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D 6185 - Frederick Ellis, manager and treasurer, Crewe Co-operative Friendly Society Limited - 1929-1973

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Collection (Fonds)
Reference	D 6185
Title	Frederick Ellis, manager and treasurer, Crewe Co-operative Friendly Society Limited
Date	1929-1973
Description	The records concern the Crewe Co-operative Friendly Society Limited and contain records concerning members of the Society, balance sheets and accounts, the history of the Society, its rules and operations and the merger of the Society with the North Midland Co-Operative Society in 1972. The records further include papers collected by Frederick Ellis, employee and treasurer of the Society.
Extent	0.02m3
Location	Held onsite
Administrative History	The Crewe Co-operative Friendly Society Limited was founded in 1845, opening the first store in Earle Street, Crewe. The founding secretary of the Society was James Ainscow. The Society opened its first bakery in 1857, coal business in 1858, butchery in 1859 and drapery in 1862. In 1959 the Society opened their new central headquarters, known as Co-operative House on Market Street in Crewe. The Crewe Co-operative Friendly Society merged with the North Midland Co-Operative Society in 1972. Sources: History of the Crewe Co-Operative Friendly Society Limited, 1845-1929 by G.D.Lucas (D 6185/19)
Related Material	For the main series of Crewe Co-operative Friendly Society records see D 5291

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