Written by Charles Fison. Posted in Military records.

Retired Soldiers who settled at the Cape 1818-1826

A list of men, retired to pension (as opposed to dead or dishonourably discharged), who elected to remain at the Cape, from 1818 to 1826, whose names are listed in WO 23/147 at The National Archives, Kew. Transcribed by Charles Fison.

This is a selection of the information available on the original page. Also included may be: date of admission, physical description, length and type of service, rate of pension, (rarely) date of death and, sometimes, further notes. These are only men who stayed in SA, others remained in, for instance, Sierra Leone, Canada, India and Corfu. You may have to try some odd spellings: look at where Lewis Oliver was born. Charles Fison

Retired Soldiers who settled at the Cape 1818-1826
Surname	Name	Regiment	Age	born	Examination
Abell	John	Cape Garrison	44	Bastort, Germany	1818-11-13
Abernethy	William	49th Foot	42	St. Peter's, Cork	1823-10-22
Allen	Thomas	Cape Cav.	38	Baltinglass. Wicklow	1820-8-24
Barker	Thomas	21st Dragoons	37	Much Wenlock, Salop.	1819-7-29
Bedmore	John	25th Dragoons	41	St. Margaret's, Norfolk	1819-3-17
Behl	Christian	Cape Cav.	52	Ansbach, Germany	1821-9-12
Bell	Andrew	72nd Foot	41	Kinnoul, Perth	1822-5-1
Bestt	Thomas	Cape Inf.	45	Benton, N'Land.	1821-5-23
Bird	Robert	30th Foot	55	Ipswich, Suffolk	1819-3-17
Blackey	John	25th Dragoons	34	Bainton, Lanark	1819-3-17
Blackshaw	Richard	Cape Garrison	51	Manchester	1818-11-13
Boland	William	Cape Cav.	35	Cootehill, Roscommon	1821-9-12
Bourne	Joseph	38th Foot	29	Burslem, Staffs.	1824-3-3
Bowles	Thomas	Cape Cav.	41	Wilton, Wilts.	1825-10-12
Brankin	Felix	Royal Artillery
Bremner	John	72nd Foot	44	Forres, Murray	1822-2-7
Brimmer	Samuel	83rd Foot	54	Sonning, Berks.	1819-3-17
Britton	George	21st Dragoons	35	Bristol	1818-9-12
Brogan	Patrick	83rd Foot	47	Castlebar, Mayo	1824-8-4
Brown	James	72nd Foot	47	Shoreditch, Middx.	1822-5-1
Brown	Fraser	72nd Foot	35	Ballymoney, Antrim	1822-5-1
Buchannan	James	72nd Foot	43	Kilmadock, Perth	1822-5-1
Burford	Benjamin	Cape Garrison	54	Henley, Worcs.	1818-11-13
Burges	John	83rd Foot	43	Shervill, Hants.	1819-3-17
Burrard	Richard	83rd Foot	41	Allingham, Norfolk	1818-8-12
Cahill	James	54th Foot	44	St. Kerns, King's Co.	1821-2-7
Cannon	Thomas	Cape Inf.	57	St. Swithin's, Lincoln	1821-5-23
Chadwick	George	83rd Foot	39	Eccles,Lancs.	1818-11-13
Chilvers	John	Cape Garrison	35	Filton, Suffolk	1818-11-13
Cook	Thomas	72nd Foot	42	Hackett Town, Carlow	1820-3-20
Cooper	William	83rd Foot	40	Leominster, Hereford	1821-2-7
Cumming	Thomas	R. Africa Corps	41	Stepney, Middx.	1823-10-22
Currie	Thomas	83rd Foot	45	Manchester	1819-3-17
Danves	James	72nd Foot	43	St. Peter's, Bristol	1822-2-7
Dart	Thomas	R Sappers & M.
