David Pam Explained

David O. Pam (February 1920 - 17 August 2014) was a British librarian and local historian known for his works on the history of Edmonton and Enfield and other areas of the former Edmonton Hundred.

Early life

David Pam was born in Edmonton in February 1920.^[1] He spent his early life in a council house there.^[2]

Family

Pam married Maisie in 1949. They had two daughters.^[3]

Career

Pam was first a reference librarian for the former Borough of Edmonton and in 1976 the local history and museums officer for the London Borough of Enfield. He retired in May 1982 and afterwards devoted himself to writing the history of Edmonton and Enfield and other areas of the former Edmonton Hundred. He was president of the Edmonton Hundred Historical Society and appointed a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2006.^[4]

Death

Pam died on 17 August 2014.^[5]

Selected publications

• The New Enfield: Stories of Enfield, Edmonton, and Southgate. London Borough of Enfield, 1977.
• The Hungry Years. Survival in Edmonton and Enfield before 1400. Edmonton Hundred Historical Society, 1980
• The Story of Enfield Chase. Enfield Preservation Society, Enfield, 1984.
• A History of Enfield Volume One - Before 1837: A Parish Near London. Enfield Preservation Society, Enfield, 1990.
• A History of Enfield Volume Two - 1837 to 1914: A Victorian Suburb. Enfield Preservation Society, Enfield, 1992.
• A History of Enfield Volume Three - 1914 to 1939: A Desirable Neighbourhood. Enfield Preservation Society, Enfield, 1994. ^[6]
• The Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield & Its Workers. 1998.
• A Woodland Hamlet - Winchmore Hill. Edmonton Hundred Historical Society, 2004
• Edmonton Ancient Village to Working Class Suburb. Edmonton Hundred Historical Society, 2006
• Enfield Town - Village Green to Shopping Precinct. Edmonton Hundred Historical Society, 2008

Notes and References

1. "Cover notes" in David Pam, (1990) A History of Enfield Volume One - Before 1837: A Parish Near London. Enfield: Enfield Preservation Society, 1990.
2. "David Pam at ninety" by Graham Dalling in TES News, No. 178 (Summer 2010), p. 8.
3. Web site: Yellow Advertiser - Essex/East London News. Yellow Advertiser.
4. http://n21.net/edmonton-hundred-historical-society-about-the-edmonton-hundred-historical-society.html About Us.
5. Web site: Archived copy . www.enfieldsociety.org.uk . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150929155609/http://www.enfieldsociety.org.uk/ESnews196.pdf . 29 September 2015 . dead.
6. Vol. 4 by Monica Smith.