Queens Regulations & Admiralty Instructions 1861

SCALE of PENSIONS to the WIDOWS of the undermentioned Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, and Compassionate Allowances to the Legitimate Children of the said Officers. (Vide Chapter XXXIV, at page 249).

Rank of Officer	Widow's Ordinary Pension	Special Pension in lieu of Ordinary Pension	Special Pension in lieu of Ordinary Pension	Compassionate Allowance to Legitimate Children			Aggregate Amount of Allowances to the Family of any Officer not to exceed
Rank of Officer	Widow's Ordinary Pension	If the Officer was killed in action, or died within six months of wounds received in action	If the Officer was drowned, or suffered other violent death in an immediate act of duty, or if it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that he died from the effects of any injury or disease caused by extraordinary exposure or exertion on service within 6 months after his being first certified to be ill	If the Officer was killed in action, or died within 6 months of wounds received in action	If the Officer was drowned, or suffered other violent death in an immediate act of duty, or if it shall be proved to the satisfaction ot the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that he died from the effects of any injury or disease caused by extraordinary exposure or exertion on service within 6 months after his being first certified to be ill	Ordinary Compassionate Allowance	If Killed in Action	If not Killed in Action
1 MILITARY BRANCH. NAVAL OFFICERS.	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Flag Officers on the Active, Reserved and Retired Lists; Captains of the Fleet and Commodores	120	According to circumstances		5 to 40	20 to 30	16 to 20	500	300
Captains of 3 years'standing and upwards	90	200	150	18 to 25	16 to 20	14 to 16	350	*
Captains under 3 years' standing	80	200	140	18 to 25	16 to 20	14 to 16	350	*
Captains retired under Order in Council, dated 24th April, 1847	110	...	...	...	...	14 to 16	...	*
Captains retired under Order in Council, dated 1st August, 1860	The same as Captains on the Active List, according to Seniority					14 to 16	...	*
Captains, on Reserved Half-Pay, being Commanders promoted, under Order in Council, dated 25th June, 1851	Ditto					14 to 16	...	*
Commanders retired with the rank of Captain, under Orders in Council, dated 10th August, 1840, and 1st August, 1800	75	...	...	...	...	14 to 16	...	*
Commanders	70	120	100	16 to 20	14 to 17	12 to 14	250	*
Lieutenants retired with the rank of Commander, under Orders in Council, dated 30th January, 1816, 24th April, 1847, and 1st August, 1860	60	...	...	...	...	12 to 14	...	*
Lieutenants, on Reserved Half-Pay, with the rank of Commander, under Order in Council, dated 25th June, 1851	60	...	...	...	...	12 to 14	...	*
Lieutenants, retired with the rank of Commander, under Order in Council, dated 1st November, 1830	50	...	...	...	...	9 to 12	...	*
Lieutenants	50	80	65	12 to 16	10 to 14	9 to 12	150	*
Masters of the Fleet	80	200	140	18 to 25	16 to 20	14 to 16	350	*
Masters, retired with the rank of Captain, under Order in Council, dated 28th February, 1855	The same as Captains on the Active List, according to seniority as Captains					14 to 16	...	*
Masters' Attendant and Queen's Harbour-Masters and Assistant Masters-Attendant on retiring with the rank of Captain	The same as Captains on the Active List, according to seniority as Captains					14 to 16	...	*
Masters, retired with the rank of Commander, under Order in Council, dated 28th February, 1855	80	...	...	...	...	14 to 16	...	*
Masters retired with the rank of Commander, under Order in Council, dated 19th May, 1840	60	...	...	...	...	12 to 14	...	*
