Hi Robyn, >From my Army days ---- I was of the belief that when a commissioned officer retired, he was automatically advanced one ranking - ie from Captain to Major. Regards, John Wareham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn & Bill Arkinstall" <erindra@netspace.net.au> To: <SUSSEX-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:03 AM Subject: [SXP] Army Ranking question - John Richd PEARSON > Hi All from Australia, > > Having recently returned from England and lovely Sussex I have a query > for all the knowledgeable Army buffs on the list, hoping they can shed > some light on my query, and a query for things Clerical. > > Buried in Hastings Borough Cemetery (with a beautiful ornate white > marble headstone, erected in his memory by his wife) is one John Richard > PEARSON listed as being a Major, who had died in Hastings on the 21st > January, 1910. His second wife was Cecilia Harriet (nee Holford), and > his parents were the Rev. John Pearson and Frances Harriet (unknown). > > Having visited the PRO earlier (and not having time to return to Kew,) > from the Army records we found the following information: > From the June edition (1880) of the OFFICIAL ARMY LIST - Gradation > publication of a list of Officers of the British Army, Page 441: > John Richard PEARSON b. 16 April, 1833. Bognor > 1st Appointment................... 12 January 1852 Ben Art > Lieutenant .................... 27 June 1857 Ben > Art > Captain ..................... 18 February 1861 Ben Art > Half Pay .................... 10 May 1866 > > In all the following Officers Lists up until his death and on half pay > he was described as Captain John Richard PEARSON. So where did the Major > come from?? > Where would I be likely to find information from here on possibly a > promotion to this rank sometime between his exit from the army and > before his death? or was he really still only a Captain and maybe had > the nickname of Major, which just stuck. His death/obituary notices in > the London TIMES and also the HASTINGS & ST. LEONARDS WEEKLY MAIL & > TIMES, also named his as Major John R Pearson, but these could have been > submitted by information from his wife.. > > Also if anyone has access to the Crockfords Clerical Indexes could they > please look up Rev. John Pearson, born abt.1806 London, (died ?), who > was a M.A. from Trinity College, Cambridge. His last postings as Rector > were at Little Warley and East Horndon in Essex. He was 56 and a widower > in the 1861C at East Horndon and I can't find him on any of the > following Census records, so presume his death to have been between > 1861-1871. > > Thanks for reading this and any help much appreciated. > > Robyn Arkinstall. East Gosford, NSW. > Our web site can be found at: > http://erindra.customer.netspace.net.au > Please check out the website of the Central Coast Family History Society > Inc > At http://www.centralcoastfhs.org.au > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

For any listers checking military information this National Army Museum Researchers Tips page provides several addresses. http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/research/researchTips.shtml -----Original Message----- From: sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sussex-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JSW Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 4:37 AM To: Robyn & Bill Arkinstall; SUSSEX-PLUS@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SXP] Army Ranking question - John Richd PEARSON Hi Robyn, >From my Army days ---- I was of the belief that when a commissioned officer retired, he was automatically advanced one ranking - ie from Captain to Major. Regards, John Wareham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn & Bill Arkinstall" <erindra@netspace.net.au> To: <SUSSEX-PLUS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:03 AM Subject: [SXP] Army Ranking question - John Richd PEARSON > Hi All from Australia, > > Having recently returned from England and lovely Sussex I have a query > for all the knowledgeable Army buffs on the list, hoping they can shed > some light on my query, and a query for things Clerical. > > Buried in Hastings Borough Cemetery (with a beautiful ornate white > marble headstone, erected in his memory by his wife) is one John Richard > PEARSON listed as being a Major, who had died in Hastings on the 21st > January, 1910. His second wife was Cecilia Harriet (nee Holford), and > his parents were the Rev. John Pearson and Frances Harriet (unknown). > > Having visited the PRO earlier (and not having time to return to Kew,) > from the Army records we found the following information: > From the June edition (1880) of the OFFICIAL ARMY LIST - Gradation > publication of a list of Officers of the British Army, Page 441: > John Richard PEARSON b. 16 April, 1833. Bognor > 1st Appointment................... 12 January 1852 Ben Art > Lieutenant .................... 27 June 1857 Ben > Art > Captain ..................... 18 February 1861 Ben Art > Half Pay .................... 10 May 1866 > > In all the following Officers Lists up until his death and on half pay > he was described as Captain John Richard PEARSON. So where did the Major > come from?? > Where would I be likely to find information from here on possibly a > promotion to this rank sometime between his exit from the army and > before his death? or was he really still only a Captain and maybe had > the nickname of Major, which just stuck. His death/obituary notices in > the London TIMES and also the HASTINGS & ST. LEONARDS WEEKLY MAIL & > TIMES, also named his as Major John R Pearson, but these could have been > submitted by information from his wife.. > > Also if anyone has access to the Crockfords Clerical Indexes could they > please look up Rev. John Pearson, born abt.1806 London, (died ?), who > was a M.A. from Trinity College, Cambridge. His last postings as Rector > were at Little Warley and East Horndon in Essex. He was 56 and a widower > in the 1861C at East Horndon and I can't find him on any of the > following Census records, so presume his death to have been between > 1861-1871. > > Thanks for reading this and any help much appreciated. > > Robyn Arkinstall. East Gosford, NSW. > Our web site can be found at: > http://erindra.customer.netspace.net.au > Please check out the website of the Central Coast Family History Society > Inc > At http://www.centralcoastfhs.org.au > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message