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NEW SWINDON INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY

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Deborah

Deborah Report 9 Jun 2009 11:33

Not sure if this is the right board to be asking this.

We have inherited a commemoration plate with the following wording on it. "NEW SWINDON INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. Founded 1861 Jubilee 1911. Central Premises & Offices EAST ST & HARDING ST".

My Mother in Law came from Swindon so we can assume it would have been presented to a member of her family, however we wanted to know if there was any further information that could be obtained. None of my inlaws' family are alive to ask.

The Co-Op has an archive system in Manchester but are unable to help regarding the names of past employees or anything further about the plate.

I do not live in England so am unable to physically access any records offices.

Is anybody able to throw any light on our plate please? Thank you.

DEBBIE

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 9 Jun 2009 17:55

If you put new Swindon Industrial etc into search you should come up with British history on line. This is what it says in the relevant part.

A Swindon Co-operative Society was founded in 1850 with a small shop specializing in the sale of bread. (fn. 28) Twelve years later the New Swindon Industrial Co-operative Society was formed by a group that was dissatisfied with the original society, and in 1880 a third society was formed called the Kingshill Co-operative Society. (fn. 29) In 1965 only the New Swindon Industrial Co-operative Society survived.

From: 'Swindon: Social life', A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 9 (1970), pp. 141-144. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66547 Date accessed: 09 June 2009.

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Deborah

Deborah Report 10 Jun 2009 09:00

Thank you very much Anne. I wasn't too sure where to start looking, so you have pointed me in the right direction. I will have a look at it later today.

Sorry I haven't got back to you before this, but I really do appreciate your help.

Thanks again.
DEBBIE

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 10 Jun 2009 10:06

No problem Debbie

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin