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D2966 - L Ward of Cokhay Farm, Burton Road, Repton, pig farmer - late 19th cent - 1963

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D2966
Title	L Ward of Cokhay Farm, Burton Road, Repton, pig farmer
Date	late 19th cent - 1963
Description	Farm and family papers including: Farm administrative and financial records including pig sales; Livestock management; Horticultural management; Buildings and furnishings; Farm correspondence etc; Wartime papers; Ward family papers and photos; Jackson family papers and photographs
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	L Ward of Repton (fl 1922-1961), pig farmer
Administrative History	Thomas Leonard Ward and his wife Constance started a pig, poultry and fruit farm at Cokhay in 1922 and continued in business until a stock dispersal sale in 1961. Pigs were bred and fattened in permanent grass runs. Chickens were bought in as day-old pullets and reared as free range poultry, primarily for their eggs. Mrs Ward's maiden name was Jackson and these papers include some documents relating to her family.
Custodial History	These papers were deposited in the Record Office in March 1986.
Arrangement	Arrangement Contents Farm administrative and financial records including pig sales... Livestock management... Horticultural management... Buildings and furnishings... Farm correspondence etc... Wartime papers... Ward family papers and photos... Jackson family papers and photos... Miscellanea...
Organisation Sub-Type	Farms/dairies
Term	Business

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Repton

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