EAST INDIA COMPANY'S PENSIONS
RETURN TO AN ORDER OF
THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF COMMONS, Dated 26th June 1833;- for
Lists of all pensions granted by the Company to Commanders, Officers, Seaman, Widows and Orphans, of the East India Company's Commercial Marine Services, since the year 1793 to the present time; specifying the grounds upon which such pension was granted, the amount of each, and the source whence the pensions are derived.
The following information has been transcribed from a booklet, owned by the Webmaster, it has been transcribed in full by me, verbatim. I have proof read several times, but as always I would be happy to accept any reasonable requests to re-check my transcribing. There is no other information whatsoever on this booklet, I have 'drained it dry'.
*** The heading for this column is shown as 'RATE OF ANNUAL PENSION' and source whence derived - Poplar Fund or Company's Cash. Over 99% of the figures shown are under the 'Poplar Fund', I have indicated where 'Company's Cash' is used. Also, for any overseas visitors to these pension pages, the currency shown is in POUNDS, SHILLINGS AND PENCE.
Year 1795
| When Granted | To Whom - SURNAME | To Whom - GIVEN NAME | Rank or Station | £ | s. | d. | For what period | Grounds on which granted |
| 6th January 1795 | RATHBONE | Catharine | Widow of a Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Distress, and Husbands Services |
| 5th February 1795 | WRIGHT | George | Gunner | 9 | 12 | - | 1 year | Injury or infirmity |
| 5th February 1795 | ROSIER | Henry | Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Injury or infirmity |
| 5th February 1795 | BENNETT | Ann | Seaman's Widow | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Distress, and Husbands Services |
| 5th February 1795 | SQUIRE | Eleanor | Seaman's Widow | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Distress, and Husbands Services |
| 5th February 1795 | HUTTON | Edward F. | Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Infirmity |
| 26th February 1795 | GLENNY | Daniel | Master of the Pilot Sloop | Severe indisposition and | ||||
| Diligence | 60 | - | - | Life | long service | |||
| 26th February 1795 | SUTHERLAND | James | Gunner | 9 | 12 | - | Life | Injury |
| 26th February 1795 | COX | Theodosia | Widow of a Ship's Cook | 6 | - | - | Life | Distress, and Husbands Services |
| 26th February 1795 | DENNING | Sarah | Widow of a Ship's Cook | 6 | - | - | Life | Distress, and Husbands Services |
| 26th February 1795 | HARRIS | Benjamin | Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Infirmity |
| 26th February 1795 | FLETCHER | Bridget | Orphan of a Petty Officer | 3 | 4 | - | Till of | Distress, and |
| For her Child Elizabeth R. Fletcher | prescribed age | Fathers service | ||||||
| 18th March 1795 | SCALES | James | Ship's Cook | 6 | - | - | Life | Injury or infirmity |
| 18th March 1795 | POULTON | Thomas | Ship's Cook | 6 | - | - | Life | Injury or infirmity |
| 18th March 1795 | COLLISHAW | Sarah | Orphan of a Petty Officer | 3 | 4 | - | Till of | Distress, and |
| For Ann Duncan | prescribed age | Fathers service | ||||||
| 18th March 1795 | BRIGHT | William | Seaman | 3 | - | - | 1 year | Injury or infirmity |
| 18th March 1795 | BON | Jean | Seaman | 3 | - | - | 1 year | Injury or infirmity |
| 17th April 1795 | MAXWELL | Arthur | Commander | 80 | - | - | Life | Distress |
| 17th April 1795 | DENNIS | Elizabeth | Daughter of | 35 | - | - | Life | Elizabeth Dennis |
| a Commander | and her sister, Mary | |||||||
| Cush, had been on the Fund some time. | ||||||||
| On the death of Mary Cush (April 1795) | ||||||||
| the sum which had been allowed the | ||||||||
| two sisters (Viz £35) was continued | ||||||||
| to the survivor Elizabeth Dennis. | ||||||||
| Fathers Services | ||||||||
| 22nd April 1795 | DAMPIER | Edward | Second Assistant | 80 | - | - | Life | Long services and Infirmities |
| to Master Attendant | 20 | - | - | From the Company's cash | ||||
| 6th May 1795 | ANDERSON | Jannett | Widow of Ship's Cook | 6 | - | - | Life | Distress, and Husbands Services |
| 6th May 1795 | FARQUHARSON | Ann | Orphan of | 3 | 4 | - | till prescribed | Distress, and |
| for Chas. S. Farquharson | Ships Cook | age | Fathers service | |||||
| 6th May 1795 | HILL | Sarah | Orphan of | 2 | - | - | till prescribed | Distress, and |
