Josiah Jackson's diaries 1882-1904: index and snippets

Big

Date Snippet
Fri 20 Aug 1886

Cleaned Rakings higher Big ground higher acres.
Acres (100), Big (53), Cleaned (78), Ground (382), Higher (28), Higher (28), Rakings (43)
Thu 26 Aug 1886

We done Rick higher Big ground.
Big (53), done (281), Ground (382), Higher (28), Rick (353)
Thu 14 Feb 1889

Jones, Mr Thomas Field declining Engine, Wm Treasure Bull Calf T,Lumber Castle Cary Big pipes Pan tiles.
Big (53), Bull (301), calf (367), Cary (351), Castle (203), declining (6), Engine (99), Field (181), Jones (1185), Pan (2), pipes (97), T Lumber (1), Thomas (223), tiles (68), Treasure (959)
Sat 16 Feb 1889

Lumber Castle Cary Big Pipe Drain bottom Park.
Big (53), bottom (44), Cary (351), Castle (203), drain (63), Lumber (781), Park (279), pipe (55)
Sat 29 Nov 1890

T. Hisgrove old hay Rick Big Walfords ( hay).
Big (53), hay (1122), hay (1122), Hisgrove (299), old (289), Rick (353), Walfords (33)
Mon 11 May 1891

Other picking slumps, docks, c. Put Bull Big heifers today Cogley ground Calves St Lambs sold today Evercreech.
Big (53), Bull (301), calves (455), Cogley (324), Docks (7), Evercreech (201), Ground (382), heifers (325), Lambs (228), Other (15), Picking (40), Put (210), slumps (1), Sold (374), today (1127), today (1127)
Mon 12 Jun 1893

Took heifers Big Down Sc Park.
Big (53), Down (124), heifers (325), Park (279), Took (139)
Sat 15 Jul 1893

Jones settled Bill agreed send tons Linseed Cake @ ?-- per ton settled Mrs Greens Bill, cheese Mr Green agreed Wheels Big Waggon ? - - .
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), Big (53), Bill (484), Bill (484), cake (715), cheese (1666), Green (576), greens (16), Jones (1185), linseed (131), Mrs (1554), Per (696), send (792), settled (208), settled (208), Ton (184), tons (300), Waggon (230), wheels (27)
Mon 4 Jun 1894

He (Mr W) bought Big Bull Wednesday morning.
Big (53), bought (1410), Bull (301), morning (1314), Wednesday (179)
Wed 6 Jun 1894

, Tom James Meaden Big Bull Station St Horse Box Mr Walwin.
Big (53), Box (33), Bull (301), horse (444), James (591), Meaden (261), Station (860), Tom (2187), Walwin (383)
Thu 7 Jun 1894

South Town , North Bruham Sc agreed drain runnings Pigs Styes Big Paddock.
agreed (1355), Big (53), Bruham (767), drain (63), North (146), Paddock (42), Pigs (1328), runnings (2), South (357), Styes (8), Town (532)
Thu 7 Jun 1894

Fred White oiled Wheels Big Trap Sc seat .
Big (53), Fred (117), oiled (1), seat (21), trap (177), wheels (27), White (580)
Fri 7 Sep 1894

Mr Longman St bought Truckle Cheese @ /-, per cwt Big ones @ /- quite @ /- delivered Monday morning Thrashing Tackle morning.
Big (53), bought (1410), cheese (1666), cwt (322), delivered (68), Longman (143), Monday (364), morning (1314), morning (1314), ones (48), Per (696), quite (17), Tackle (38), thrashing (56), truckle (109)
Wed 27 Feb 1895

Lumber Big Cheese tub Mr Hillier's Ridgeway.
Big (53), cheese (1666), Hillier (23), Lumber (781), Ridgeway (1), tub (57)
Mon 22 Apr 1895

Sent Lumber Tom's things St Big Trap repaired Mrs Green's.
Big (53), Green (576), Lumber (781), Mrs (1554), repaired (51), sent (4043), things (108), Tom (2187), trap (177)
Wed 8 May 1895

Saw Mr F. Longman agreed Big Cheese Sc Truckles @ d Per lb.
agreed (1355), Big (53), cheese (1666), Longman (143), Per (696), Saw (1040), truckles (24)
Sat 28 Sep 1895

