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

Day

Date Snippet
Fri 29 Sep 1882

Put Uriah Gould cutting stuff forest @ / Per acre Day.
acre (26), cutting (421), Day (95), forest (147), Gould (103), Per (696), Put (210), stuff (71), Uriah (5)
Sat 8 Sep 1883

John Day , B. John gone Bath Mr Welch Hay c.
Bath (79), Day (95), gone (139), hay (1122), John (2874), John (2874), Welch (4)
Thu 8 Nov 1883

Wrote Mr Paul Day temperance meeting.
Day (95), meeting (967), Paul (20), Temperance (131), Wrote (2470)
Tue 13 Nov 1883

B. John brought Paul Day B. Lodge.
brought (899), Day (95), John (2874), Lodge (793), Paul (20)
Thu 15 Nov 1883

Tom John ; Mr Day Downhead, Mr Walwin Wanstrow, Mr F. Shepheard Wincanton Miss Shepheard sang Mr Lovey.
Day (95), Downhead (61), John (2874), Lovey (1), Miss (918), sang (3), Shepheard (2), Shepheard (2), Tom (2187), Walwin (383), Wanstrow (70), Wincanton (642)
Wed 5 Dec 1883

F. White lbs Cheese @ d tonight Wrote Mrs Paul Day Mr Walwin letters tomorrow.
cheese (1666), Day (95), lbs (124), Letters (267), Mrs (1554), Paul (20), tomorrow (666), tonight (250), Walwin (383), White (580), Wrote (2470)
Tue 11 Dec 1883

Tom, John Temperance meeting Read (John Ploughman's Talk, Mr Paul Day, Mr Barnett Frome) Mr Lush spoke; Mr Miss Tyson sung Mr Lush songs; signed Pledge B. House , making sinoe meeting.
Barnett (1), Day (95), Frome (614), House (1200), John (2874), John (2874), Lush (30), Lush (30), making (235), meeting (967), meeting (967), Miss (918), Paul (20), Pledge (12), Ploughman (3), Read (279), signed (131), sinoe (1), songs; (1), spoke; (1), sung (3), Talk (1), Temperance (131), Tom (2187), Tyson (190)
Mon 21 Jun 1886

John Jefferies milking, Club Day North Bruham.
Bruham (767), Club (48), Day (95), Jefferies (78), John (2874), Milking (76), North (146)
Thu 2 Dec 1886

BJoshua afterward Mr Stevens accepts ( arrangements ) Joshua tenant Holland Farm Lady Day Rent ? per , Conditions Letting agreement .
accepts (1), afterward (211), agreement (54), arrangements (13), BJoshua (25), Conditions (13), Day (95), Farm (548), Holland (215), Joshua (343), Lady (73), Letting (19), Per (696), rent (270), Stevens (151), tenant (14)
Mon 22 Jul 1889

Mr Walwin Mrs Day .
Day (95), Mrs (1554), Walwin (383)
Fri 22 Nov 1889

Mrs Stroud Day don Mrs Barnes (Late) furniture.
Barnes (194), Day (95), don (3), furniture (30), late (104), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Stroud (1409)
Mon 24 Mar 1890

Bemied Esq pieces Border, North Bruham, Lady Day .
Bemied (1), Border (36), Bruham (767), Day (95), Esq (25), Lady (73), North (146), pieces (10)
Thu 22 May 1890

Mr J. Day sent pigs.
Day (95), Pigs (1328), sent (4043)
Fri 23 May 1890

Mr John Day paid pigs sent yesterday.
Day (95), John (2874), paid (1944), Pigs (1328), sent (4043), yesterday (212)
Tue 3 Jun 1890

J. Rex bundle straw Mr John Day's brought Loads manure.
brought (899), Bundle (15), Day (95), John (2874), loads (143), manure (256), Rex (2123), straw (106)
Wed 16 Jul 1890

J. Whatton turnips Mrs Day Miss Young.
Day (95), Miss (918), Mrs (1554), Turnips (23), Whatton (211), Young (43)
Fri 15 May 1891

Reed Notice Rent Day Mr Stevens.
Day (95), Notice (252), Reed (3327), rent (270), Stevens (151)
Fri 25 Dec 1891

Christmas Day St heard Mr Hanley preach, subject, The Birth Jesus Christ St Visitors.
birth (9), Christ (89), Christmas (48), Day (95), Hanley (48), heard (404), Jesus (65), preach (203), subject (85), The (347), Visitors (3)
Mon 28 Dec 1891

told John Day Frank Alford driven John Days Cows sheep .
Alford (28), cows (394), Day (95), days (65), driven (4), Frank (462), John (2874), John (2874), sheep (339), told (1155)
Tue 16 Feb 1892

Tom cousin Mrs Whiteside Wanstrow Mrs Walwin Mrs Day.
Cousin (105), Day (95), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Tom (2187), Walwin (383), Wanstrow (70), Whiteside (30)
Sat 16 Apr 1892

Mr William Day agreed Doz Hurdles @ /? agreed send Cheese Mr Stroud* Monday.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), cheese (1666), Day (95), Doz (31), Hurdles (69), Monday (364), send (792), Stroud (1409), William (302)
Sat 16 Apr 1892

T. Hisgrove Cogley Doz Hurdles W. Day hauled Doz Hill's Wood Mr Old's Horse .
Cogley (324), Day (95), Doz (31), Doz (31), hauled (709), Hill (955), Hisgrove (299), horse (444), Hurdles (69), old (289), wood (415)
Wed 28 Sep 1892

Saw Mr Whiteman Finn Whiteman Cox, London offered milk, October / per barn gallon, November milk @ /; December January @ /,: February / March Lady Day @ /.
barn (48), Cox (280), Day (95), December (4), February (11), Finn (2), gallon (24), January (15), Lady (73), London (308), March (95), Milk (1238), Milk (1238), November (4), October (18), offered (174), Per (696), Saw (1040), Whiteman (273), Whiteman (273)
Sun 25 Dec 1892

Christmas Day Mr Clegg preached text morn, Herein love god manefested.
Christmas (48), Clegg (78), Day (95), God (119), Herein (1), Love (25), manefested (1), morn (137), preached (1123), text (953)
Thu 12 Jan 1893

Mr Stroud told bought qrs Barley @ / tys Beans / Messrs Weston Co; bought Ledger Day Books paid .
Barley (522), Beans (230), books (77), bought (1410), bought (1410), Co; (8), Day (95), Ledger (3), Messrs (1565), paid (1944), qrs (252), Stroud (1409), told (1155), tys (1), Weston (75)
Sat 10 Jun 1893

Saw Mrs George Dennis paid CK ? - - Half years Rent due Lady Day , Sc ? .
Day (95), Dennis (47), due (87), George (265), half (161), Lady (73), Mrs (1554), paid (1944), rent (270), Saw (1040), years (118)
Mon 24 Jul 1893

Reed letters yesterday Messrs Marsh Adlam Mr P. Day cheese oats.
Adlam (109), cheese (1666), Day (95), Letters (267), Marsh (190), Messrs (1565), oats (360), Reed (3327), yesterday (212)
Sat 11 Nov 1893

wrote Messrs Whiteman Sc Cox telling sell milk Lady Day .
Cox (280), Day (95), Lady (73), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), sell (100), telling (115), Whiteman (273), Wrote (2470)
Mon 25 Dec 1893

Christmas Day* Reed miss May Fifett Mrs HannTs niece, Weymouth.
Christmas (48), Day (95), Fifett (133), HannTs (1), May (41), Miss (918), Mrs (1554), niece (5), Reed (3327), Weymouth (27)
Tue 6 Mar 1894

Mr G. Read told hay sale promised B. John's son, Jacob, married miss Day ( Wedmore) Wells.
Day (95), hay (1122), Jacob (66), John (2874), married (50), Miss (918), promised (658), Read (279), Sale (282), son (269), told (1155), Wedmore (5), Wells (241)
Wed 21 Mar 1894

On St paid Mr J. Hoskin's Poor Rate Bruham Cottage St orchard Lady Day .
Bruham (767), Cottage (95), Day (95), Hoskin (1), Lady (73), orchard (95), paid (1944), Poor (191), Rate (87)
Fri 23 Mar 1894

Reed Registered Letter Notice Mr George Dennis saying Land Priddy Lady Day .
Day (95), Dennis (47), George (265), Lady (73), Land (140), Letter (162), Notice (252), Priddy (137), Reed (3327), registered (8), saying (947)
Tue 8 May 1894

Had Mr John Day House.
Day (95), Had (431), House (1200), John (2874)
Wed 16 May 1894

Mr John Day Bruton shortly .
Bruton (758), Day (95), John (2874), shortly (77)
Fri 18 May 1894

Mr Day (Huxham) 's Horse.
Day (95), horse (444), Huxham (1)
Tue 28 Aug 1894

John Day bid money calves .
Bid (90), calves (455), Day (95), John (2874), money (230)
Sat 13 Oct 1894

