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

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Sat 16 Feb 1889

Lumber tonight Agreed J. Candy Hedge Bay Close.
agreed (1355), bay (137), Candy (156), Close (114), hedge (120), Lumber (781), tonight (250)
Thu 4 Apr 1889

Thomas Whatton sheep lost ago (Drowned) Bay Close.
ago (45), bay (137), Close (114), drowned (9), lost (58), sheep (339), Thomas (223), Whatton (211)
Wed 22 May 1889

told Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), told (1155)
Sat 1 Jun 1889

S. Grey Banks Bay Close Burryfield @ Id per chain.
Banks (5), bay (137), Burryfield (25), Chain (31), Close (114), Grey (123), Per (696)
Sat 22 Jun 1889

Turned hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hay (1122), Turned (174)
Mon 24 Jun 1889

Hauled hay Bay Close ftc.
bay (137), Close (114), ftc (833), hauled (709), hay (1122)
Tue 25 Jun 1889

Cleaned Rakings Hyde, Bay Close ftc.
bay (137), Cleaned (78), Close (114), ftc (833), Hyde (177), Rakings (43)
Mon 24 Feb 1890

Put Ewes Lambs Bay Close - Sheep Comer wall grounds.
bay (137), Close (114), comer (60), Ewes (140), grounds (64), Lambs (228), Put (210), sheep (339), Wall (186)
Fri 28 Mar 1890

Put Ewes Lambs Bay Close .
bay (137), Close (114), Ewes (140), Lambs (228), Put (210)
Fri 11 Apr 1890

Put sheep Bay Close .
bay (137), Close (114), Put (210), sheep (339)
Mon 26 May 1890

Came sheet Load Bark Bay Close.
Bark (75), bay (137), Came (596), Close (114), load (292), Sheet (19)
Thu 19 Jun 1890

J. Rex St J. Hill mowing Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Hill (955), Mowing (493), Rex (2123)
Wed 25 Jun 1890

Men hauled hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hauled (709), hay (1122), Men (1554)
Thu 3 Jul 1890

Turned hay mary mead St done Bay Close Rick.
bay (137), Close (114), done (281), hay (1122), Mary (198), mead (126), Rick (353), Turned (174)
Thu 17 Jul 1890

Sent Weanling Bay Close Tom Station cake.
bay (137), cake (715), Close (114), sent (4043), Station (860), Tom (2187), Weanling (14)
Mon 18 Aug 1890

We loads Hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hay (1122), loads (143)
Wed 20 Aug 1890

J. Rex Tom brought Waggons hay , Bay Close.
bay (137), brought (899), Close (114), hay (1122), Rex (2123), Tom (2187), Waggons (20)
Wed 17 Sep 1890

agreed Mr Henderson flax Bay Close.
agreed (1355), bay (137), Close (114), flax (1), Henderson (181)
Thu 20 Nov 1890

J. Candy F. Field cutting stuff, wood ftc Bay Close.
bay (137), Candy (156), Close (114), cutting (421), Field (181), ftc (833), stuff (71), wood (415)
Wed 1 Apr 1891

Put sheep (Ewes St Lambs) Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Ewes (140), Lambs (228), Put (210), sheep (339)
Fri 24 Apr 1891

We Lambs drowned tonight Bay Close River.
bay (137), Close (114), drowned (9), Lambs (228), River (13), tonight (250)
Sat 25 Apr 1891

Men finished putting thorns Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Finished (341), Men (1554), putting (152), thorns (62)
Tue 26 May 1891

Turned weanlings Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Turned (174), weanlings (24)
Thu 8 Oct 1891

Put Barreners heifer Colts (sucklers wean) Bay Close.
Barreners (12), bay (137), Close (114), colts (121), heifer (239), Put (210), sucklers (3), wean (41)
Fri 11 Dec 1891

Took Colts Bay Close Park.
bay (137), Close (114), colts (121), Park (279), Took (139)
Mon 28 Dec 1891

Mr Hayter spoke trespass done Cabbage Stc Bay Close.
bay (137), Cabbage (22), Close (114), done (281), Hayter (42), Spoke (45), Stc (75), Trespass (4)
Tue 7 Jun 1892

boys fetched Heifers Hill Bay Close fat Gave calves Cake, since lost Quarter Evil.
bay (137), boys (105), cake (715), calves (455), Close (114), evil (15), fat (530), Fetched (69), Gave (523), heifers (325), Hill (955), lost (58), Quarter (27), since (21)
Mon 31 Oct 1892

