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Rees-1901-Property Purchase Society
« on: Wednesday 27 March 24 11:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi
In the 1901 Wales Census, Bedwellty, Tredegar, for Sylvanus Rees, his occupation is recorded as 'Agent:Property Purchase Society.'
Does anyone know anything about a Property Purchase Society? 

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Re: Rees-1901-Property Purchase Society
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 27 March 24 23:43 GMT (UK) »
Possibly a generic term for a building society.
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Re: Rees-1901-Property Purchase Society
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 27 March 24 23:55 GMT (UK) »
This from later. 1926

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Re: Rees-1901-Property Purchase Society
« Reply #3 on: Friday 05 April 24 11:57 BST (UK) »
mckha489 - awesome!!!
Thank you for finding that.

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Re: Rees-1901-Property Purchase Society
« Reply #4 on: Friday 05 April 24 12:48 BST (UK) »
That was 25 years later. I couldn't find any reference to the Peoples Cooperative Property Purchase Society before 1920.
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Re: Rees-1901-Property Purchase Society
« Reply #5 on: Friday 05 April 24 16:25 BST (UK) »
Shaun J - I did go on the National Library of Wales newspaper site - I'm not good with old newspapers.  And I'm especially not good with parliamentary debates.  It seems there was a parliamentary debate in 1899 about poor people having the ability to buy houses, and how much the government should or should not be involved, and tax implications.  But my mind got tangled.  https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3431715/3431720/102/Property%20purchase%20society 

Maybe this article has something to do with it - but I just don't have enough understanding to make it out.
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