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Dartmouth United Charities Scheme, 8th October 1909   Social History      Dartmouth Charities
DHRG No. 102763
Original copy.
Details of the Scheme i.e. administration & beneficiaries etc. relating to the Charities mentioned with particulars of origins.
WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, FREDERICK 'FOLLETT, WILLIAM AYSH HAWKS, GEORGE GAY, RICHARD BURGOINE, JOHN JAGO TOLMAN, GEORGE CLIFT ROBERT THOMAS PILLAR, Rev JOSEPH SAMUEL EXELL, WILLIAM HENRYHOLE, WILLIAM JOHN FAREMOUTH, FRANCIS BOYLE HENSLOWE ROBERT WALTER PRIDEAUX, JOHN BROWN, Mayor. Together with other names (See 1953 & 1987 below)

Charities mentioned :
BLONDETT.ELEEMOSYNARY SHARE OF THE DARTMOUTH CHARITIES. FORDER ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY. LANGDON., ACLAND, SIR JOHN. AWDYAN, ALEXANDER, THOMAS BOONE,. DYER. MRS. RABBIDGE, and others, RICHARD KELLY. WILLIAM LAY, JOHN LOVERING , THOMAS PAIGE. JOHN PLUMLElGH, GEORGE PRESTWOOD, JOAN ROUNSEVALL, JOHN SHAPLEIGH, LAWRENCE WHEELER, WIDOWS HOUSES.

Dartmouth United Charities Scheme, 28th April 1953   Social History      Dartmouth Charities
DHRG No. 102764
Details of the Scheme i.e. administration & beneficiaries etc. relating to the Charities mentioned with particulars of origins. (See 1987 below).

Charities mentioned :
HENRY BLONDETT, The ELEEMOSYNARY SHARE OF THE DARTMOUTH CHARITIES, FORDER ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY, RICHARD LANGDON, The PAROCHIAL CHARITIES, being the Charities of SIR JOHN ACLAND, ALEXANDER AWDYAN, THOMAS BOONE, MRS. RABBIDGE DYER and others, RICHARD KELLY, WILLIAM LEY, JOHN LOVERING, THOMAS PAIGE, JOHN PLUMLEIGH, GEORGE PRESTWOOD, JOAN ROUNSEVALL, JOHN SHAPLEIGH and LAWRENCE WHEELER. WIDOWS' HOUSES. DARTMOUTH BENEVOLENT SOCIETY FUND.

Bayards Cove Mission Charity, July 1971   Social History      Dartmouth Charities
DHRG No. 102765
Scheme Sealed 26th July 1971 & amended 22nd September 1980. For the governance of the charity including appointment of Trustees and vesting in Official Custodian for Charities. Regulated by conveyance dated the 22nd July 1905; and In the matter of the Charities Act, 1960.

Charities mentioned :
BAYARDS COVE MISSION ALMSHOUSES.

Bayards Cove Mission Charity, amended 1980   Social History      Dartmouth Charities 20thC
DHRG No. 102766
For details see 102765.

Dartmouth United Charities Scheme, 20th July 1987   Social History      Dartmouth Charities
DHRG No. 102767
Details of the Scheme including Administration, Allocation of property, Beneficiaries & Application of Income etc. relating to the Charities mentioned.

Charities mentioned :
Henry Biondett; Charity called the Eleemosynarv Share of the Dartmouth Charities; Forder eleemosynary Charity; The Parochial Charities, being the Charities of Sir John Acland, Alexander Awdyan, Thomas Boone, Mrs Rabbidge Dyer and others, Richard Kelly, William Ley, John Levering, Thomas Paige, John Plumleigh, George Prestwood, Joan Rounsevall, John Shapleigh, Lawrence Wheeler, The Widows' Houses; The Dartmouth Benevolent Society Fund; Bayards Cove Mission Almshouses,

Dartmouth United Charities Scheme, 28th March 1988   Social History      Dartmouth Charities
DHRG No. 102768
Scheme including appointment & names of Trustees, application of income, Management & sale of land. Names mentioned incl Wilfred John Bates, Thomas Kennish Ellwood, Donald George Hitt, Denis Arthur Woods, Sidney Herbert Bell, William Edward Lidstone , Alan Pyne, Gordon Pook,Peter Charles Tucker, Edward John Williams.

Cahrities mentioned :
Although the document refers to The Dartmouth Charities & The Scheme refers to The above-mentioned Charities and property thereof, no charities are listed. It further states that all charities & land shall be administered and managed together as one charity under the title of The Dartmouth Trust.

Medical Records of Dartmouth, 1425-1887   Social History      Public Health 15thC 16thC 17thC 18thC 19thC
DHRG No. 102770
Article describing the history of medical practice and healthcare in Dartmouth by Dr R. M. S. McConaghey, Dartmouth GP and medical historian, from the earliest available Dartmouth records, to the establishment of the Cottage Hospital. First published in Medical History 1960 April 4 (2) p91-111 (Open Access).

1830 Pigot’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1830 19thC
DHRG No. 102771

1839 Robson’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1839 19thC
DHRG No. 102772

1883 Kelly’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1883 19thC
DHRG No. 102773

1890 White’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1890 19thC
DHRG No. 102774

1914 Kelly’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1914 20thC
DHRG No. 102776

1919 Kelly’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1919 20thC
DHRG No. 102777

1923 Kelly’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1923 20thC
DHRG No. 102778

1939 Kelly’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1939 20thC
DHRG No. 102780

1823 Pigot’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1823 19thC
DHRG No. 102782
Pages 213-214

1830 Pigot’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1830 19thC
DHRG No. 102783
Transcript of entry.

1844 Pigot’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1844 19thC
DHRG No. 102784
Pages 25-27

1856 Post Office Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1856 19thC
DHRG No. 102785

1869 Post Office Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1869 19thC
DHRG No. 102786