[From Brown's Directory, 1881/2]

Provident Societies and Clubs.

As returned to the Medical Aid and Poor Relief Commission.—1879.

Name of Parish or Town.

Names of Societies.

Number of Members on Books of Friendly Societies or Clubs,

Amount of Yearly Contributions from Members.

 

Amount of Funds Accumulated

Column for Observations.

 

 

 

£ s.d.

£ s.d.

 

Andreas

Benevolent Society, Andreas

148

134 15 6

1312 10 0

Weekly allowance to sick members, 7s.

Arbory..

Arbory Society.

78

80 6 0

713 0 0

Sick members’ weekly allowance, 8s.

 

Colby Society .

91

73 4 5

922 0 0

Sick members’ weekly allowance, 5s.

Ballaugh

Mona Joshua Rechabite Tent

27

25 8 9

180 0 0

Sick members’ weekly allowance, 8s.

Braddan

Baldwin and neighbourhood, Brethren Society

47

59 9 8

450 9 2

Sick members’ weekly allowance, 8s.

Bride ..

Bride Friendly Society

42

34 6 4

382 18 8

Sick members’ weekly allowance, 6s.

Castletown.

 

 

Castletown Artificers’ Society.

 

104

129 5 0 

 

1696 16 0

Sick members’ weekly allowance, l0s.

 

Hope and Anchor Lodge, independent Order of Oddfellows .

155

208 4 4

1018 14 9

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members, unless for over twelve months ; then reduced to 5s. Widows, is; orphans, 3d.

 

Rechabite Society

l03

120 0 0

1080 0 0

Weekly allowance to sick members, l0s.

Douglas

Mona Lodge, In-dependent Order of Oddfellows .

199

From 2s. 2d per month, upwards (according to age.)

2553 1 6

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members. Widows,1s.;orphan,3d.

 

Albert Lodge, No. 4231, Manchester Unity, Oddfellows .

6

1 10 4

19 7 7

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members. is. to widows; 4d. to each child.

 

Victoria Lodge, Oddfellows

265

372 6 1

 2931 6 1

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members. is. to widows; 3d. to orphans.

 

Court Star of Mona, 2907, Ancient Order of Foresters .

260

325 13 5

2334 12 0

Weekly allowance to sick members averaging from £1 l0s. to £6 l0s.

 

Mona Union Tent, No 22 Independent Order of Rechabites.

380

477 12 4

4652 3 2

Weekly allowance to members—Class A, 14s. per week for the first 12 months and 7s per week afterwards; Class B, l0s. per week for the first 12 months, and 5s . per week afterwards.

 

Isle of Man Bank for Savings,

937 depositors.

3908 15 9

30595 18 6

Number of accounts—217 not exceeding £5;
126 above £5 and not exceeding £10;
157 above £10 and not exceeding £20;
103 above £20 and not exceeding £30;
143 above £30 and not exceeding £50;
74 above £50 and not exceeding £75;
43 above £75 and not exceeding £100;
74 above £100.
The amount paid to de positors within the year ending 31st of December, 1877, was £5,297 18s. 2d.

German

St. John’s Friendly Society

30

27 0 0

20 0 0

5s. weekly allowance to sick members.

 

St. John’s Lodge, No. 5,549, Independent Order of Oddfellows

56

84 18 8

300 0 0.

l0s weekly allowance to sick members. 1s.per week to widows and orphans.

Jurby

Jurby BenevolentSociety

129

120 8 0

590 10 5

Weekly allowance to sick members, 7s

Kirk Michael

Mona Jonada Rechabite Tent

92

76 1 11

750 0 0

Sick members’ weekly allowance, 8s.

 

Saint Michael’s Lodge

40

48 0 0

200 0 0

Sick members’ weekly allowance, l0s. Widows, 1s. ; orphans, 3d.

 

Kirk Michael Friendly Society

78

62 18 9

10354 3

7s. weekly allowance to sick members.

Lezayre

Mona Ebenezer Rechabites

66

64 7 0

340 0 0

8s. weekly allowance to sick members.

Lonan

Sons of Mona Independent Tent of Rechabites

176

195 10

698 12 2½

Weekly to sick members— 10s. for first year, 8s. for second year, and 6s. for third year.

 

Laxey Miners Sick Club

about 500

713 12 9

104 1 4

Sick members’ weekly allowance—first sixmonths, 6s; second, 5s.; life, 3s.

 

Patriotic Society.

211

381 5 0

1533 3 2

Sick members.’ weekly allowance—for first eight weeks, l0s.; running on to life, 8s., 6s., 4s., 3s.

 

North Star Lodge, Oddfellows

349

554 5 4

2588 10 0

Sick members’ weekly allowance—for first year, l0s; after. wards, 5s. Only club here allowing to widows and orphans:widows, 1s.; orphans,- 3d.

Malew

St. Mark’s Union Society

153

184 4 4

1190 15 5

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members.

 

Malew Friendly Society

83

97 0 0

680 0 0

Sick members’ weekly allowance, 7s. 6d. and 5s. The payments to sick and for funerals were unusually large this year.

Marown

Good Samaritain Tent, No. 1162,Independenit Order of Rechabites

116

132 5 4

614 19 5

Sick members’ weekly allowance l0s.

Maughold

Maughold Friendly Society.

78
(Hon., 12)

54 18 6
10 0 0

462 6 10

7s. weekly allowance to sick members. Some pay 1s 6d a month and receive 9s. a week.

Onchan

 

Friendly Society.

89

67 8 0

2088 8 1½

7s. weekly allowance to sick members.

Patrick

Rising Star [Oddfellows]

141

154 0 9½

425 4 4

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members

 

Friendly Society.

85

0 18 0

661 14 10½

5s. weekly allowance tosick members.

 

 

 

 

Star of Foxdale Society

142

1 1 1½

555 8 8½

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members.

 

Loyal Tynwald Lodge [Oddfellows]

190

251 0 10

1512 4 0

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members for first year; 5s. for life, is. to widows, and 3d. to orphans.

Peel

Star of Mona Tent, No. 60 [Rechabites]

470

476 7 5

 4958 18 1½

From 7s. 6d. to15s allowance to weekly sick members.

 

Artificers’ Friendly Society

104

96 1 6

1582 6 11

Sick members’ weekly allowance—1s, first year, 6s. second year, and 4s. for life.

Ramsey

Amicable Society

 

98

105 9 6

1845 0 0

8s. weekly allowance to sick membersfor 16 weeks; then 3s. 6d.

 

United Assurance

200

100 0 0

4900 0 0

Rushen

Friendly Society

193

197 3 0

1805 5 8

6s. weekly allowance to sick members.

 

Rechabites

200

294 6 2½

1412 8 0

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members.

 

Harbour of Peace Lodge [Oddfellows]

404

527 6 1

 

3639 17 3

l0s. weekly allowance to sick members.

 Santon

Concordant Society

131

0 18 0 (by each member)

 1283 3 8

7s. weekly allowance to sick members.


 

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