Put Colts Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), colts (121), Put (210)
Tue 5 Sep 1893

J. Rex cutting grass Bay Close, crop cutting Sanfoin, Hauled Hay Paddock.
bay (137), Close (114), crop (13), cutting (421), cutting (421), grass (196), hauled (709), hay (1122), Paddock (42), Rex (2123), Sanfoin (18)
Fri 15 Sep 1893

J. Rex mowing portion Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Mowing (493), portion (41), Rex (2123)
Tue 26 Sep 1893

yearlings bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), yearlings (40)
Thu 19 Oct 1893

Frank Bags Bay Close stolen station overnight sent Policeman claimed owner.
bags (256), bay (137), claimed (1), Close (114), Frank (462), overnight (1), owner (6), Policeman (9), sent (4043), Station (860), Stolen (3)
Wed 7 Mar 1894

Took Ewes Lambs Part: Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Ewes (140), Lambs (228), Part: (1), Took (139)
Mon 23 Jul 1894

J. Rex mowed Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), mowed (11), Rex (2123)
Mon 30 Jul 1894

mills turning grass Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), grass (196), mills (93), turning (94)
Sat 4 Aug 1894

Turned Hay Bay Close Stave Gate grounds.
bay (137), Close (114), Gate (403), grounds (64), hay (1122), Stave (26), Turned (174)
Wed 8 Aug 1894

Some turned Hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hay (1122), Some (60), Turned (174)
Sat 11 Aug 1894

We hauled hay Bay Close picked rakings Stave gate loaded Waggons Hay Ac Burrowfield Had mills .
bay (137), Burrowfield (217), Close (114), Gate (403), Had (431), hauled (709), hay (1122), hay (1122), Loaded (49), mills (93), picked (81), Rakings (43), Stave (26), Waggons (20)
Sat 8 Sep 1894

Took calves, Weanlings, Bay Close Paddock.
bay (137), calves (455), Close (114), Paddock (42), Took (139), weanlings (24)
Fri 28 Dec 1894

Frank doing Bank St afterward St J. Rex Bay Close load Hay Chaff Lumber St others dung hauling.
afterward (211), Bank (1010), bay (137), chaff (195), Close (114), doing (146), Dung (719), Frank (462), hauling (1627), hay (1122), load (292), Lumber (781), others (707), Rex (2123)
Thu 7 Feb 1895

Men crushing corn, hauling Hay Bay Close c. committee meeting Wesleyan school Room agreed accept Mrs John Jones offer giving Tea Sewing meeting's held toward getting Bazaar.
accept (22), agreed (1355), bay (137), Bazaar (23), Close (114), Committee (364), Corn (39), Crushing (27), getting (220), giving (30), hauling (1627), hay (1122), held (146), John (2874), Jones (1185), meeting (967), meeting (967), Men (1554), Mrs (1554), offer (64), room (278), school (673), Sewing (55), tea (270), toward (129), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 6 Mar 1895

Put Ewes Sc Lambs Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Ewes (140), Lambs (228), Put (210)
Tue 19 Mar 1895

U E. U mills sawdust Frank gate Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Frank (462), Gate (403), mills (93), sawdust (71)
Thu 21 Mar 1895

Put Lambs Park Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Lambs (228), Park (279), Put (210)
Thu 21 Mar 1895

We A. M Ewes Lambs, Ewes Bay Close suck Lambs yard.
bay (137), Close (114), Ewes (140), Ewes (140), Lambs (228), Lambs (228), suck (2), Yard (290)
Mon 3 Jun 1895

Lumber Chainharrowed Bay Close mowing.
bay (137), Chainharrowed (2), Close (114), Lumber (781), Mowing (493)
Fri 16 Aug 1895

J. Rex mowing Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Mowing (493), Rex (2123)
Wed 21 Aug 1895

Men hauled Hay Bay Close Loaded Loads oats.
bay (137), Close (114), hauled (709), hay (1122), Loaded (49), loads (143), Men (1554), oats (360)
Fri 23 Aug 1895

