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Widows and miscellaneous. Widows of Marine Officers.
Catalogue reference: PMG 16/2
What’s it about?
This record is about the Widows and miscellaneous. Widows of Marine Officers. dating from 1836 Oct. - 1838 Dec. in the series Naval Establishment: Miscellaneous Services, Wounds, Widows, etc, Pensions, etc.. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PMG 16/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 Oct. - 1838 Dec.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Widows and miscellaneous. Widows of Marine Officers.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This section includes the Good and Meritorious Services pensions awarded to Naval and Marine Officers under Order in Council of 12 July 1837, and the pensions and allowances to Relatives of Officers slain, drowned etc.; also Pilots and others.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Pay and pensions
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2740557/
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Series information
PMG 16
Naval Establishment: Miscellaneous Services, Wounds, Widows, etc, Pensions, etc.
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Within the series: PMG 16
Naval Establishment: Miscellaneous Services, Wounds, Widows, etc, Pensions, etc.
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Widows and miscellaneous. Widows of Marine Officers.
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