Reed Mr W. Day, offering grass Hay.
Day (95), grass (196), hay (1122), offering (91), Reed (3327)
Sat 13 Oct 1894

South Bruham, Bottles Day Sons Hewett's mixtire Horse St calves W. Treasure.
Bottles (9), Bruham (767), calves (455), Day (95), Hewett (1), horse (444), mixtire (1), Sons (147), South (357), Treasure (959)
Sat 20 Oct 1894

G. Francis Bank, ftedley Jackson gone London fetch Miss Nellie Day.
Bank (1010), Day (95), fetch (30), Francis (162), ftedley (1), gone (139), Jackson (124), London (308), Miss (918), Nellie (591)
Wed 28 Nov 1894

Frome Fair Day Reed Cheque Mr Dennis, less Land Income Tax rent 's Land Priddy.
cheque (1456), Day (95), Dennis (47), Fair (108), Frome (614), Income (51), Land (140), Land (140), less (31), Priddy (137), Reed (3327), rent (270), Tax (57)
Tue 4 Dec 1894

John Day demanded Poll hands held called Called Mr Stroud's.
Called (1514), Called (1514), Day (95), demanded (3), Hands (19), held (146), John (2874), Poll (9), Stroud (1409)
Sat 15 Dec 1894

T. H. Jones, E. Creed, Sc J. Day.
Creed (190), Day (95), Jones (1185)
Sat 4 May 1895

Tom Cheque Thomas White deducting half 's rent due Lady Day .
cheque (1456), Day (95), deducting (12), due (87), half (161), Lady (73), rent (270), Thomas (223), Tom (2187), White (580)
Sat 29 Jun 1895

Prize Day Sexeys Trade school.
Day (95), Prize (82), school (673), Sexeys (94), Trade (97)
Tue 30 Jul 1895

Mr Walwin, Mrs Walwin, Mrs Day, Mrs Higgins, daughter .
daughter (57), Day (95), Higgins (13), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Walwin (383), Walwin (383)
Tue 24 Dec 1895

Tom Lottisham met Mr T. O. Bennett Mr CJassey agreed Mr T. O. Bennett value Hay consuming price value Keep Farm Christmas Lady Day .
agreed (1355), Bennett (682), Bennett (682), Christmas (48), CJassey (1), consuming (2), Day (95), Farm (548), hay (1122), Keep (31), Lady (73), Lottisham (79), met (393), price (188), Tom (2187), Value (17), Value (17)
Sat 22 Feb 1896

Income Tax /, Land Tax /, shoing Horse / payment half 's rent due Lady Day .
Day (95), due (87), half (161), horse (444), Income (51), Lady (73), Land (140), Payment (15), rent (270), shoing (1), Tax (57), Tax (57)
Sat 29 Feb 1896

Sent Day Book used tomorrow .
Book (150), Day (95), sent (4043), tomorrow (666), used (18)
Wed 4 Nov 1896

bought Pigs John Day paid .
bought (1410), Day (95), John (2874), paid (1944), Pigs (1328)
Fri 13 Nov 1896

Reed cheque W C Notice Rent Day Mr Stevens.
cheque (1456), Day (95), Notice (252), Reed (3327), rent (270), Stevens (151)
Fri 25 Dec 1896

Christmas Day Short Chums milk.
Christmas (48), Chums (135), Day (95), Milk (1238), Short (63)
Tue 12 Jan 1897

John Day sow hurt , alter killing .
alter (21), Day (95), hurt (33), John (2874), Killing (9), Sow (150)
Wed 26 May 1897

bought pigs Mr John Day G. F .
bought (1410), Day (95), John (2874), Pigs (1328)
Thu 3 Jun 1897

Saw Mr Crump Mr Buckley, Mr Eacott, Mr Harding, Mr Payne, Mr Joseph Day others fbr things re Jubilee Fund.
Buckley (203), Crump (72), Day (95), Eacott (5), fbr (94), fund (80), Harding (371), Joseph (333), Jubilee (24), others (707), Payne (369), Saw (1040), things (108)
Wed 8 Sep 1897

told erect goals /- Lady Day , wanted V shape turf pay /- ; money played .
Day (95), erect (5), goals (1), Lady (73), money (230), pay (274), played (20), shape (4), told (1155), turf (4), wanted (149)
Fri 1 Oct 1897

