95/27

A certificate on white card presented by the Wokingham and District Agricultural Association in 1908 to A. Adby for fifth prize in the category of labourer bringing up the largest family in the best manner.

1 certificate: white card; good conditioncertificate awarded for "Labourers bringing up the largest family in the best manner under 21 years of age, without parochial relief excepting in case of sickness, at the annual show at Sindlesham"

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: CERTIFICATE // Accession number: 95/27 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 14.2.95 // Description: Certificate on white card presented to A. Abdy [according to the donor, the spelling of the family name wavered between Adby and Abdy] of Wargrave by Wokingham & District Agricultural Association for the ‘Labourer bringing up the largest family in the best manner…’ // Date: 1908 // Dimensions: Length: 35.0 cm Width: 28.0 cm // Associated information: Mr. Harman, president, farmed at Sindlesham. // Mr. Sturgess was a tenant farmer of the Simonds family.’, Certificate text – ‘Wokingham and District Agricultural Association. // This is to Certify that A. Abdy // of Wargrave // was on the seventh day of October, 1908, awarded // Fifth Prize for Labourers bringing up the Largest Family in the best manner under 21 years of age, without parochial relief excepting in the case of sickness, at the Annual Show at Sindlesham // D. [?] R. Harman President. // G. M. Sturgess Honorary Secretary.’

1908 - 1908