Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- York Charity Trustees; 1837-unknown
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Instituted in 1837 as independent and non-partisan charitable trustees for the city's former municipal charities including many centuries-old private bequests or "gifts". In 1898, only 5 trustees were alive and political and religious views became… read more
Functions, occupations and activities
Administered municipal charities. Originally numbering 13, appointments were for life and made sporadically. Parish charities remained independent, though went through stages of consolidation in the early twentieth centuries.
General context
Instituted in 1837 as independent and non-partisan charitable trustees for the city's former municipal charities including many centuries-old private bequests or "gifts". In 1898, only 5 trustees were alive and political and religious views became… read more
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
Sources
VCH York.