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Darby Pension Fund
Catalogue reference: D/QDA
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This record is about the Darby Pension Fund dating from 1897-1980.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- D/QDA
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Title (The name of the record)
- Darby Pension Fund
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1980
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Berkshire Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>The Darby Pension Fund, Berkshire</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- (8 vols, 126 bdls, 4 docs).
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited in May 1971 (acc. 1648); in June 1999 (acc. 6452).
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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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Introduction
The Darby Pension Fund was established in 1912, according to the wills of the brothers James Darby (d.1909) and Stephen Darby (d.1911), both of Cookham Dean. It provided pensions for persons who had been professionals, in business on their own account, or employed labour, for at least ten years, who were now living on restricted incomes. Preference was given to applicants from Cookham and Cookham Dean and then to those from Maidenhead and Bray. Widows of such persons were also eligible. Applicants were mostly small shopkeepers and tradesmen, but included former builders, publicans and farmers. Women applying in their own right included dressmakers, laundresses and a private schoolmistress.
Applicants were required to provide information about the nature of their qualifying business, reason for current poverty, and total current income. A closure period of 50 years applies to the records.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c8b214a2-f1d6-4e15-a261-575eb4047ba6/
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This record is held at Berkshire Record Office
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Darby Pension Fund