The Order of Rechabites was formed in the 1830's, as a Friendly Society which offered a temperance alternative. From Jeremiah 35;6 "But they said we will drink no wine, for Jonadab, the son of RECHAB, our father, commanded us saying "You shall drink no wine, neither you nor your sons for ever" Most Friendly Societies, at that time, met in Pubs, with the encouragement of the publican, often to the disadvantage of the membership, so the temperence of the Order of Recabites was a real alternative. Prior to the Welfare State, Friendly Societies were the only way through which the working class would receive help in time of sickness or old age, so with the introduction of Unemployment Insurance, Old Age pensions and the National Health, their demise began David. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seamus" <webfootraf@iinet.net.au> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [HantsLife] Rechabites or Reckabites --- Insurance ??? > G'day Pam. > > I believe The Rechebites were a temperance society. I'm sure my father > was a member. They seem to have faded out after the 2nd world war. > I recall there was a meeting place in London Road, Portsmouth. > Just past North End junction. > > There were a lot of these type of societies that started in the early 19th > century. Oddfellows was another > > BTW. I didn't understand why my father was a member. As I had seen > him sink 8 or 9 pints of beer on a Saturday night. > Perhaps the membership funds were used to help the wives & children > of the men who were alcoholic. > > Seamus. (Tout รก fait Chevalier ) > > All e-mail checked by Symantec Professional 2003. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Pmc248@cs.com> > To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:41 PM > Subject: [HantsLife] Rechabites or Reckabites --- Insurance ??? > > > > > > When I was a small child at Aldershot, Hants. in the 1930s and 1940s, my > > Mother would send me weekly ? to pay the Rechabites, have no idea what > that was. > > That could be an incorrect spelling, was it some type of insurance, if > not > > does anyone know what it was ? > > It seems to me that about the mid- 1940s I didn't have to go pay it > > anymore. > > > > Regards, Pam [ RENNEY ] McKinley, now in > Arizona. > > My names :- ROGERS - REEVES - MALT - CROOK - Hampshire. > > RENNEY - County Durham and anywhere. > > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > > Visit Where your ancestors lived..... > > SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages > > AND VI > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > Please use common sense when sending or replying to messages on the list. What may not offend you may offend others. Please do not send virus warnings, or other matetial not relevant to Hampshire and its history. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >