Hello List Elaine said: On his entry, it mentions his father but not his wife even though she collected a pension on his service. Is that a norm? Also, it mentions a will and a date for such, can anyone guide me on how I might obtain a copy of said will. How do I obtain his wife Janet Brown's pension records. Would it be in included in Chelsea pensioners records? The FIBIS data base has a reference to a Bengal will for William Brown for 1846. Refer the FIBIS Fibiwiki article "Wills, Administrations, Probate and Inventories" for information about obtaining a copy of the will. http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Wills,_Administrations,_Probate_and_In ventories I can't find any references about widow's pension records which relate to the Bengal Army. If such records exist, they would be in the India Office records at the British Library. If Elaine is referring to the Chelsea pensioner records WO97 which are on the website Findmypast, these are in respect of the British Army, not the East India Company armies and are discharge papers for soldiers, not officers. The fact that there were no details of William Brown's wife in the Hodson book entry perhaps suggests it was not widely known that William Brown was married and that therefore his wife never went to India Cheers Maureen (Sydney)
Maureen and others, Re: Will dated 7 Jan 1844 proved 19 Jan 1846 for Major William Brown 69th Bengal, N. I.: I contacted the British Library and they advised that "the volume has been microfilmed (our ref. IOR Neg. 8371), Major Brown's will is indeed held here, within part one of the volume @ shelfmark L/AG/34/29/73. Having traced this reference in an index I assume that this is the right person, his name obviously being an extremely common one; he died in what was then the Bombay Presidency of British India, whereas the will was proved under the jurisdiction of the Bengal Presidency." Does anyone have access to this will record who can help me obtain a copy of it as the cost for me to obtain it from the Library is not feasible at this time. I am willing to reimburse reasonable costs. Elaine Sharp Folsom CA USA