Mr Shackleton paid balance Tithe, L. Day .
balance (84), Day (95), paid (1944), Shackleton (284), Tithe (626)
Fri 19 Nov 1897

J. Day bid money Bull.
Bid (90), Bull (301), Day (95), money (230)
Sat 25 Dec 1897

Christmas Day Tom Pollie .
Christmas (48), Day (95), Pollie (197), Tom (2187)
Fri 31 Dec 1897

Reed Mr Hobhouse Mr Donne telling Fund Mr T. O. Bennett reached ? - - proposed present cheque amount tomorrow (New Year's Day) asking present Office .
amount (28), asking (671), Bennett (682), cheque (1456), Day (95), Donne (7), fund (80), Hobhouse (110), New (159), Office (124), present (103), present (103), proposed (74), reached (5), Reed (3327), telling (115), tomorrow (666), Year (1)
Thu 24 Mar 1898

bought Day Son Hewletts Drenches traveller's /- worth least pay
bought (1410), Day (95), Drenches (17), Hewletts (1), least (17), son (269), traveller (1), worth (34)
Fri 1 Apr 1898

Reed Medicine c Day Son Sc Hewetts.
Day (95), Hewetts (1), medicine (37), Reed (3327), son (269)
Sat 21 May 1898

Bruton Herbert White Paid Rent Lady Day , ? - - promised allow /- extra done fencing Apple Trees Bruham.
allow (44), apple (31), Bruham (767), Bruton (758), Day (95), done (281), extra (27), fencing (44), Herbert (74), Lady (73), paid (1944), promised (658), rent (270), trees (115), White (580)
Mon 6 Jun 1898

sent Day Sc Son's Crewe, Mr fLRew Essay.
Crewe (2), Day (95), Essay (1), fLRew (1), sent (4043), son (269)
Mon 21 Nov 1898

interest Home Farm, Lottisham re taking Lady Day .
Day (95), Farm (548), Home (144), Interest (11), Lady (73), Lottisham (79), taking (35)
Sat 17 Dec 1898

Bank Sexe/s Trade school Prize Day .
Bank (1010), Day (95), Prize (82), school (673), Sexes (4), Trade (97)
Sun 25 Dec 1898

Christinas Day Mr Boorman preached text, John C. V. heard Mr Havward ( Vicar) preach evening text, Luke C. V .
Boorman (30), Christinas (1), Day (95), evening (828), Havward (1), heard (404), John (2874), Luke (30), preach (203), preached (1123), text (953), text (953), vicar (9)
Tue 21 Mar 1899

wrote Mr Wells gave Notice Land Shepton Montague Lady Day .
Day (95), Gave (523), Lady (73), Land (140), Montague (87), Notice (252), Shepton (200), Wells (241), Wrote (2470)
Fri 21 Apr 1899

Made Tithe A/cs Lady Day collection.
collection (25), Day (95), Lady (73), Made (79), Tithe (626)
Mon 17 Jul 1899

Very bright hot morning, paid Mr Wells cheque, rent South Town Lady Day ? .
Bright (31), cheque (1456), Day (95), Hot (63), Lady (73), morning (1314), paid (1944), rent (270), South (357), Town (532), Very (143), Wells (241)
Thu 31 Aug 1899

Show Day, East Somerset We stock lot Friends called .
Called (1514), Day (95), east (69), friends (55), lot (110), Show (118), Somerset (91), stock (194)
Mon 25 Dec 1899

Christmas Day Done cows Lambs tied briars.
briars (1), Christmas (48), cows (394), Day (95), done (281), Lambs (228), tied (15)
Wed 25 Jul 1900

John Day told bought Pigs Mr William Hannam @ /- Per bead.
bead (2), bought (1410), Day (95), Hannam (150), John (2874), Per (696), Pigs (1328), told (1155), William (302)
Wed 15 Aug 1900

John Day told store Pigs sell /- , worth money.
Day (95), John (2874), money (230), Pigs (1328), sell (100), store (11), told (1155), worth (34)
Thu 16 Aug 1900

J. Day brought Pigs ().
brought (899), Day (95), Pigs (1328)
Wed 12 Sep 1900

agreed pigs John Day sow pigs.
agreed (1355), Day (95), John (2874), Pigs (1328), Pigs (1328), Sow (150)
Thu 13 Sep 1900

Lamyatt agreed sows pigs Mr John Cox, John Day's .
agreed (1355), Cox (280), Day (95), John (2874), John (2874), Lamyatt (19), Pigs (1328), Sows (43)
Thu 13 Sep 1900

