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Guide to London Metropolitan Archives' collections>Sections of the guide

sections of the research guide

Almshouses for the elderly

Charities concerned with the care of the elderly

Charities providing pensions

Friendly Societies

Individual pensions

Life Assurance

Livery companies’ pensions

Occupational pension schemes

Poor Law

Provident Funds

The state pension: records relating to individual organisations' administration of various state pension entitlements

Widows’ and Orphans’ Funds

Miscellaneous (includes records relating to Annuities, Benevolent Societies or Funds, Campaigning organisations, Ill Health Pensions, Pension Companies, Professional services associated with pensions, Tontines and War Pensions)


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