sections of the research guide

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• Almshouses for the elderly
• Charities concerned with the care of the elderly
• Charities providing pensions
• Friendly Societies
• Individual pensions
• Life Assurance
• Livery companies’ pensions
• Occupational pension schemes
• Poor Law
• Provident Funds
• The state pension:
  records relating to individual organisations’ administration of various state pension entitlements
• Widows’ and Orphans’ Funds
• Miscellaneous
  (includes records relating to Annuities, Benevolent Societies or Funds, Campaigning organisations, Ill Health Pensions, Pension Companies, Professional services associated with pensions, Tontines and War Pensions)