Dates	Christopher	56th Foot	43	Boroditch, York	1819-3-17
Day	William	Cape Cav.	40	Ringwood, Hants.	1824-3-3
Dease	David	Cape Garrison	34	Dunsegin, Fife	1819-7-29
Dennis	James	72nd Foot	38	Shankhill, Armagh	1822-5-1
Dennis	Robert	72nd Foot	38	Longside, Aberdeen	1822-5-1
Diddleston	James	72nd Foot	40	Edinburgh	1820-8-24
Dingwall	Alexander	72nd Foot	40	Boham, Banff	1822-2-7
Donnelly	John	83rd Foot	37	Linartry, Armagh	1818-11-13
Donohue	Bartholemew	54th Foot	36	Kilcommon, Galway	1822-7-31
Doolan	James	54th Foot	41	Glentworth, Cork	1822-2-7
Doyle	Anthony	69th Foot	46	Wexford	1820-8-24
Duff	James	72nd Foot	41	Lufgy, Forfar	1822-5-1
Dukes	Edward	Cape Garrison	52	Clay St. Margaret, Salop.	1818-11-13
Dutton	Thomas	30th Foot	44	Chester	1820-8-24
Enwright	Matthew	54th Foot	43	Ballylongford, Kerry	1820-3-20
Evans	George	56th Foot	46	Shrewsbury, Salop.	1819-3-17
Farrell	John	83rd Foot	41	Stapleton. King's Co.	1818-8-12
Fenwick	John	72nd Foot	33	Falfield, Ayr	1822-5-1
Ferguson	James	72nd Foot	49	Westkirk, Edinburgh	1822-2-7
Ferguson	Thomas	72nd Foot	56	Gleniola, Perth	1822-2-7
Ferne	Robert	Cape Garrison	34	Southwell, Notts.	1818-11-13
Fison	John	72nd Foot	46	Ipswich, Suffolk	1822-2-7
Fitchet	David	72nd Foot	39	Forfar, Angus	1823-12-20
Fitzpatrick	Philip	1 Foot	40	Drumboo, Cavan	1819-3-17
Flint	William	30th Foot	38	Ware, Herts.	1819-3-17
Foley	John	72nd Foot	30	Ardagh, Longford	1822-5-1
Foxcroft	George	72nd Foot	47	Falkirk, Stirling	1822-2-7
Fraser	Hugh	Cape Inf.	41	Baleskine, Inverness	1818-8-12
Fraser	William	Cape Inf.	41	Baleskine, Inverness	1818-8-12
Fraser	James	19th Foot	47	Paisley, Renfrew	1819-3-17
Gallagher	John	49th Foot	44	Clogher, Tyrone	1825-8-24
Garratt	George	R. Africa Corps	43	Warminster, Wilts.	1822-6-19
Garvey	Patrick	Cape Inf.	43	Oran, Roscommon	1821-5-23
Gazey	John	38th Foot	46	Warwick	1824-5-12
George	William	19th Foot	32	Bushea, Hereford	1819-3-17
Giblon	Patrick	72nd Foot	43	St. John, West Meath	1822-5-1
Gill	Thomas	Cape Cav.	39	Guisley,Yorks.	1822-2-7
Gilstain	Arthur	49th Foot	40	Londonderry	1826-8-30
Ginn	John	83rd Foot	47	Brangling, Herts.	1818-8-12
Goodman	Richard	38th Foot	54	Shannon, Cork	1822-7-31
Goodwin	Luke	72nd Foot	43	Barnet, Middx.	1822-5-1
Grant	John	72nd Foot	46	Duthill, Murray	1822-6-19
Green	Daniel	25th Dragoons	39	Nantwich, Chester	1819-3-17
Green	John	83rd Foot	43	Newmarket, Cambs.	1821-2-7
Greensmith	Francis	Cape Garrison	45	Ashbourn, Derbys.	1818-11-13
Grennier	William	Cape Garrison	45	Brighton, Sussex	1818-11-13
Griffin	William	25th Dragoons	42	St. Andrew's, Worcester	1819-3-17
Groves	William	38th Foot	41	Baltinglass. Wicklow	1824-5-12
Gunn	John	72nd Foot	44	Kildonan, Sutherland	1821-2-7
Gunn	Donald	Cape Inf.	43	Kildonan, Sutherland	1822-6-19
Hamilton	James	72nd Foot	42	Lanark	1822-2-7
Harris	John	Cape Garrison	49	Tenbury, Worcs.	1818-11-13
Hay	William	72nd Foot	40	Aughterless, Aberdeen	1822-5-1
Hayes	John	Cape Garrison	46	Ezlas	1818-11-13
Henegan	Luke	Cape Garrison	42	St. Anne's, Dublin	1818-11-13
Hester	John H.	Cape Garrison	29	Zell, Hanover	1818-11-13
Hill	Joseph	Cape Reg't.