Saw Big Wheel Victor's Diary.
Big (53), Diary (7), Saw (1040), Victor (1058), Wheel (41)
Mon 10 Aug 1896

We fed Big lot cows stalls tonight, grass short.
Big (53), cows (394), Fed (11), grass (196), lot (110), Short (63), stalls (39), tonight (250)
Mon 24 Aug 1896

Horses Timber carriage Hazelgrove Big Fir Trees.
Big (53), carriage (187), Fir (14), Hazelgrove (2), horses (243), timber (64), trees (115)
Thu 19 Nov 1896

G. James Big Broad wheel waggon hind wheels portions thereof J. Barber's Sc T. James repaired brought ladder Mr Clarke's Walter Edwards length Pipe 's Breakfast house.
Barber (94), Big (53), breakfast (35), Broad (8), brought (899), Clarke (296), Edwards (138), hind (5), House (1200), James (591), James (591), Ladder (11), length (10), pipe (55), portions (7), repaired (51), thereof (4), Waggon (230), Walter (172), Wheel (41), wheels (27)
Fri 30 Apr 1897

Mr Fred White Tiles Roofs ( Cockey moor) House T. James Papering Big Bedroom.
Bedroom (15), Big (53), Cockey (3), Fred (117), House (1200), James (591), Moor (28), papering (10), Roofs (6), tiles (68), White (580)
Tue 4 May 1897

T. James Big Bedroom.
Bedroom (15), Big (53), James (591)
Thu 6 May 1897

T. James doing Big Bedroom.
Bedroom (15), Big (53), doing (146), James (591)
Fri 7 May 1897

Scott Put Paper walls Big Bedroom.
Bedroom (15), Big (53), Paper (133), Put (210), Scott (4), walls (30)
Fri 1 Oct 1897

Walter Nellie Peach brought Big settle.
Big (53), brought (899), Nellie (591), Peach (300), settle (80), Walter (172)
Tue 5 Oct 1897

Reed Victor John Hillard Mr Gowing brought baskets Big Truckle Cheeses.
baskets (13), Big (53), brought (899), Cheeses (23), Gowing (199), Hillard (29), John (2874), Reed (3327), truckle (109), Victor (1058)
Fri 26 Nov 1897

Mr Innes Bridges Cogley decided Big Pipe course inside wood gate Sheep House bridge.
Big (53), Bridge (115), Bridges (12), Cogley (324), course (15), decided (122), Gate (403), House (1200), Innes (82), inside (14), pipe (55), sheep (339), wood (415)
Sat 28 May 1898

Put Big Calves opened Place Pigfs Trough .
Big (53), calves (455), opened (18), Pigfs (1), Place (13), Put (210), Trough (44)
Mon 4 Jul 1898

Hauling Hay Walfords (Big).
Big (53), hauling (1627), hay (1122), Walfords (33)
Thu 25 Aug 1898

Mr E. Hillard agreed send Big Cheese shown Tent Tom th Prize.
agreed (1355), Big (53), cheese (1666), Hillard (29), Prize (82), send (792), shown (5), tent (24), Tom (2187)
Sat 27 Aug 1898

Reod Hill Bros re Big Cheese.
Big (53), Bros (259), cheese (1666), Hill (955), Reod (182)
Sat 8 Oct 1898

Mr Innes told Sir Henry having bought Big Horse sent Bob either Monday Tuesday Mr Innes Queens Pup Sir Henry Keeper wanted Retriever, Pup Horse.
Big (53), Bob (11), bought (1410), Either (48), having (103), Henry (311), Henry (311), horse (444), horse (444), Innes (82), Innes (82), Keeper (10), Monday (364), Pup (7), Pup (7), Queens (5), Retriever (2), sent (4043), Sir (230), Sir (230), told (1155), Tuesday (178), wanted (149)
Thu 13 Oct 1898

Had Big Cow Cherry Bog bottom Park morning
Big (53), Bog (2), bottom (44), Cherry (4), cow (461), Had (431), Park (279)
Mon 17 Oct 1898

Sent Cheese Gowing son advised Mr L. Longman bought Big cheese.
advised (27), Big (53), bought (1410), cheese (1666), cheese (1666), Gowing (199), Longman (143), sent (4043), son (269)
Fri 25 Nov 1898