Some members Bruton Juvanile Football Club Bay Close.
bay (137), Bruton (758), Close (114), Club (48), Football (36), Juvanile (1), members (47), Some (60)
Mon 10 Feb 1896

J. R helping Frank Ewes Lambs Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Ewes (140), Frank (462), helping (61), Lambs (228)
Tue 16 Jun 1896

J. Rex begun mowing Bay Close.
bay (137), begun (28), Close (114), Mowing (493), Rex (2123)
Sat 20 Jun 1896

Turning hay Bay Close hauling Mary mead.
bay (137), Close (114), hauling (1627), hay (1122), Mary (198), mead (126), turning (94)
Mon 22 Jun 1896

J. Rex Cheese Mr E. Hill's Evercreech- Others getting Hay Bay Close.
bay (137), cheese (1666), Close (114), Evercreech- (1), getting (220), hay (1122), Hill (955), others (707), Rex (2123)
Mon 22 Jun 1896

Finished hauling hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Finished (341), hauling (1627), hay (1122)
Wed 23 Sep 1896

Men dirt hauling Bay Close Bruham Road W. Treasure sent Boy saying lot grass Hardway send colts , altogether.
altogether (5), bay (137), Boy (36), Bruham (767), Close (114), colts (121), dirt (294), grass (196), Hardway (43), hauling (1627), lot (110), Men (1554), Road (219), saying (947), send (792), sent (4043), Treasure (959)
Sat 26 Sep 1896

Men dirt hauling Bruham Road Bay Close.
bay (137), Bruham (767), Close (114), dirt (294), hauling (1627), Men (1554), Road (219)
Thu 25 Feb 1897

Put Ewes Lambs Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Ewes (140), Lambs (228), Put (210)
Fri 7 May 1897

J. Rex hauling stones Bay Close yard Station Bags Nitrate Soda Mr .
bags (256), bay (137), Close (114), hauling (1627), Nitrate (8), Rex (2123), soda (12), Station (860), stones (170), Yard (290)
Mon 28 Jun 1897

A-Hisgrove thatch making J. Rex mowing Bay Close.
A-Hisgrove (4), bay (137), Close (114), making (235), Mowing (493), Rex (2123), thatch (62)
Fri 2 Jul 1897

Lumber hauling stones Ac schools, others working Hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hauling (1627), hay (1122), Lumber (781), others (707), schools (21), stones (170), working (184)
Sat 3 Jul 1897

Cleaned Bay Close nice Rick Hay.
bay (137), Cleaned (78), Close (114), hay (1122), nice (32), Rick (353)
Tue 6 Jul 1897

Others doing Rick Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), doing (146), others (707), Rick (353)
Wed 7 Jul 1897

Lumber thatch Bay Close St wheel.
bay (137), Close (114), Lumber (781), thatch (62), Wheel (41)
Wed 7 Jul 1897

Saw mill helped G. James thatching Rick Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), helped (265), James (591), Mill (133), Rick (353), Saw (1040), thatching (154)
Thu 26 Aug 1897

Victor F. G fenching rick Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Fenching (12), Rick (353), Victor (1058)
Mon 30 Aug 1897

Put Fatting heifers Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Fatting (24), heifers (325), Put (210)
Tue 14 Sep 1897

We hauled hay orchard Little Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hauled (709), hay (1122), Little (124), orchard (95)
Wed 20 Oct 1897

Howard Jones Bay Close () foorball @ /- / ( paid ) Now L. d Mrs Palmer begged Maidstone sufferers.
bay (137), begged (1), Close (114), foorball (1), Howard (2), Jones (1185), Maidstone (1), Mrs (1554), Now (5), paid (1944), Palmer (17), sufferers (1)
Tue 11 Jan 1898

Sc Whatton station Sc Bags Basic Slag Bay Close Burrowfield Hatchet ground.
bags (256), basic (8), bay (137), Burrowfield (217), Close (114), Ground (382), Hatchet (6), slag (8), Station (860), Whatton (211)
Tue 21 Jun 1898

Lumber mowed Bay Close (finished ).
bay (137), Close (114), Finished (341), Lumber (781), mowed (11)
Thu 23 Jun 1898

Turned grass Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), grass (196), Turned (174)
Fri 1 Jul 1898