Hills	Joshua	Cape Inf.	40	Stanford, Essex	1818-8-12
Hilton	John	72nd Foot	42	Forfar, Angus	1822-5-1
Hogan	Daniel	8 Dragoons	26	Finlow, Clare	1818-9-12
Hosie	Andrew	72nd Foot	42	St. Ninian's, Stirling	1821-2-7
Howson	Francis	25th Dragoons	40	Kettlewell, York	1819-3-17
Hughes	Henry	72nd Foot	35	Killaw, Longford	1822-5-1
Hughes	James	72nd Foot	39	Aglish, Tyrone	1822-5-1
Hunter	Peter	72nd Foot	44	Dunfermline. Fife	1821-9-12
Hunter	William	72nd Foot	34	St. Virgin's, Angus	1822-5-1
Husband	Thomas	56th Foot	39	St. Leonard, Shrewsbury	1819-3-17
Ingram	John	72nd Foot	42	Lochiel, Aberdeen	1822-5-1
Irven	Andrew	72nd Foot	43	Dungannon, Tyrone	1822-5-1
Johnson	John	Cape Cav.	43	Glasgow	1823-5-9
Kay	John	98th Foot	41	Bolton, Lancs.	1826-10-11
Kelly	Bryan	83rd Foot	46	Gillan, King's Co.	1818-8-12
Kenyon	Zachariah	6 Foot	38	Daventry, N'hants.	1825-10-12
Kenzie	Joshua	56th Foot	41	Ware, Herts.	1819-3-17
King	Robert	56th Foot	44	Stepney, Middx.	1819-3-17
Kirkwood	Alexander	72nd Foot	39	Barony, Lanark	1822-5-1
Knight	William	Cape Garrison	55	Stratford on Avon, Warks.	1818-11-13
Lambert	Richard	8 Dragoons	45	Callan, Kilkenny	1818-9-12
Layton	John	83rd Foot	43	Bilston, Staffs.	1818-11-13
Leader	John	60th Foot	44	Islington, Middx.	1819-7-29
Lees	James	72nd Foot	39	Aughnacloy, Derry	1822-5-1
Lennon	Henry	83rd Foot	43	Wycome, Berks.	1818-11-13
Lilly	Joshua	Cape Garrison	55	Kitton, Northumberland	1818-11-13
Lindsay	Robert	72nd Foot	45	Gorbals, Lanark	1822-5-1
Littler	Thomas	83rd Foot	53	Manchester	1818-11-13
Long	Samuel	Cape Cav.	40	Marylebone	1821-2-7
Lordon	John	Cape Inf.	45	Cork	1821-5-23
Loveday	William	Cape Inf.	47	Henley,Oxon.	1821-5-23
Lucas	William	Cape Cav.	44	Churchover, Warwick	1824-9-22
Macdonald	Alexander	Cape Inf.	40	Dingwall, Ross	1821-5-23
Mackay	George	72nd Foot	49	Durness, Sutherland	1822-2-7
Maclean	Francis	38th Foot	45	Kildunton, Argyll	1823-10-22
Macpherson	Duncan	72nd Foot	43	Karencarech, Argyll	1822-5-1
Mann	John	72nd Foot	44	Carrington, Bedford	1821-9-12
Mansfield	William	72nd Foot	37	Shaftesbury, Dorset	1822-2-7
Markey	James	22nd Foot	41	Ballycary, Louth	1819-3-17
Markosky	John	Cape Garrison	29	Cassel, Russia	1818-11-13
Marks	William	72nd Foot	39	Magherafeldt, Derry	1822-5-1
Matthews	William	Cape Cav.	42	Salisbury, Wilts.	1821-2-7
McCarthy	Florence	49th Foot	43	Bandon, Cork	1824-11-24
McIntyre	Malcolm	72nd Foot	41	Callender, Perth	1822-2-7
McKenzie	John	72nd Foot	34	Urquhart, Ross	1820-3-20
McKinnon	Alexander	25th Dragoons	33	Perth	1819-3-17
McLaren	John	72nd Foot	39	Kenmuir, Perth	1822-5-1
McNeil	John	72nd Foot	44	Paisley, Renfrew	1822-2-7
McVeigh	John	R. Africa Corps	45	Lifford, Donegal	1822-6-19
Mead	Jacob	Cape Garrison	40	Braintree, Essex	1818-11-13
Mirk	James	72nd Foot	41	Falkirk, Stirling	1822-5-1
Moorhead	George	25th Dragoons	42	Basony, Lanark	1819-3-17
Moran	Robert	72nd Foot	37	Magherafeldt, Derry	1822-5-1
Mott	Richard	72nd Foot	41	Shillingford, Oxon.	1820-3-20
Murphy	Thomas	25th Dragoons	50	Eyrecourt, Galway	1819-3-17
Neat	William	21st Dragoons	37	Westbury, Gloucs.	1819-7-29