Lumber Evercreech Junction Brick works Bricks Big Pig sties inside places.
Big (53), Brick (35), bricks (65), Evercreech (201), inside (14), Junction (118), Lumber (781), Pig (164), places (23), sties (12), Works (62)
Mon 5 Dec 1898

Richard Gapper doing Floor Big Pig Sties nearest Hyde.
Big (53), doing (146), floor (35), Gapper (11), Hyde (177), nearest (5), Pig (164), Richard (16), sties (12)
Mon 12 Dec 1898

Mr L. H. Longman bought Big Truckle Cheese.
Big (53), bought (1410), cheese (1666), Longman (143), truckle (109)
Mon 26 Dec 1898

Dr Stockwell's sorts Farmer wants Big Cheese America .
America (5), Big (53), cheese (1666), Farmer (9), sorts (4), Stockwell (187), wants (59)
Fri 24 Feb 1899

Went HJones bought Big Pigs.
Big (53), bought (1410), HJones (27), Pigs (1328), Went (826)
Sat 3 Jun 1899

Reed Prize List E. S. A. S. H. Walwin asking send Copplesbury Big Pigs.
asking (671), Big (53), Copplesbury (13), List (16), Pigs (1328), Prize (82), Reed (3327), send (792), Walwin (383)
Wed 21 Feb 1900

Tom Mr Willie Green brought Big mare CoK.
Big (53), brought (899), CoK (2), Green (576), mare (385), Tom (2187), Willie (383)
Wed 9 May 1900

Mr William Francis cows Heifer calves sold Brothers, Walter's, Redlynch whom bought Big Pigs sent .
Big (53), bought (1410), Brothers (40), calves (455), cows (394), Francis (162), heifer (239), Pigs (1328), Redlynch (30), sent (4043), Sold (374), Walter (172), whom (22), William (302)
Thu 17 May 1900

Mr Sealey sent Big Copper Cheese Tubs.
Big (53), cheese (1666), copper (19), Sealey (26), sent (4043), tubs (8)
Fri 1 Jun 1900

signed Stanley's Indentures miss Sinton witnessed sent Mr Head Camberwell, S. E. Walter Francis bought Big Pigs.
Big (53), bought (1410), Camberwell (3), Francis (162), Head (53), Indentures (1), Miss (918), Pigs (1328), sent (4043), signed (131), Sinton (158), Stanley (703), Walter (172), witnessed (9)
Tue 5 Jun 1900

Tom sent Big store Pigs Frome.
Big (53), Frome (614), Pigs (1328), sent (4043), store (11), Tom (2187)
Tue 14 Aug 1900

Finished hauling oats hauled Hay Big Down.
Big (53), Down (124), Finished (341), hauled (709), hauling (1627), hay (1122), oats (360)
Sat 8 Dec 1900

told Tom today dry cows E. Green's, colts Big Field till Christmas, pay allow A/c /- per week.
allow (44), Big (53), Christmas (48), colts (121), cows (394), dry (46), Field (181), Green (576), pay (274), Per (696), till (40), today (1127), told (1155), Tom (2187), week (405)
Fri 14 Dec 1900

Hettfs Hill bought Walter Peach Big Elts ?.
Big (53), bought (1410), elts (24), Hettfs (1), Hill (955), Peach (300), Walter (172)
Mon 17 Jun 1901

A. H. Derbage cleaned Big yard.
Big (53), Cleaned (78), Derbage (38), Yard (290)
Mon 2 Jun 1902

The wind broke Big limb Elm Trees Hyde yesterday morning.
Big (53), broke (60), Elm (12), Hyde (177), limb (5), morning (1314), The (347), trees (115), Wind (58), yesterday (212)
Sat 16 May 1903

J. Rex hauling Big sticks Ac.
Big (53), hauling (1627), Rex (2123), sticks (17)
Thu 28 Apr 1904

Mr Treasure O. James pigs thai Tom Big sty fat Mare Smart, Mr Cary* Horse today.
Big (53), Cary (351), fat (530), horse (444), James (591), mare (385), Pigs (1328), Smart (35), sty (12), thai (16), today (1127), Tom (2187), Treasure (959)
Wed 4 May 1904

T. H getting drains gateway leading Orchard Ridgey Lawns Hyde Big Walfords.
Big (53), drains (9), Gateway (12), getting (220), Hyde (177), Lawns (29), leading (24), orchard (95), Ridgey (20), Walfords (33)

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