Hello Paul Thanks for this information. I have managed to find a couple of pages of pension info on FmP but his record is not very detailed. Lets hope the Muster Rolls get onto the Internet in due course otherwise a trip to London might be called for. Charles MANNING was in France until after the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814. He (or at least his wife) was in King's Lynn, Norfolk in Jan 1820 when their son was born and I know Charles was discharged from Ireland in July 1830 so probably went there in 1826-7. I have not seen anything to suggest he went to Jamaica possibly because he was unwell following an injury at the Battle of Salamanca in 1812. Mike __________________________________________ On 19/03/2017 19:17, Paul Hockie wrote: > Mike, > > Pension payments are in the National Archives series WO 22 and cover 1842 up > to 1883 by area/town and have been imaged/indexed by FMP. Not all areas' > records exist to 1883. > > The Best way to follow a soldiers movements is the Muster Rolls. These show > where the regiment was on a quarter by quarter basis and whether the > soldier was with the regiment or was out on detachment. They also show when > the soldier was enlisted and left the regiment. These are in the National > Archives W0 12 but are not imaged or indexed. > > According to my "Records and Badges of Every Regiment and Corp in the > British Army" the 14th Hussars were "at home" from 1797 to 1808 when the > they went with Wellington to Portugal and stayed there until 1815 when they > were sent to Jamaica via the UK. They fought in most of the battles of the > Peninsula War. "When peace was concluded" they returned to the UK. They > were stationed in "various quarters" until 1826/7 when they went to Ireland. > > Wives and children travelled with the regiment, even to war zones. One forum > member found a lady ancestor who was at the Battle of Waterloo. They acted > as cooks, nurses and similar duties. Soldiers were encouraged to marry the > wives/daughters of fallen comrades so it is not impossible that your man > married in the Peninsula. The musters may show possible first husbands and > fathers. > > Cheers > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: DEVON [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Michael J Hulme > Sent: 19 March 2017 17:08 > To: DEVON > Subject: Re: [DEV] Marriage 18 Apr 1816 at Coldridge, Devon > > Hello Luned > > Thank you for the info about the agents paying the pensions. I often > wondered how they got their pension in those days and hadn't previously come > across the idea of agents doing it. > > I have some details about Chelsea Pensioners which I collected a long time > ago but found the Chelsea Pensioners web site in your link very interesting. > I guess he would not be in the book of remembrance because he was an out > pensioner. > > Thanks, Mike > _____________________________________ > > On 19/03/2017 08:26, Luned's wrote: >> Mike >> Have you looked at TNA, The National Archives, for records of Chelsea >> Pensioners (out)? It seems there were agents who paid them their >> pensions wherever they lived. It may give a clue or two. >> Also this link to Chelsea Pensioners website. >> http://www.chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/tracing-ancestors >> There was no Manning in their book of remembrance. >> >> Joy, >> >> the link to the British Empire website and the 14th Dragoons made for >> great reading of 'derring-do' and raised a deal of chuckles. A must >> read. Repeated here: >> http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishcavalry/14thltd >> ragoons.htm >> >> Luned in Blaenavon >> >> >> Charles MANNING was living in Wolverhampton in 1851 - he was a Chelsea >> (out) Pensioner. Their son was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk in 1820 >> because father happened to be there with the army at the time. This >> is my problem, I have no idea where they might have been at the time >> they married. A further complication is that Mary died in 1838 so I >> have no way of knowing where she was born. >> >> Mike > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus