Greenwich Pensioner Records

[WendyPusey]

Are there any records for Greenwich Pensioners anywhere?

I have a James Lessiman (Lesomon, Lisman etc) born c 1809 Ledbury, Herefordshire who states he was a Greenwich Pensioner on the census.

[Anstey Nomad]

I've got someone as well...I wasn't sure what it meant. Is it the Navy?

AN

[kiterunner]

It appears to mean he had been in the Royal Navy, but it doesn't look as if the records for his generation are on Documents Online, though I would think they might be at TNA.

This is the link to Documents Online Navy section in case it helps either of you:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/navy.asp

[Finbar]

Hi Wendy and An.

This link may be of help.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=3&CATID=176&j=1

[WendyPusey]

Thanks for both those links, however he doesn't seem to be there.

[Phoenix]

Have you tried searching the Catalogue using his name and ADM 29? That's where I found my man. The records were on microfilm. (And gave all the ships he served on, like the later Continuous Service records.)