Master's-Attendant, Queen's Harbour-Masters, and Assistant Masters-Attendant, being Masters promoted to the rank of Commander	80	...	...	...	...	14 to 16	...	*
Masters of 8 years' standing and upwards	70	120	100	16 to 20	14 to 17	12 to 14	250	*
Masters under 8 years' standing	50	80	65	12 to 16	10 to 14	9 to 12	150	*
Sub-Lieutenants	...	60	50	...	...	...	...	...
Second Masters	...	60	50	...	...	...	...	...
Gunners	...	25	35	30	...	...	...	...
Boatswains
Carpenters
2. CIVIL BRANCH. NAVAL OFFICERS.	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Chaplains under Order in Council, dated 13th May, 1859
Under 10 years' service on Full Pay	50	80	65	12 to 16	10 to 14	9 to 12	150	*
10 and under 20 years' service on Full Pay	70	120	100	16 to 20	14 to 17	12 to 14	250	*
20 years' service and upwards on Full Pay	90	200	150	18 to 25	16 to 20	14 to 16	350	*
Chaplains under Order in Council, dated 22nd February, 1860
Under 15 years' service on Full Pay	50	80	65	12 to 16	10 to 14	9 to 12	150	*
15 years' service and upwards on Full Pay	70	120	100	16 to 20	14 to 17	12 to 14	250	*
Other Chaplains	50	80	65	12 to 16	10 to 14	9 to 12	150	*
Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets	120	According to circumstances		25 to 40	20 to 30	16 to 20	500	300
Secretary to Admiral of the Fleet	90	200	150	18 to 25	16 to 20	14 to 16	350	...
Paymaster-in-Chief
Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets, after 5 years' service on Full Pay as such
Inspector of Machinery Afloat, after 8 years' service on Full Pay as such
Secretary to a Commander-in-Chief †	80	200	140	18 to 25	16 to 20	14 to 16	350	*
Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets, under 5 years' service on Full Pay as such
Inspector of Machinery Afloat, under 8 years' service on Full Pay as such
Staff Surgeon
Paymaster of and above 15 years' seniority
Chief Engineer, ditto
Secretary to a Junior Flag Officer, Commodore of the First Class, or Captain of the Fleet	70	120	100	16 to 20	14 to 17	12 to 14	250	*
Surgeon
Paymaster of 8 years' and under 15 years' seniority
Chief Engineer, Do.
Secretary to a Commodore, 2nd Class	50	80	65	12 to 16	10 to 14	9 to 12	150	*
Paymaster, under 8 years' seniority
Chief Engineer, Do.
Naval Instructor
Assistant Surgeon, after 6 years' service on Full Pay as such
Assistant Surgeon under 6 years' service on Full Pay as such	40	65	50	8 to 14	6 to 12	5 to 10	90	*
"Engineer for special charge" (vide Instructions, Article 8, at page 51)	40	65	50	8 to 14	6 to 12	5 to 10	90	*
Other Engineers and Assistant Engineers	...	60	50	...	...	...	...	...
Assistant Paymaster	...	60	50	...	...	...	...	...
3. ROYAL MARINES.	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
General Officers	120	According to circumstances		25 to 40	20 to 30	16 to 20	500	300
Colonels	90	200	150	18 to 25	16 to 20	14 to 16	350	*
Lieutenant-Colonels	80	200	140	18 to 25	16 to 20	14 to 16	350	*
Majors	70	120	100	16 to 20	14 to 17	12 to 14	250	*
Captains	50	80	65	12 to 16	10 to 14	9 to 12	150	*
1st Lieutenants	40	60	50	8 to 14	6 to 12	5 to 10	100	*
2nd Lieutenants	36	50	40	8 to 14	6 to 12	5 to 10	100	*

NOTE. - The Widows of Officers on the Reserved and Retired Lists will only be entitled to the pensions applicable to the rank of their husbands at the date when they were placed on the Reserved or Retired Lists; an exception, however, to this rule is made in the case of retired Captains when, advanced to the rank of Flag Officers, whose widows will be pensioned as the widows of Flag Officers.

*	The amount of the Half-pay of the Rank and Standing of the Officer at the time of his death, to be in these cases the maximum of the allowance to his family.
†	Including those Officers who have served for twelve years and upwards as Secretaries to Flag Officers and Commodores of the First Class.