On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:46:47 +0100, Jenny W <lintywhite@yahoo.com> wrote: > Finally, I might be able to return the favour for the times you have > helped me over the years, Josephine! > I have only found two men named Thomas HAYMAN who were Chelsea > Pensioners and only one who was pensioned by 1832, the time of the trial. Thank you very much for looking, Jenny. > Thomas HAYMAN born in Northerin[?], Hanover [according to the pensioner > papers] joined the York Rangers in 1792. The fact that this Thomas HAYMAN was born in Hanover and not in Bristol would fit the 1841 Bristol census information that my Thomas HAYMAN was not born in county. > He was pensioned in 1804 after losing a leg in Saint Domingo. Although > the papers do not give his address at the time, the word 'Bristol' is > handwritten on the top. Thank you for this as the date of 1804 rules out this man being my Thomas HAYMAN because my ancestor was married at Pip & Jay in Bristol in 1797 and his occupation was recorded as brass smelter at the baptisms of five of his children children at Pip & Jay between 1797 and 1808. I thought that he may have either been in the army before his marriage or after his children were born. However, the Thomas HAYMAN, whom you have found is likely to have been the one who was examined at the trial of Charles PINNEY in 1832, so that's interesting. > I can send you scans of the papers as attachments if you new PC is up to > receiving such. They contain a description of Thomas. Thanks for your kind offer, but there is no need to do so as, going by the information you've given me, the Thomas HAYMAN who was a Chelsea Pensioner is not my ancestor. But it was interesting to see what information is available and the birthplace of Hanover certainly gave me food for thought for a while! Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com