Chelsea Pensioner British Army Service Records 1883-1900 - nearly 11,000 more on findmypast.co.uk

We’re pleased to announce that you can now find 10,857 more Chelsea Pensioner British Army Service Records on findmypast.co.uk for the period 1883-1900.

The standing total now on the site is 312,909 records and 2,218,606 images. Search the Chelsea Pensioner British Army Service Records to see if you can find your military ancestor.

Keep reading the blog for the next update which will be coming soon!

4 Responses to “Chelsea Pensioner British Army Service Records 1883-1900 - nearly 11,000 more on findmypast.co.uk”

1. Adrian B says:

   13 April 2010 at 6:07 pm

   I’m still confused about how many records there should be for the period 1883-1900. Right now you’re saying “We have added 312,909 out of 901,000 records so far”. Is that 901k for 1883-1900 or what?

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2. jessmoore says:

   14 April 2010 at 9:24 am

   Hi Adrian,

   We’ve very nearly finished adding the 1883-1900 series – we’ll let you know when it’s complete. The 901k refers to the whole set of data – WO97: 1883-1900, 1901-1913, 1873-1882, 1855-1872, 1760-1854 and WO96: 1806-1915 – which we’ll be adding in stages.

   Our Chelsea Pensioners search page gives more information: http://www.findmypast.co.uk/chelsea-pensioners-service-records-collection-search-start.action

   Hope that helps!

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   • Adrian B says:

     22 April 2010 at 8:35 pm

     Err - that’s why I was confused
     (1) The total of records on that page adds up to 1,428k (approx), not 901k, and there’s still more 1883-1900 to come to make it bigger still!

     (2) The 1883-1900 numbers show the current actual and no suggestion there’s more to come (an unknown number), while the other years presumably show their final totals - quite different.

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     • jessmoore says:

       27 April 2010 at 12:59 pm

       Hi again Adrian,

       You’re right – we’ve updated the total number of records to ‘approximately 1,429,000′. The 901k didn’t take into account the increase in the amount of records for 1883-1900. Sorry for any confusion this caused and thanks for pointing it out!

       The findmypast.co.uk team

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