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Female friendly societies became a common form of friendly society in England during the 19th century e.g. the York Female Friendly Society, founded in 1788 by Faith Gray and Catherine Cappe. Grey and Cappe ran schools for girls and this society was intended to assist them. [5]
A 1910 Independent Order of Rechabites (IOR) postcard. The Independent Order of Rechabites (IOR), also known as the Sons and Daughters of Rechab, [1] is a fraternal organisation and friendly society founded in England in 1835 as part of the wider temperance movement to promote total abstinence from alcoholic beverages. [2]
This meeting, in Manchester, decided to rename the union as the Friendly Society of Operative Iron Moulders of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [2] The union relocated from Manchester to London in 1850, and decided against joining the newly formed Amalgamated Society of Engineers. In 1852 it elected its first full-time general ...
The whole act was repealed by the Friendly Societies Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 63), which consolidated and amended enactments relating to friendly societies.. The acts repealed by the act were again repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 63), which extended to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
The George Washington Masonic National Memorial is an example of one of the monumental buildings sponsored by the Freemasons during the "Golden Age of Fraternalism.". The earliest fraternal societies, the Freemasons and the Odd Fellows, had their roots in 18th century America.
Shepherds Friendly Society is a UK ... including the Royal Shepherds Sanctuary Benefit Society which was established in Yorkshire in the early 19th century, and the ...
These days they are more commonly known as "The Grand United Order of Oddfellows Friendly Society" (GUOOFS), [24] abandoning all political and religious disputes and committing itself to promoting the harmony and welfare of its members. Some books mention that there was a lodge of a 'Union Order of Oddfellows' in London in 1750, and one in ...
The Friendly Societies Act 1829 (10 Geo. 4. c. 56) and the Friendly Societies Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 63) consolidated and amended enactments relating to friendly societies. [5] In 1870, a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the working of friendly societies, making a report with recommendations for further consolidation and ...