Born in the parish of St. Luke's, London. [The parish church is in Old Street, just north of the City.]
Enlisted at London on the 5th of May 1835.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 6".
Trade: Calico-glazier.
Features: Fresh complexion. Grey eyes. Lt. brown hair.
From Private to Corporal: 28th of August 1841.
In confinement, 21st-30th of January 1844, and reduced to Private on the 31st of January.
Marriage registered
Lewis George Andrews married Catherine Evans, September Quarter 1844, Carmarthen. [RM]
Next of kin (1854): Wife, Catherine, living c/o "The Swan Inn", Carmarthen, Wales.
Discharged from Edinburgh on the 9th of February 1860, as:
"Unfit for further service. Labours under chronic rheumatism - general health completely broke down. The result of long service and climate and has not been the result of vice or mis-conduct. His state of health is such that it will notably affect his being able to earn a living."
Served 24 years 274 days.
In Turkey and the Crimea: 1 year 10 months.
East Indies: 2 years 1 month.
Aged 44 years 9 months on discharge.
Conduct, "very good". In possession of four Good Conduct badges. Once tried by Court-martial.
Awarded a pension of 1/- per day.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.
Member of the Balaclava Commemoration Society in 1879.
To live at Keener, Co. Kerry, on discharge, but he was living in London in 1875.
1871 Census
3, Bond St, Lambeth.
The 1871 Census shows him, aged 55, a widower and "Pensioner 13th Dragoons". His son of the same name is shown aged 22, born at Longford, Ireland, a Butler. They were both living in the house of a George Treves. Treves's wife is named as Mary Ann, aged 54, born Holborn. Treves's brother-in-law is also shown.
1881 Census
36, Citizen Road, Islington [London].
His son, Lewis J. Andrews, 32, Railway Manager, born in Longford, Ireland, was living with his wife Fanny, 43, 3 children and 4 other relatives.
CP: The 1881 Census also show a "Lewis George Andrews", aged 11, born London, an orphan at the London Orphan Asylum, Watford, Hertfordshire. Could he be a relation?
Additional Census information for 1881 kindly provided by Chris Poole.