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Pumfrey family of Churchdown
Catalogue reference: D4888
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This record is about the Pumfrey family of Churchdown dating from 1866-1910.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- D4888
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Title (The name of the record)
- Pumfrey family of Churchdown
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1866-1910
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Description (What the record is about)
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Farm accounts, plus some memoranda
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Gloucestershire Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <famname>Pumfrey family of Churchdown, Gloucestershire</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Document given by Mr. H. D. Howe, per Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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This volume was found in 1950 in a garden shed in Station Road, Churchdown, following the death of the house owner, Miss Pumfrey, then in her 80's (ex. inf. Mr. H. D. Howe who purchased the house in 1950)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Pumfrey family had farmed at Parton in Churchdown since at least the mid-19th century. William Pumfrey is recorded in the 1851 census, aged 50, farming 79 acres and employing 4 labourers. His will was proved at Gloucester in 1870, and the farming business was carried on by various members of the family (see Kelly's trade directories)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6d9ce1b0-6414-4b8c-a751-2b252cfa92be/
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Pumfrey family of Churchdown