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IOR/L/AG/9/23
- Record Id:
- 040-000967334
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000967132
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000853.0x000048
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/AG/9/23
- Title:
- Birth, marriage and death certificates submitted in connection with applications for pensions
- Scope & Content:
-
The certificates were most likely submitted with applications for pensions for the widows and children of officers of the East India Company, both at home and abroad, under the category of General Pensions. The death certificates are generally from 1810 onwards.
Company employees to whom the certificates relate:
- ff 1-3, Thomas Adams, Clerk, Examiner's Office, d. 1812 (3 folios)
- ff 4a-b, General Patrick Alexander Agnew, Madras, d. Jan 1813 at Bath (2 folios)
- f 5, Christian Aird, d. 17 Nov 1815 age 43 in England (1 folio)
- f 6, Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Robert Alcock, Madras, d. 24 Feb 1831 (1 folio)
- f 7, Captain William Arrow, Bombay Marine (1 folio) d. May 1824 at Prince of Wales Island
- ff 8-10, Adam Baildon, Surgeon, St Helena, d. 10 Feb 1815 at St Helena (3 folios)
- f 11, Thomas Eldridge Baker, Assistant Auditor, d. about 1817 (1 folio)
- ff 12a-22, George Basnett, certificates of insanity (1820-1836) (16 folios)
- f 23, David Beattie, Certificate of insanity from Pembroke House, Dec 1823 (1 folio)
- ff 24-25, William Bell, Clerk, Auditor's Department, d. 23 Nov 1813 (2 folios)
- ff 26-27b, Robert Billamore, d. 3 Apr 1802 at sea aboard the Rockingham (3 folios)
- f 27c, James Bird, d. 27 May 1823 age 59 (1 folio)
- f 28, James Bone, Clerk in the Treasury, d. 1827 age 72 (1 folio)
- ff 29-30, James Brindle, East India House, d. after 1818 (2 folios)
- f 31, George Browne, d. 2 Jun 1816 age 66 (1 folio)
- f 32, John Bruce, Historiographer at East India House, d. 16 Apr 1826 (1 folio)
- f 33, Sir William Burroughs, d. 1 Jun 1829 (1 folio)
- ff 34a-35b, Jonathan Somers Burford, Clerk, Pay Office, d. 29 Apr 1817 (4 folios)
- f 36, Henry Busby, Extra Clerk, Treasury, sick certificate 1819 (1 folio)
- f 37, Edward Charlton, Company's Gardener at St Helena, d. 1829 (1 folio)
- ff 38a-b, Samuel Charters, d.1813 (2 folios)
- f 39, Edward Christian, Professor of Law at Haileybury, d. 1823 (1 folio)
- ff 40a-b, Charles Christie, d.1822 in England (2 folios)
- f 41, Lady Katherine Clavering, widow of Sir John Clavering who died 1777, d. 30 Sep 1815 in London (1 folio)
- f 42, Major James Clemons, Madras, d. 8 Dec 1833 (1 folio)
- ff 43a-c, Lieutenant Thomas Cookesley, Madras, killed 2 May 1799 (3 folios)
- ff 44a-d, William Cookson, General Pensions, letter from his wife Elizabeth Lucy Cookson to P&M Committee 25 Apr 1845 (4 folios)
- f 44e, John Colebrooke, d. before 1837 (1 folio)
- f 45, Samuel Cooper, Master Smith in Home Service, d. after 1813 (1 folio)
- f 46, Robert Crout, Surgeon, St Helena, d. 16 Jun 1817 at St Helena (1 folio)
- f 47 John Cruickshank, Assistant Surgeon, St Helena, d. 22 Oct 1815 at Banff (1 folio)
- f 48, Alexander Davidson, Purser, d. before 1826 (1 folio)
- ff 49a-51, Lieutenant-Colonel George Hickson Fagan, Bengal, d. 24 May 1821 (4 folios)
- f 52, Lieutenant-Colonel St. John Fancourt, H.M.'s 34th Regiment, d. about 1812 (1 folio)
- f 53a, Gilbert Ferguson, Surveyor of Shipping, d. 2 Aug 1811 (1 folio)
- f 53b, James Fielder, d. before 1846 (1 folio)
- ff 54a-57, Richard Fieldhouse, Surveyor at East India Dock, d. about 1827 (7 folios)
- ff 58-67, John Foreman, Master Cloth Drawer, Certificates of Insanity 1818-1834 (16 folios)
- ff 68a-b, John Geaves, Ship's Master, d. after 1817 (2 folios)
- ff 69a-72, Bowes John Gibson, Auctioneer, d. 23 Aug 1817 (7 folios)
- ff 73a-b, Captain William Godfrey, Madras, d.13 Jan 1809 (2 folios)
- f 74, Joseph Gough, Surveyor of Private Trade, d. by 1828 (1 folio)
- f 75, Lieutenant Charles Gowan, Bombay Marine, d. 24 Mar 1814 (1 folio)
- f 76a, Mr Grant, sick certificate 1819 (1 folio)
- f 76b, Mrs Ann Gowdie, d. 16 May 1835 (1 folio)
- f 77, Reginald Heber, Bishop of Calcutta, d. Apr 1826 at Trichinopoly (1 folio)
- ff 78-83b, Jeremiah Hill, d. Dec 1811 (9 folios)
