3 medical reports for application to the Scottish (Widows Fund)
Scope and Contents
3 printed questionnaire forms or reports drawn up by "Directors of the Scottish (Widows' Fund) Life Assurance Society" with answers written in manuscript. Two of the forms are entitled 'Report by a friend of the party' and have 11 questions, and one is entitled "Medical report" and has 18 questions. The forms relate to:
- Thomas James, of Hurcott, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire, who was a paper manufacturer. The form (Report by a friend of the party) has been signed and completed by Mr. Trope, 10 Aldgate, on 11 December 1837.
- Rev. William Martin Thompson, Minister of the Scotch Church, Woolwich. The form (Report by a friend of the party) has been signed and completed by Major Anderson, Royal Artillery, Woolwich, on 6 July 1842.
- Peter M'Laren, who was a warehouseman with Messrs Reid Robertson and Co. Glasgow, and 'about two years ago with employment of Messrs Harvie and Co., Dublin. The form (Medical report) has been signed and completed by Dr. Kirby, Dublin, on 7 February 1839.
Dates
- Creation: 1837-1842
Creator
- Scottish Widows? Fund and Life Assurance Society (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Biographical / Historical
The Scottish Widows Fund and Equitable Assurance Society, or Scottish Widows, was established in 1815 in Edinburgh. The idea for the setting up of a fund for the financial protection of the relatives of deceased clergyman and schoolmasters had been put forward by a group of prominent Scotsmen in March 1812. The fund would protect 'widows, sisters and other females' from poverty, and would be achieved by insuring capital sums on lives. The plan was extend the benefits of the fund to all parts of Britain. By September 1821, funds had reached £20,000, and in 1845 they stood at £1,700,000. In our own modern times Scottish Widows became part of Lloyds TSB Group.
Extent
1 folder containing 3 reports
Physical Location
CLX-A-1144
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from Northamptonshire Record Office, January 2013. Accession no: E2013.06.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie14 March 2013
- Title
- Medical reports for application to the Scottish (Widows' Fund) Life Assurance Society
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
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