England, Navy Allotment Records, 1795-1812 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1795-1852. It contains pensions or registers of pay allotments to wives and relatives of seamen from 1795-1812 as well as declaration lists of allotments from 1830-1852. The records were filmed at the National Archives of England.

Record Content
[Images should be in this section] Pension registers may contain the following information:
 * Name of individual in the navy
 * Quality (rank)
 * Name of person receiving allotment
 * Receiver's relationship to individual
 * Number of sons & daughters
 * Residence of wife or mother
 * Amount and date of allotment
 * Marriage place or date
 * Child's age and baptism

How to Use the Record
This section contains tips and information about how to search this collection and use the information you find. As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor's given name and the approximate town and time period in which they may have lived. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

Search the Collection
To search by image: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the "County" ⇒Select the "Town" ⇒Select the "Record Type, Date Range, and Volume" which takes you to the images Search the collection by image comparing the information you find with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to compare several images to make this determination.

Tips to Keep in Mind

 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have served in the same unit or a nearby unit.
 * Use the allotment receiver's residential county as a starting point for finding other records
 * Use the allotment date with the age of the child to estimate the child's birth date
 * Try finding a marriage record using the marriage date and place

Related Wiki Articles

 * United Kingdom
 * British Military Records
 * British Military Records Online
 * England Military Records

Citations for This Collection
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