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A History of the County of Shropshire
… the 1850s or later. 62 By 1808 there was a brotherly or friendly society at Oakengates, perhaps that which met in the … 673/1/6, 14 June 1823. S.R.O., q.sess. rec. parcel 285, friendly socs. reg.; Orders of Q. Sess iv. 32. Wellington …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woodchester has been recorded as an inn since 1766 when a friendly society met there. 35 A friendly society continued to meet there in 1816. 36 In 1690 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… office was in Upper Woodford. 18 The Durnford and Woodford Friendly Society had in 1835 the use of a building in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to be the earliest box club in the county. 76 The town's friendly societies retained a high membership in the early … particular political groups: in the 1840s the Woodstock Friendly Society was supported chiefly by Liberals and nonconformists. 78 In 1868 the feasts of the Woodstock Friendly Society, the United Brethren, and the United Benefit …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1807. 57 Selfhelp was also promoted and the town's four friendly societies had 294 members in 1803 and 260 or more in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… dating from before 1863 and surviving until c. 1908. 97 A Friendly Society was registered in 1834 and an Independent …
A History of the County of Somerset
… village. SOCIAL LIFE The Polden Hill and Woolavington Friendly Society, founded 1854, and in the early 20th century …