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Digital copy of the book ' Annuities to the blind' (3rd edn), by Edmund C. Johnson, originally published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co Ltd in 1895. A copy is held in the Society's Library (accession no. 89714).
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| Annuities to the Blind |
| Date transcribed | 2020-11-24 | | Transcribed by | Norma Ashworth | | Comment | Annuities to the Blind, by the Late Edmund C. Johnson, to which is added a general register of blind annuitants. Third edition, enlarged and corrected to 1895 (1895)
This book had its origin in the appendices to The Blind of London, reprinted from "The Times", with additions, by Edmund C. Johnson (1860). The first edition was published in 1876, the second edition in 1886, the third edition in 1895 and the fourth edition in 1910. Appendices to the fourth edition were published in 1910, 1912 and 1916.
The book covers Great Britain and Ireland. There are 5254 names in total, the vast majority being annuitants. The remainder are the names of c.170 founders, trustees, secretaries, clerks, etc.
Contents:
Part 1 annuities distributed in London
The Blind Man's Friend (Day's) Charity (f. 1836)
Gardner's Trust for the Blind (f. 1879)
The Hon. Frances Harley's Charity for Poor Blind Persons (f. 1841)
The School for the Indigent Blind (Bird's and Williams' Annuities) (f. 1827 & 1865)
The Society for Granting Annuities to the Poor Adult Blind (f. 1858)
The Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind (f. 1856)
The "National" Blind Relief Society (f. 1843)
The Royal Blind Pension Society of the United Kingdom (f. 1863)
The Female Blind Annuity Society (f. 1875)
The Indigent Blind Visiting Society (f. 1834)
The Somers Town Blind Aid Society (f. 1864)
The South London Association for Assisting the Blind (f. 1863)
The Institution for the Relief of the Indigent Blind of the Jewish Persuasion (f. 1819)
The Governesses' Benevolent Institution (f. 1836)
The Rev. William Hetherington's Charity to the Aged Blind, Christ's Hospital (f. 1774-1889)
The Painters' Company (f. 1800)
The Clothworkers' Company
The Cordwainers' Company
The Goldsmiths' Company
The Drapers' Company
Humston's Gift to the Blind, Aldgate (f. 1777)
Part 2 - annuities not distributed in London
John Harrison Fund for the Relief of the Poor Blind, Bradford, Yorks (f. 1884)
Alderman Merlott's Charity to the Blind, Bristol (f. 1784)
The Shand Memorial Fund, Cardiff (f. 1886)
Carmarthenshire Blind Relief Society, Carmarthen (f. 1860)
Hudson's Charity, Cockermouth, Cumberland (f. 1872)
Joanna Rashdale's Charity for Blind Women, Coggeshall, Essex (f. 1797)
Collett's Charity, Hemel Hempstead, Herts (f. 1813)
Institution for Providing Relief for the Blind, Ipswich (f. circa 1874)
Mrs Elizabeth Denward's Charity to the Blind of Kent (f. 1805)
Oxford Municipal Charities (Haynes and Woodington's) (f. 1806 & 1875)
Clifton's Charity, Oundle (f. circa 1785)
Pembrokeshire Blind Relief Society, Haverfordwest (f. 1861)
The York Emanuel (f. 1781)
Fuller's Charity for the Blind of Sussex (f. before 1795)
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