Name: The Pery Square Tontine Year: 1834 Type: Building Tontine Cost: £120 per share (89 shares we sold, providing a total capital of £10,680) Status: Operational
Established in 1834, the scheme supported the cost of six grand Georgian homes on Pery Square. Complete in 1838, the properties were rented out, and tontine annuities paid from the money collected. In 1913, six subscribers remained and each took ownership of one property. The tontine was then wound up.
Source: Limerick City and County Archives, P73/1. 1 July 1848- 9 September 1913, Share Register for the Pery Square Tontine.
Reproduced with permission from Limerick City and County Archives. Please appropriately cite any sources used.
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