It was a retired soldier from the British Army - he was paid a pension for his services.Some (I'm not sure whether it was all) of them lived in Chelsea and wore a medieval type uniform. I think they had some mild duties on ceremonial occasions. Jeanette. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilmer Fawcett" <fawcettw@shaw.ca> To: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 9:02 AM Subject: [SCT-INV] Chelsea Pensioner >I too have ancestors listed as Chelsea Pensioner. Can anyone describe what > that was? Thanks, Bill (Canada) > > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >