census lookup pls 1841/51 Joseph brown c1776

[chezzz]

Trying to find any info on a Joseph brown my gggg grandfather he was a 'greenwich pensioner' and was born about 1776ish married a girl called sarah , he was on the victory during trafalgar and had a daughter called elizabeth brown born 1827ish in gravesend, elizabeth married a henry webb all from and around greenwich area

would be grateful on any info

thx chezzz

[Meliora]

Hello, Chezz,

1841 census
HO107/492  book 9  folio 20
New Road, Greenwich, Woolwich

Joseph Brown  age 45   Labourer  born in county Y
Sarah   age 45     b in c   N
Elizabeth  age 23  b in c   Y
William  age 13  b in c   Y
John  age  10   b in c Y
Charles  age 8  b  in c   Y

1851 census
Cannon Row, St. Mary's Woolwich  Greenwich

Joseph Brown  age 57   Lab.  b  Woolwich
Sarah  wife  age 56    n   Norfolk, Yarmouth
John  son  age 20    Coal Porter  b  Woolwich
Charles  son  age  15    b   ditto
Emily Brown  niece  age 2   b   ditto
Charles  Chapman  lodger  age 20   coal porter  b  Essex Finchingfield

As you say Joseph was on the Victory at Trafalgar & was a Greenwich Pensioner, an enquiry at the Nelson Society might yield some info as I know they do hold quite a data base of men who served with Nelson.  All army pensions were paid thro' the Royal Chelsea Hospital & an enquiry there might proved useful.  Also I know medals were awarded for the battle, the Nelson Soc. should be able to help there or the main PRO at Kew.   The National Archives might have his records.

http://www.nelson-society.org.uk

http://chelsea-pensioners.co.uk

http://nationalarchives.gov.uk

These sites might help, good luck

Meliora

[casalguidi]

See also .........................

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,164925.0.html