Niblick	Bernard	56th Foot	46	Holland	1819-3-17
Norton	John	54th Foot	36	Kilbride, Meath	1822-7-31
O'Brien	David	Cape Cav.	32	Dublin	1820-8-24
O'Donnell	Edward	Cape Garrison	42	Grange, Limerick	1818-11-13
Oliver	Lewis	25th Dragoons	38	Sentrope, Provence	1819-3-17
Osten	Bernard	Cape Garrison	40	Ostrich, Brabant	1818-11-13
Owens	Alexander	72nd Foot	41	Peebles	1822-2-7
Paget	Thomas	38th Foot	38	Birmingham	1822-2-7
Parr	Thomas	83rd Foot	44	Tinsley, Lancs.	1818-11-13
Pigg	Robert	72nd Foot	43	St. Martins, Norfolk	1822-2-7
Plunkett	Arthur	72nd Foot	41	Barslick, Roscommon	1822-2-7
Point	Charles	69th Foot	47	Dunkirk, Flanders	1819-3-17
Preston	John	Cape Garrison	45	Edmonston, York	1818-11-13
Price	Robert	Cape Cav.	52	Shrewsbury, Salop.	1821-9-12
Prosser	James	19th Foot	53	Builth, Brecon	1819-3-17
Pugh	Thomas	Cape Garrison	47	St. John's, Worcester	1818-11-13
Ramm	Daniel	Cape Garrison	40	Ramsden, Essex	1818-11-13
Robertson	John	72nd Foot	42	Errol, Perth	1822-2-7
Robertson	Donald	72nd Foot	39	Tobago	1820-3-20
Ross	Adam	21st Dragoons	43		buried 1821-3-1
Ross	Andrew	72nd Foot	44	Tain, Ross	1822-5-1
Russell	Clement	72nd Foot	39	Clackmannan	1820-3-20
Ryan	James	19th Foot	43	Clonmell, Tipperary	1819-3-17
Rye	John	56th Foot	40	Grasenell, Norfolk	1819-3-17
Samuel	John	Cape Garrison	46	Magdeburg, Germany	1818-11-13
Schalek	Ignatius	60th Foot	49	Hilsketz, Poland	1819-7-29
Schofield	James	Cape Garrison	48	Stockport, Chester	1818-11-13
Schwalder	John	60th Foot	57	Rawielder, Alsace	1818-8-12
Sellars	John	19th Foot	41	Manton, York	1819-3-17
Shelly	Timothy	49th Foot	43	Rathdowney, Queen's Co.	1826-5-17
Sibbald	George	R. Africa Corps	51	Westchurch, Midlothian	1822-6-19
Simpson	James	25th Dragoons	31	Raffan, Banff	1819-3-17
Smith	Alexander	72nd Foot	41	New Machar, Aberdeen	1822-2-7
Smith	William	Cape Garrison	33	Powerscourt, Wicklow	1818-11-13
Smith	John	72nd Foot	43	Cromdale, Inverness	1822-5-1
Sutherwood	William	56th Foot	40	Stroud, Kent	1819-3-17
Taylor	William	72nd Foot	49	Roscobie, Forfar	1820-3-20
Thomas	Samuel	Cape Cav.	42	St. Vincent, W.I.	1821-5-23
Thompson	Thomas	72nd Foot	42	Ballkerry, Derry	1822-2-7
Thorp	William	83rd Foot	39	Burton on Trent, Staffs.	1823-10-22
Till	John	Cape Garrison	49	Romsey, Hants.	1819-7-29
Tillman	Herman	69th Foot	36	Leek	1819-3-17
Torr	Robert	Cape Inf.	37	Sheffield, Yorks.	1821-5-23
Tracey	Patrick	25th Dragoons	40	St. Mary, Wexford	1819-3-17
Trowbridge	William	83rd Foot	43	Tollard, Wilts.	1818-11-13
Ward	James	Cape Inf.	61	Killigan, Wicklow	1818-8-12
Watt	John	72nd Foot	44	Barrie, Mearns	1822-2-7
Welsh	Thomas	72nd Foot	41	Tinbury, Worcs.	1820-3-20
Westerman	John	Cape Garrison	43	Rotterdam	1818-11-13
White	Peter	54th Foot	51	Dysart, Roscommon	1821-9-12
Winkworth	John	Cape Garrison	50	Chippenham, Wilts.	1818-11-13
Woods	Thomas	56th Foot	49	Marpole, Chester	1819-3-17
Wright	George	83rd Foot	46	Dillon, Staffs.	1818-8-12
Wright	Thomas	83rd Foot	41	Sutton Coldfield, Warks.	1818-11-13

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