Examples of Pay Records of Commissioned Officers on Half Pay
Source: PRO: ADM 25/149 - Flag Officers, Captains, Lieutenants (and Masters) - July to December 1805
These volumes, in total covering 1697 to 1836, are alphabetically indexed at the front by rank. However, in relation to commissioned officers of the executive branch under ‘ for ‘Captains, &c.’ the rank and page number related to individuals is shown.
Under ‘Captains At 10s. per Diem’ section, page 18
Honourable P Wodehouse
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From what Ships Discharged: |
Montague |
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When: |
4 Aug 1805 |
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Half Pay |
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Commencing: |
5 Aug 1805 |
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Ending: |
9 Aug 1805 |
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Employed again |
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When: |
10 Aug 1805 |
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In what Ship: |
Intrepid |
The following page gives payment details for the time, in this case apparently not until 1821!
Source: PRO: ADM 6/221 - Captains, Commanders, Lieutenants (and also ‘Warrant officers of Wardroom Rank’) - entitlement to half pay 1834-45
Sectioned in ranks, then chronologically for the commissioned officers these show dates when individuals were removed from half pay and the reason. These are not necessarily simple to follow though.
In the ‘Commissioned Officers’ section immediately following ‘Acct Genl, 1 June 1845’:-
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Comr H J Douglas |
28 Feby 1845 - Promoted |
Source: ADM 23/36 - All commissioned ranks (and Boatswains) - officers with surnames beginning A-C - Payments for years 1871-81
In alphabetical order, these volumes deal with ‘Half-Pay, Reserved, and Retired Pay of Naval Officers’ under vote 15 (of the annual estimates). There is very little information other than the technical of the payments concerned and consequently is not liable to be interesting to most genealogists.
Source: PRO: PMG 15/148 - All commissioned ranks - Half Pay only 1892-1912
These volumes are in alphabetical order, but there is virtually no information interesting to genealogists and even little on payments themselves.
Source: PRO: PMG 15/181 - All commissioned rank - Half Pay only 1912-1920
Again, these volumes are in alphabetical order, but there is virtually no information interesting to genealogists and even little on payments themselves.
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