We hauled Rakings corner wall grounds Sc Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Corner (40), grounds (64), hauled (709), Rakings (43), Wall (186)
Sat 2 Jul 1898

We cleared Hay Bay Close.
bay (137), cleared (32), Close (114), hay (1122)
Mon 5 Sep 1898

J. Meaden weanlings Bay Close stones drinking .
bay (137), Close (114), drinking (20), Meaden (261), stones (170), weanlings (24)
Thu 19 Jan 1899

Lumber haul dirt Bay Close, mould.
bay (137), Close (114), dirt (294), haul (115), Lumber (781), mould (3)
Sat 21 Jan 1899

Reed cheque W C. Lumber carts hauling mould ftc Bay Close Buildings, Bniton.
bay (137), Bniton (62), buildings (42), carts (19), cheque (1456), Close (114), ftc (833), hauling (1627), Lumber (781), mould (3), Reed (3327)
Sat 4 Feb 1899

Lumber hauling Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hauling (1627), Lumber (781)
Thu 9 Feb 1899

Lumber hauling dirt Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), dirt (294), hauling (1627), Lumber (781)
Sat 1 Apr 1899

Mr Case brought milk morning Lumber hauling mud Little Bay Close, others hauling dung.
bay (137), brought (899), Case (53), Close (114), Dung (719), hauling (1627), hauling (1627), Little (124), Lumber (781), Milk (1238), morning (1314), mud (16), others (707)
Wed 5 Apr 1899

T. Hisgrove hauling dirt bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), dirt (294), hauling (1627), Hisgrove (299)
Fri 7 Apr 1899

Lumber Mr Stroud's Prince hauled dirt Bay Close heaped .
bay (137), Close (114), dirt (294), hauled (709), heaped (1), Lumber (781), Prince (14), Stroud (1409)
Sat 8 Apr 1899

Colts , others Hauling Prince hauling dirt Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), colts (121), dirt (294), hauling (1627), hauling (1627), others (707), Prince (14)
Wed 31 May 1899

rode round wood Mr Stroud agreed Horses Poneys Bay Close.
agreed (1355), bay (137), Close (114), horses (243), Poneys (1), Rode (216), round (264), Stroud (1409), wood (415)
Fri 7 Jul 1899

Finished Hay Walfonk hauling Bay Close Hay .
bay (137), Close (114), Finished (341), hauling (1627), hay (1122), hay (1122), Walfonk (1)
Sat 8 Jul 1899

Men cleaned Bay Close.
bay (137), Cleaned (78), Close (114), Men (1554)
Thu 8 Mar 1900

J. Rex South Town met Tom's hedge round Pond Pond Close.
Close (114), hedge (120), met (393), Pond (119), Pond (119), Rex (2123), round (264), South (357), Tom (2187), Town (532)
Thu 3 May 1900

G. J Hurdling Bay Close sheep, others various.
bay (137), Close (114), Hurdling (1), others (707), sheep (339), various (46)
Sat 16 Jun 1900

Reed P. C Mr W. Walwin saying Butcher result J. A J. R mowing grass Bay Close Burrowfield.
bay (137), Burrowfield (217), Butcher (8), Close (114), grass (196), Mowing (493), Reed (3327), result (8), saying (947), Walwin (383)
Tue 19 Jun 1900

We turned Hay Mrs Peel Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hay (1122), Mrs (1554), Peel (171), Turned (174)
Fri 29 Jun 1900

We cleaned Mrs Peels Hay Quaperlake Street Our Clover Burrowfield rakings Bay Close.
bay (137), Burrowfield (217), Cleaned (78), Close (114), Clover (101), hay (1122), Mrs (1554), Our (17), Peels (12), Quaperlake (4), Rakings (43), Street (121)
Tue 31 Jul 1900

J. A mowing Paddocks, We turned Hay Bay Close hauled strips.
bay (137), Close (114), hauled (709), hay (1122), Mowing (493), Paddocks (6), strips (17), Turned (174)
Sat 4 Aug 1900

We cleaned Hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Cleaned (78), Close (114), hay (1122)
Tue 7 Aug 1900

We turned Hay Rick Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hay (1122), Rick (353), Turned (174)
Sat 30 Mar 1901

