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My Gt GT Gt Grandad Richard Ingham was a Chelsea Pensioner after serving over 17yrs in the army between 1826 and 1843, will there be any records stored anywhere or lists of achievements I can access
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You haven't given any details of birthplace, year etc that would have been helpful in locating him.
This chap attested in 1826, does he fit the bIll? Records from FMP. Did you have these already?
First name(s) RICHARD
Last name INGHAM
Birth year 1805
Birth parish BOLTON
Birth county LANCASHIRE
Birth country ENGLAND
Service number -
Rank GUNNER AND DRIVER
Regiment Royal Artillery
Document Type Discharge
Attestation year 1826
Attestation day 29
Attestation month 9
Attestation age years 21
Attestation age months -
Discharge corps ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY 6TH BATTALION
Series chelsea pensioners british army service records 1760-1913
Box 1238
Box record number 84
Record set British Army Service Records 1760-1915
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Record collection Regimental & service records
Collections from Great Britain
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FRom the record I posted above.
Served 1July 1826 - 10th Oct 1843.
Pensionable service 17 yrs 102 days.
First served Gibralter 4th May 1828- 3rd Nov 1840 12 years 6 months The remainder at home.
Disability or cause of discharge: Disease of the left testicle as stated in the proceedings of a medical board dated 8 Sept 1843. This case does not appear to the Regimental board to be attributable to neglect, design, [illegible] or indulgence.
Character: is very good
Imprisoned 18th Aug 1834- 8th Sept 1834. 14 days, (deducted from his total of 17yrs 102 days, leaving 17yrs 88 days)
In possession of 2 good conduct marks.
At the time of his discharge Ricahrd Ingham was 37 yrs of age, 5ft 9 ins in height, light hair, gray eyes, fresh complexion. By trade a spinner.
Seems when he was serving in Gibralter in 1832 he was severely injured in the left testicle by a blow from a handpike (?) when employed monitoring guns. At the time of the medical board he still experienced pain and swelling which made it difficult for him to march far.
EDIT: It may be a bit premature, but I've pmed the pensioner record as the service dates of 1826-1843 seemed to fit very well, so I hope I have the right man, despite lack of birthplace etc in the op.
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Same man in census 1861:
Name: Richard Ingham
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: 1805
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Rebena Ingham
Gender: Male
Where born: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Oldham
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Town: Oldham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
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Registration district: Oldham
Sub-registration district: Oldham Above Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 52
Piece: 3019
Folio: 78
Page Number: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
Richard Ingham 56 c1805 Bolton, Lancashire, England Chelsea Pensioner
Rebena Ingham 52 c1809 Chislehurst, Kent, England
Eliza Ingham 17 c1844 Chislehurst, Kent, England
William Ingham 15 c1846 Eltham, Kent, England
George Ingham 11 c1850 Oldham, Lancashire, England
Mary Ann Ingham 8 c1853 Oldham, Lancashire, England
Celina Ingham 2 c1859 Oldham, Lancashire, England
Sarah Ann Ingham 3/12 c1861 Oldham, Lancashire, England
As 'Rebena' comes from Chislehurst, this seems a likely marriage:
Marriages Jun 1843
Crombie Rebecca Bromley 5 70<<<<<<<<<
Harman George Bromley 5 70
Ingham Richard Bromley 5 70<<<<<<<<<<<<<
PAYNE Sarah Bromley 5 70
Lancs BMD confrim Crombie as maiden name for births of George, Selina , Mary Ann & Sarah Ann. Though Lancs BMD have Selina/Celina and Mary Ann in reverse to the census, with Selina being born in 1852, and Mary Ann in 1859.
Also a child who doesn't appear in census 1861:
INGHAM Robert CROMBIE 1856 Oldham Above Town Oldham Lancashire OAT/34/114
He died in 1858:
Surname Forename(s) Age at Death Year Sub-District Registers At Region Reference
INGHAM Robert 2 1858 Oldham Above Town Oldham Lancashire OAT/28/87
and a later birth:
INGHAM Jane Amelia CROMBIE 1865 Oldham Above Town Oldham Lancashire OAT/55/275
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