| Reference Number | DSCAM/4/3/3 |
| Title | Articles of agreement: Boat Societies |
| Description | DSCAM/4/3/3/1: Agreement establishing The Royal Oak Boat Society to obtain canal boats; shares of £115; subscriptions of £1 1/- every four weeks; trustee, James Bourne the younger of the parish of Dudley, Worcestershire, gentleman; meet at the house of William Hancox, The Royal Oak, Tipton; arrangements for management of Society; 3 Jan. 1819. |
| DSCAM/4/3/3/2: Agreement of subscribers (The Buffery Iron Boat Society) with Samuel Woodall of the Buffery, parish of Dudley, boiler maker and iron boat builder; shares of £120 to obtain one iron canal boat per share; meet at the house of Mrs Sarah Cole, The Gate at Darby Hand, parish of Dudley; monthly [four-weekly] subscription of £1 per share plus £1 at every third or quarterly meeting; 17 Aug. 1841. Members include Samuel Woodall and Solomon Woodall. |
| DSCAM/4/3/3/3: Agreement of subscribers (The Tipton Iron Boat Society No. 2) with Thomas Woodall of Netherton, parish of Dudley, boiler maker and iron boat builder; shares of £125 to obtain one iron canal boat per share; meet at the house of John Whitehouse, The Swan Inn, Tipton; monthly [four-weekly] subscription of £1 per share plus £1 at every third or quarterly meeting.; 22 July 1846. Members include Thomas Woodall, Samuel Woodall and Benjamin Woodall. |
| The boat societies work in the same way as the building societies: casting lots to decide who has the first turn - gets the first boat, first house etc. |
| Date | 1819-1846 |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Extent | 3 items |
| Level | Item |