| for Harriett Hill | Ships Cook | age | Fathers service | |||||
| 6th May 1795 | MARKS | Joseph | Seaman | 3 | 3 | - | present relief | Injury or infirmity |
| 6th May 1795 | NICHOLS | John | Seaman | 3 | 3 | - | present relief | Injury or infirmity |
| 28th May 1795 | JACOBS | Catharine | Orphans of | 7 | 10 | - | till prescribed | Distress, and |
| for each of the four children | a | age | Fathers service | |||||
| of Mr Chapman Jacobs | Mate | |||||||
| 28th May 1795 | BRYANT | William | Boatswain | 9 | 12 | - | Life | Infirmity |
| 17th June 1795 | WOOD | Elizabeth | Widow of a Third Mate | 20 | - | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 17th June 1795 | POULTON | Fanny | Widow of a Caulker | 7 | 4 | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 15th July 1795 | AXTELL | Ann | Widow of a Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 19th August 1795 | HUTTON | Martha | Widow of a Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 19th August 1795 | THOMPSON | John | Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Infirmity |
| 23rd September 1795 | RICHARDSON | Mary | Widow of a Second Mate | 25 | - | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 23rd September 1795 | FROST | William | Boatswain | 9 | 12 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 23rd September 1795 | RENSUF | John | Boatswain | 9 | 12 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 23rd September 1795 | WOODFIELD | Philip | Carpenter | 9 | 12 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 23rd September 1795 | SHULVER | Thomas | Caulker | 7 | 4 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 23rd September 1795 | JONES | Joseph | Gunner's Mate | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 23rd September 1795 | CAMPBELL | James | Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 23rd September 1795 | CURTIS | Cornelius | Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 23rd September 1795 | TWYADYO | Eskmyo | Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 23rd September 1795 | HILL | Lucy | Orphan of a | 2 | - | - | till prescribed | Distress, and |
| for Lucy Hill | Petty Officer | age | Fathers service | |||||
| 23rd September 1795 | DIXON | Ann | Widow of a Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 14th October 1795 | NICHOLS | John | Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 14th October 1795 | NEALE | Francis | Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 11th November 1795 | MURPHY | Donald | Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | 1 Years | Distress. Money from Company's cash & not Poplar Fund |
| 16th December 1795 | MEWS | Thomas | Gunner | 9 | 12 | - | Life | Infirmity |
| 16th December 1795 | SCALES | Mary | Ship's Cook's Widow | 6 | - | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 16th December 1795 | ANDREWS | Thomas | Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 16th December 1795 | HUGHES | Thomas | Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 16th December 1795 | DEVEREUX | William | Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 16th December 1795 | NAIRNE | Elizabeth | Ships | 6 | - | - | till prescribed | Distress, and |
| For the four children of | Steward | age | Fathers service | |||||
| William Nairne, each £2 | ||||||||
| 16th December 1795 | FLANDALL | Joseph | Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | 1 year | Injury or Infirmity |
| 22nd December 1795 | STRIDE | Phillis | Boatswain's Widow | 9 | 12 | - | Life | Husband's Services |
| 22nd December 1795 | MORRIS | Thomas | Caulker's Mate | 6 | - | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 22nd December 1795 | ELSDEN | Henry | Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Injury or Infirmity |
| 22nd December 1795 | SPARKS | Ann | Widow of Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 22nd December 1795 | CHAMBERS | Elizabeth | Widow of Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 22nd December 1795 | SMITH | Jane | Widow of Quartermaster | 4 | 16 | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 22nd December 1795 | ALLEN | Margaret | Widow of Seaman | 3 | 12 | - | Life | Distress, and Husband's services |
| 22nd December 1795 | MILLER | John | Gunner | 9 | 12 | - | 1 year | Injury or Infirmity |
| 22nd December 1795 | BOWEN | John | Boatswain's Mate | 4 | 16 | - | 1 year | Injury or Infirmity |