Hi David Thanks for that information, I do think that the THOMAS FOXALL is my Gt.GT.Grandfather. Yes he was born in 1792 which makes his age correct, so I have just before Christmas ordered from the National Archives ADM 29/61/68 and having being waiting for the postman to deliver. I'll let you know what I find when the data arrives. Happy New Year Alan Foxall DAVID PARKER <parker3250@rogers.com> wrote: Hi Alan, Out of interest I tried some research on my Greenwich Pensioner theory. I found two references in the national archives to Thomas FOXALL RN. They are below. ADM 29 is a series of records that mainly comprises service records compiled by the Navy Pay Office from ships' musters and pay books in respect of ratings, warrant officers, and occasionally commissioned officers, from full and half pay registers, in support of applications made by servicemen for pensions, gratuities, medals. Also included are applications for the admittance of orphaned children into Greenwich Hospital School, the removal of the term 'run' (signifying desertion) entered inaccurately alongside an individual's entry in a ship's muster and applications for certificates of freedom (discharge documents) from foreigners or apprentices press ganged into the Royal Navy. Service records for Royal Marines, Coastguards, Dockyard workers, Sea Fencibles and Convict Guards - many of whom had previously ser! ved in the Royal Navy - making such applications can also be found in this series of records His dob, 1804 minus 13, would be 1891, which could be about right.. It may be of interest. David ADM29/61/67 Thomas FOXALL; Rating; Born: [Not Given]; Age on entry: 13; Dates served: 11 August 1804-28 April 1864; Date and Type of Application: Whitehall 25 April 1859 and others ADM29/62/68 Thomas FOXALL; Rating; Born: [Not Given]; Age on entry: 13; Dates served: 11 August 1804-28 April 1864; Date and Type of Application: Whitehall 25 April 1859 and others ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== If all our ancestors were in a tree what a BIG tree -house that would be!