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Friendly Societies, Branches, Rules and Amendments, etc., Series I

Catalogue reference: FS 5

What's it about?

FS 5

The files consist of rules and amendments to rules and occasional other statutory documents (but not annual returns) of parent Societies or branches removed from the Register before 1913.

Full description and record details

Reference
FS 5
Title
Friendly Societies, Branches, Rules and Amendments, etc., Series I
Date
[1855-1912]
Description

The files consist of rules and amendments to rules and occasional other statutory documents (but not annual returns) of parent Societies or branches removed from the Register before 1913.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The files are arranged alphabetically in order of the names of the Societies.

Related material

For later files in Series II see FS 10

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
274 file(s)
Subjects
Topics
Friendly societies
Selection and destruction information
In addition to the files of each central body, specimen files of a district (where applicable) and a branch of each society have been preserved in this series.
Administrative / biographical background

Each Friendly Society consists of a central body (called the Order) together with branches; the branches usually being grouped in geographical districts.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8415/

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