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A History of the County of Oxford
… duchess of Marlborough's almshouses. 5 In 1828 the unpaid benefit was reckoned to be £11 12 s., and in 1848 stock … pensioners, and devote most of the residue to the general benefit of the poor. The total annual income of the non- …
A History of the County of Oxford
… continued to be lent out at interest for the master's benefit until taken in hand in 1640. 92 Thomas Fletcher (d. … Bladon, devoted £800 won in a state lottery in 1719 to the benefit of the poor during his lifetime, and in 1738 his …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a library in the corporation's care in 1746, 63 and book societies were mentioned in 1787 and the 1820s. 64 The … Friendly Society, the United Brethren, and the United Benefit Society were held on the same day in the Marlborough … became dominant, but the Woodstock United Permanent Benefit Society, founded in 1871, survived into the 1920s. 80 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… scope. Corporate property was administered chiefly for the benefit of councillors and funds were provided for feasting … corporate property such as the meadows exclusively for the benefit of its members, and for mismanagement of the grammar … 57 Selfhelp was also promoted and the town's four friendly societies had 294 members in 1803 and 260 or more in 181315. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for half his election expenses, whereas Barnett had the benefit of the duke's horses. 30 In 1868 G. C. Brodrick, …