Sent Balch J. Day sent pigs.
Balch (84), Day (95), Pigs (1328), sent (4043), sent (4043)
Fri 14 Sep 1900

J. Day paid Pigs.
Day (95), paid (1944), Pigs (1328)
Wed 10 Oct 1900

Men burning Rubbish Bunowfield Sold John Day calf @ ? - - ? - - turned .
Bunowfield (20), Burning (28), calf (367), Day (95), John (2874), Men (1554), rubbish (58), Sold (374), Turned (174)
Thu 24 Jan 1901

bought sow John Day.
bought (1410), Day (95), John (2874), Sow (150)
Tue 29 Jan 1901

Rec Drenches Day Son Hewitt.
Day (95), Drenches (17), Hewitt (1), Rec (12), son (269)
Fri 19 Jul 1901

Mrs Walwin Mrs Day , W. Peach offered pigs.
Day (95), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), offered (174), Peach (300), Pigs (1328), Walwin (383)
Thu 29 Aug 1901

paid Day Son Hewetfs bill.
Bill (484), Day (95), Hewetfs (1), paid (1944), son (269)
Wed 2 Oct 1901

fortnight Lady Day .
Day (95), fortnight (34), Lady (73)
Fri 11 Oct 1901

J. Rex others putting winter Beans top Hill Mr Pearce's Drill, Brutou Messrs H. Jones L. Longman told agreed Play Football Hyde payment ? - - (within fortnight) Lady Day Town Club.
agreed (1355), Beans (230), Brutou (2), Club (48), Day (95), Drill (89), Football (36), fortnight (34), Hill (955), Hyde (177), Jones (1185), Lady (73), Longman (143), Messrs (1565), others (707), Payment (15), Pearce (265), Play (5), putting (152), Rex (2123), told (1155), top (281), Town (532), Winter (172), within (8)
Sat 19 Oct 1901

Reed cheque W C. owned receipt paid Insurance Dyne MuJIer Hughes Mr G. M. Amor Old Cottages Bruham Bruham Hugh Gould paid half years rent ?-- due Lady Day .
Amor (227), Bruham (767), Bruham (767), cheque (1456), cottages (32), Day (95), due (87), Dyne (44), Gould (103), half (161), Hugh (50), Hughes (89), Insurance (66), Lady (73), MuJIer (1), old (289), owned (146), paid (1944), paid (1944), receipt (518), Reed (3327), rent (270), years (118)
Wed 25 Dec 1901

(Christmas Day) Mr Little preached Wesleyan Chapel.
Chapel (342), Christmas (48), Day (95), Little (124), preached (1123), Wesleyan (212)
Fri 6 Jun 1902

Came , Went Coronation Celebration meeting decided gjve Parishioners Free Luncheon meat Tea Coronation Day, June .
Came (596), Celebration (5), coronation (18), coronation (18), Day (95), decided (122), free (37), gjve (2), June (42), Luncheon (11), meat (75), meeting (967), Parishioners (1), tea (270), Went (826)
Mon 29 Sep 1902

Mr Harrold Jones Mr L. H. Longman agreed portion Hyde football season Lady Day ? - -, money paid .
agreed (1355), Day (95), Football (36), Harrold (171), Hyde (177), Jones (1185), Lady (73), Longman (143), money (230), paid (1944), portion (41), season (61)
Tue 11 Nov 1902

Wet Day.
Day (95), wet (231)
Sat 2 May 1903

Bank Saw John Day bought pigs .
Bank (1010), bought (1410), Day (95), John (2874), Pigs (1328), Saw (1040)
Sat 30 May 1903

Mr Payne gave cheque A/c ? ( Day Book).
Book (150), cheque (1456), Day (95), Gave (523), Payne (369)
Fri 25 Dec 1903

Christmas Day Chapel.
Chapel (342), Christmas (48), Day (95)
Mon 18 Apr 1904

Mrs Toop bought /- A/c Father's Lady Day Rent.
bought (1410), Day (95), father (119), Lady (73), Mrs (1554), rent (270), Toop (10)
Tue 5 Jul 1904

wrote Hugh Gould offering rents Cottages gardens gardens North Bruham, pay Poor Rales six pounds (? - - ) per yeartrom Lady Day .
Bruham (767), cottages (32), Day (95), gardens (16), gardens (16), Gould (103), Hugh (50), Lady (73), North (146), offering (91), pay (274), Per (696), Poor (191), Pounds (45), Rales (2), rents (13), six (14), Wrote (2470), yeartrom (1)

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