- ff 84a-c, James Philip Hobson, Clerk, Auditors Office, d. by 1818 (3 folios)
- ff 85-86, Major-General Sir George Holmes, Bombay, d. 27 Oct 1816 in England (3 folios)
- f 87, Captain Humphrey Howorth, Bengal, d. 11 Apr 1817 in India (1 folio)
- ff 88a-b, George Howard, Writer, Tea Warehouses, sick certificate 1817 (2 folios)
- f 89, Captain Gideon Hutchinson (1 folio)
- ff 90-91b, David Inverarity, Secretary to the Marine Board, Calcutta (3 folios)
- ff 92a-93a, George Johnson, d. about 1819 (3 folios)
- f 93b, Captain William King, d. 12 Apr 1801? (1 folio)
- ff 94a-c, Samuel James Lee, Maritime Service (3 folios)
- f 95, John Duval Lloyd, d. 1809 (1 folio)
- f 96, Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lodwick (1 folio)
- ff 97a-100a, Michael Luckett, Surgeon, Bengal, d. 25 Apr 1790 in India (5 folios)
- ff 100b-103, Captain Robert McGregor, Bengal, d. 11 Sep 1803 (4 folios)
- f 104, Lieutenant-Colonel Donald McLeod, d. 1813 in Edinburgh (1 folio)
- f 105a-b, Major Alexander McLeod, Madras d. by 1834 (2 folios)
- f 106, Sir John Macpherson, d. 12 Jan 1821 (1 folio)
- ff 107a-b, Joseph Marechaux, Assistant Surgeon, Bengal, d. 5 Dec 1814 (2 folios)
- f 108c, Joseph Marter, Surveyor (1 folio)
- ff 108a-b & 109a-b, John Mathison, Clerk, Secretary's Office, d. 1815 (4 folios)
- f 110, Charles Julius Mickle, Clerk, Library d. by 1833 (1 folio)
- f 111a, John Mills, d. 25 Jul 1811 (1 folio)
- f 111b, Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Montague, Bengal Artillery, d. 1799 (1 folio)
- f 112, Reverend Dr Morrison, d. by 1836 (1 folio)
- f 113, Robert Morrison, d. 1817, Elders Pension (1 folio)
- ff 114-117c, Alexander Nash, Distiller, d. after 1817 (7 folios)
- f 118, Mrs Catherine Ogle, Widow of Thomas Ogle, Surgeon at the Depot at Chatham, d. 14 Mar 1823 1 folio)
- ff 119a-b, David Skene Ogilvy, Bombay, 12 Jun 1830 (2 folios)
- f 120, Phoebe Palk, d. 24 May 1827, widow of Thomas Palk (1 folio)
- ff 121-125, George Paterson, Member of Council, Bombay, d. 1 Feb 1802 (7 folios)
- ff 126a-127b, Anthony Peacock, Surveyor, d. after 1829 (4 folios)
- ff 128-131, Mr Perreau, Bencoolen, d. before 1816 (4 folios)
- f 132, John Lyon Phipps, Civil Service, d. 19 Jun 1819, Penang (1 folio)
- f 133, Frederick Powell, d. by 1812 (1 folio)
- f 134a, Thomas Pottinger, d. by 1845 (1 folio)
- f 134b, Isaac Richardson, d. Jun 1831 (1 folio)
- f 135, William Lane Rogers (1 folio)
- ff 136a-137, James Ross, Captain of the Carmarthen East Indiaman, d. after 1822 (3 folios)
- ff 138a-139b, Captain James Sadler, d. after 1813 (4 folios)
- ff 140a-b, James Simpson, Clerk, Office of Buying and Warehouse, d. 1815 (2 folios)
- ff 141-142, John Smith, Clerk, Office of Shipping, d. after 1830 (2 folios)
- f 143, James Stevenson (1 folio)
- ff 144-145b, Robert Sugden, Clerk, Tea Warehouse, d.1810 (3 folios)
- f 146, Captain Hilary Harcourt Torriano, Madras, d. 7 Feb 1815 (1 folio)
- f 147a-b, Captain John Wales, d. before 1817 (2 folios)
- ff 148a-149, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Webb, Bombay, d. 2 Feb 1815 (3 folios)
- f 150, John Weir, Penang Civil Service, d. after 1826
- ff 151a-b, Lieutenant George Williams, Madras, certificate of insanity 1830 (2 folios)
- ff 152-153, Lieutenant Andrew Wilson, St Helena Artillery, d. by 1815 (2 folios)
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000944532
036-000967132
040-000967334 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/AG : Accountant General's Records
IOR/L/AG/9 : Accounting procedure and control
IOR/L/AG/9/23 : Birth, marriage and death certificates submitted in connection with applications for pensions - Hierarchy:
- 032-000944532[0009]/036-000967132[0022]/040-000967334
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/AG
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 box
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1797
- End Date:
- 1845
- Date Range:
- 1797-1845
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Arrangement:
- The certificates are organised alphabetically by name of the pension holder. A handwritten index, with folio references is included.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)