Mr H. Harrold settled /cs except standing Hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), except (47), Harrold (171), hay (1122), settled (208), Standing (6)
Sat 4 May 1901

Put Barreners grass Bay Close.
Barreners (12), bay (137), Close (114), grass (196), Put (210)
Wed 15 May 1901

J. Rex cake tubs fatting cows Bay Close.
bay (137), cake (715), Close (114), cows (394), Fatting (24), Rex (2123), tubs (8)
Tue 10 Sep 1901

Put Fatting cows Bay Close .
bay (137), Close (114), cows (394), Fatting (24), Put (210)
Thu 28 Nov 1901

J. Rex Baker hauling gas lime Bay Close.
Baker (329), bay (137), Close (114), gas (99), hauling (1627), lime (256), Rex (2123)
Sat 26 Apr 1902

Mr Payne agreed cows Bay Close except short stall escept , .
agreed (1355), bay (137), Close (114), cows (394), escept (1), except (47), Payne (369), Short (63), Stall (62)
Wed 30 Jul 1902

Put old heifers Bay Close fat
bay (137), Close (114), heifers (325), old (289), Put (210)
Fri 12 Dec 1902

We Steers Heifers fatting Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Fatting (24), heifers (325), steers (10)
Tue 7 Apr 1903

A. Hisgrove making Hedge road Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), hedge (120), Hisgrove (299), making (235), Road (219)
Wed 24 Jun 1903

J. Rex Baker finished cutting grass Burrowfield cutting Bay Close.
Baker (329), bay (137), Burrowfield (217), Close (114), cutting (421), cutting (421), Finished (341), grass (196), Rex (2123)
Wed 1 Jul 1903

Getting hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), getting (220), hay (1122)
Wed 1 Jul 1903

Finished Mrs Peel's hay Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), Finished (341), hay (1122), Mrs (1554), Peel (171)
Fri 17 Jul 1903

W. W Goodland horse hoing mangel GJames thatched rick Bay Close Burrowfield F. Gamlin ( told best ) gave week's notice tomorrow (Saturday) Mr Price sent papers Wellington
bay (137), Best (77), Burrowfield (217), Close (114), Gamlin (49), Gave (523), GJames (21), Goodland (20), Hoing (123), horse (444), mangel (528), Notice (252), Papers (80), price (188), Rick (353), Saturday (205), sent (4043), Thatched (43), told (1155), tomorrow (666), week (405)
Mon 10 Aug 1903

Put fatting stock Bay Close weanlings top Burrowfield ( ).
bay (137), Burrowfield (217), Close (114), Fatting (24), Put (210), stock (194), top (281), weanlings (24)
Mon 8 Feb 1904

The brighter afterward J. Mitchell agreed Fat Red heifer Bay Close Bullock (Ginger) short stall / per score.
afterward (211), agreed (1355), bay (137), brighter (5), Bullock (57), Close (114), fat (530), Ginger (14), heifer (239), Mitchell (33), Per (696), Red (23), score (108), Short (63), Stall (62), The (347)
Fri 17 Jun 1904

J. Rex cutting grass Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), cutting (421), grass (196), Rex (2123)
Sat 18 Jun 1904

J. Rex finished cutting grass Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), cutting (421), Finished (341), grass (196), Rex (2123)
Mon 27 Jun 1904

We hay Bay Close Rakings Burrowfield Balch summoned Wincanton cutting Tree Miss Cox lawn fined /-.
Balch (84), bay (137), Burrowfield (217), Close (114), Cox (280), cutting (421), fined (2), hay (1122), Lawn (7), Miss (918), Rakings (43), summoned (1), tree (54), Wincanton (642)
Wed 29 Jun 1904

Turned hay Hyde done Rick Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), done (281), hay (1122), Hyde (177), Rick (353), Turned (174)
Fri 1 Jul 1904

G. James thatched Rick Bay Close.
bay (137), Close (114), James (591), Rick (353), Thatched (43)
Mon 4 Jul 1904

Mr Brake paid subscription Lady S. W. D. F. A. Put heifer yearlings Burrowfield today, fatting Beast Bay Close.
bay (137), beast (80), Brake (12), Burrowfield (217), Close (114), Fatting (24), heifer (239), Lady (73), paid (1944), Put (210), Subscription (80), today (1127), yearlings (40)

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