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These records show an individual's enlistment dates, his movements and dischage dates as show below, notice the sections under "First Muster, Second Muster, and Third Muster", these are the locations of the soldiers at the time of their pay. <br> | These records show an individual's enlistment dates, his movements and dischage dates as show below, notice the sections under "First Muster, Second Muster, and Third Muster", these are the locations of the soldiers at the time of their pay. <br> | ||
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*Photo courtesy of the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]] at Kew, London, England<br> | *Photo courtesy of the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]] at Kew, London, England<br> | ||
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Visit $ [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13072&SearchInit=4&CATREF=wo+12&j=1 WO12 Series General Muster Books and Pay Lists] to learn more about these valuable records. | Visit $ [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=13072&SearchInit=4&CATREF=wo+12&j=1 WO12 Series General Muster Books and Pay Lists] to learn more about these valuable records. | ||
<br> | === <br>Pension Records. === | ||
These records often contain details of an individual’s reason for pension, his fitness on discharge, and sometimes the address where pension payments were sent.<br>Army pension records start in 1690. Pensions were awarded for length of service, disability, or wounds to most individuals who legally left army service. Sometimes the widows or children of military men received the payments. Payments to retired officers, called half-pay, were not considered pensions. Many different types of pension records covering different time periods still exist.<br>Naval pension records begin as early as 1617 and give the name of pensioner, reason for discharge, and sometimes next of kin, birthplace, age, and physical description.<br>Widow’s or children’s pension records often include marriage or baptismal certificates in support of the claim for assistance.<br>There are many other pension-related records among those of the Paymaster General (Class PMG) at the Public Record Office. The Family History Library also has some pension records. <br> | |||
=== Description Books === | === Description Books === | ||