CHARITIES AND FUNDS SUPPORTED BY LEWIS CARROLL

From "Lewis Carroll in his Own Account" by Jenny Woolf

The Rev. Charles L. Dodgson ("Lewis Carroll") supported many charities with regular payments, usually on or about the 1 January each year. He must have reviewed this list each year, as it varied somewhat from year to year. The payments, in total, were a significant proportion of his income.

His bank account also shows a number of contributions to special "one-off" funds, listed below with the date of the payment.

Sums are given in pounds (£) shillings and pence: £5.10.6 would mean five pounds, 10 shillings and six pence. There are 20 shillings to the pound, and 12 pence to the shilling. To get an idea of present-day equivalent value, multiply by around fifty.

1. CHARITIES

2. SPECIAL FUNDS AND CHARITABLE COLLECTIONS

©Jenny Woolf 2007