| Administrative History | The origin of the Gilbert Charity is unclear. The Inquisition of the Commission of Charitable Uses held at Derby in April 1636 found that land and property in Alvaston had been given by 'one Gilbert and others' for the repair of the church and chancel at Alvaston, for the discharge of monies to the vicar of St Michael, Derby and for the relief of the poor of Alvaston since 'time out of mind'. The commission, by its decree of 20 April 1636 (see D2119/1) ordered the conveyance of certain property in Alvaston for the use of the charity.
The charity was constituted under a new scheme following the annual general meeting of 1981 and a governance regime was instituted with separate records being kept. |
| Custodial History | These records were deposited in the Derbyshire Record Office in September 1979. The minute book under reference D2119/2 was temporarily withdrawn on three occasions for the annual general meetings of 1979-1981 and the minutes of those meetings added to the book on each occasion. Two additions to the collection were received as donations. The first, in October 2013, was received from the Charity Commission; the second, in September 2019, was donated by a private individual who had discovered it amongst the possessions of her father (who was from Alvaston) after he passed away in early 2019. |