Contains: Account book of corn sold 1836-1861; account books of expenditure and income 1884-1919; ledgers 1906-1940; farm account books 1924-1934; cash books 1934-1940; account of labour payments 1934-1944; poultry and pigs account book 1933-1938; purchases day book 1934-1940; sales day book 1934-1943; farm account book 1938-1939; farm diary 1879
HOME FARM, CHARLTON, WANTAGE, BERKSHIRE COLLECTION
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- ReferenceGB 7 FR BER 33
- Dates of Creation1836-1942
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description20 documents
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Grandfather of donor was a butcher in Wantage and moved to Home Farm c1850. In 1918 he let the farm. His son took over the farm in 1927 and remained there until c1945.
Farm size: 600-700 acres pre 1918; c400 acres post 1918; c300 acres 1927-1945 soil type: greensand, chalk and clay
Arrangement
1. BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
2. DIARIES
Access Information
Open for consultation
Acquisition Information
Presented on permanent deposit May 1967 by A C Castle. (Farm Records Accession Number 397)
Note
Compiled by Caroline Gould, February 2003
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