hello dont know if anyone can help me or not .
but my ancestor John McKennen (various spelling ) allegedly died in the Chelsea Hospital in 1810 at the age of 24 , but so far I have been unable to confirm that !
the information was obtained from the gravestone of his daughter (Helen McKennen Findlay) it also mentions her mother , Johns wife as Isabella Black McKennen who died in 1862 aged 77 and born in Buteshire Scotland circa 1785 !
I am very interested in finding out about his military past and of course where he came from !
any help would be appreciated !
regards
Elaine
Hi Elaine. You may want to check if he was an ‘in pensioner’ or ‘out pensioner’. An out pensioner meant they were in receipt of payments, so could have died anywhere.