details by regiment of current pensioners, ages, lengths of service, dates of admission, complaints on admission, and places of current residence. The records in this...
- 1702-1933
- WO 23
- The National Archives, Kew
Records of the Royal Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals relating to hospital for disabled soldiers. Comprises records of the Royal Chelsea Hospital: Administrative records of the...
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This collection is an index to military records from the Royal Hospital Chelsea, covering the period 1760-1913. From 1692 until 1955, all army veteran pensions were administered and paid from the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Payments to retired officers, called half-pay, were not considered pensions, so the records in this collection primarily contain i...
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: 1. The name of the person you are looking for 2. The approximate date of service
I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
1. Add any new information to your records 2. If available, check the image for additional information 3. Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family 4. When you have located your ancestor’s index record, select one of the links in the image box which will take you to the original record at findmypast.co.uk. 5. Use the estimated age given in the pensioner record to calculate an approximate year of birth, if that is yet undetermi...
I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?
1. Try searching by surname only 2. Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century 3. Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Remember that it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name. See Abbreviations Found in Genealogy Recordsfor some common examples of abbreviations 4. It is possible that the individual left the army for such reasons as to not qualify for a pension....
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Jun 21, 2024 · This collection is an index to military records from the Royal Hospital Chelsea for the years 1760-1887. The original records are held by the National Archives (reference number WO 122) and the index was created by Findmypast.
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Nov 15, 2010 · This series holds detailed and comprehensive military records of over 1.5 million soldiers who served in the British Army between 1760 and 1913. Please note that this collection has been...
