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

Railway

Date Snippet
Sat 15 Sep 1883

It proposed Sheep House Farm Great Western Railway Bruton Parish Bniham Lodge South Bniham Parish.
Bniham (132), Bniham (132), Bruton (758), Farm (548), Great (14), House (1200), Lodge (793), Parish (189), Parish (189), proposed (74), Railway (60), sheep (339), South (357), Western (66)
Thu 10 Jan 1884

BJohn Mr Buckleys Bill settle Wrote Local Government Board G. W. Railway.
Bill (484), BJohn (556), Board (142), Buckleys (32), Government (17), Local (18), Railway (60), settle (80), Wrote (2470)
Wed 24 Apr 1889

Saw BJohn, Uncle George, W. Clift short meeting convened consider proposed alterations Railway rates.
alterations (12), BJohn (556), Clift (95), consider (26), convened (1), George (265), meeting (967), proposed (74), Railway (60), Rates (137), Saw (1040), Short (63), Uncle (62)
Mon 9 Jun 1890

insured Mr T. O. Bennett Railway Passenger Assurance Co, against Accidents ? case death ? .
Accidents (15), against (67), Assurance (39), Bennett (682), Case (53), Death (53), insured (6), Passenger (1), Railway (60)
Tue 11 Nov 1890

Heard dreadful accident Taunton Railway.
accident (25), dreadful (4), heard (404), Railway (60), Taunton (68)
Thu 30 Jul 1891

paid Mr John Heginbottom Ck ? - - premium, 's Railway Passingers Accident Co.
accident (25), Heginbottom (7), John (2874), paid (1944), Passingers (1), Premium (55), Railway (60)
Tue 22 Sep 1891

promised enter , R-Herrington mending Wall bottom Park Railway.
bottom (44), enter (14), mending (105), Park (279), promised (658), Railway (60), R-Herrington (2), Wall (186)
Sat 30 Jan 1892

We Electric Railway rode ftc.
Electric (3), ftc (833), Railway (60), Rode (216)
Tue 5 Jul 1892

Tom CK meesrs T. O. Bennett Cheney years premium due Railway Passengers Assurance Co Accidents cover June .
Accidents (15), Assurance (39), Bennett (682), Cheney (8), cover (28), due (87), June (42), meesrs (1), Passengers (5), Premium (55), Railway (60), Tom (2187), years (118)
Fri 16 Sep 1892

Went Douglas Railway Station coupons Castletown, Port Erin.
Castletown (2), coupons (1), Douglas (5), Erin (1), Port (17), Railway (60), Station (860), Went (826)
Mon 23 Jan 1893

Reed P. C. today saying meeting Greyhround Hotel Wednesday protest against Railway rates.
against (67), Greyhround (1), Hotel (98), meeting (967), protest (6), Railway (60), Rates (137), Reed (3327), saying (947), today (1127), Wednesday (179)
Tue 24 Jan 1893

Reed Notice meeting Protect against Railway rates ().
against (67), meeting (967), Notice (252), Protect (2), Railway (60), Rates (137), Reed (3327)
Wed 25 Jan 1893

Mr Creed, Mr S. Martin Wincanton meeting protest against Railway Rates held Wincanton Greyhound Hotel H. Hobhouse Esq, M. P. chair.
against (67), Chair (51), Creed (190), Esq (25), GreyHound (9), held (146), Hobhouse (110), Hotel (98), Martin (137), meeting (967), protest (6), Railway (60), Rates (137), Wincanton (642), Wincanton (642)
Thu 26 Jan 1893

Town railway rates.
Railway (60), Rates (137), Town (532)
Thu 26 Jan 1893

Sent Mr H. Harrold asking bit information railway rates.
asking (671), bit (50), Harrold (171), information (8), Railway (60), Rates (137), sent (4043)
Sat 28 Jan 1893

Called several places increase Railway rates.
Called (1514), increase (6), places (23), Railway (60), Rates (137), several (95)
Sat 28 Jan 1893

schedule increase railway rates old ones Mr T'O.
increase (6), old (289), ones (48), Railway (60), Rates (137), schedule (17), T'O (1)
Tue 31 Jan 1893

Mr Huntley's paid bill agreed buy oats seed ground grass seed sow agreed pay Mr T. O. Bennett's signed schedule increase Railway rates ftc.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), Bennett (682), Bill (484), buy (91), ftc (833), grass (196), Ground (382), Huntley (107), increase (6), oats (360), paid (1944), pay (274), Railway (60), Rates (137), schedule (17), seed (208), seed (208), signed (131), Sow (150)
Thu 16 Feb 1893

Bruton, Mr T. O. Bennett Railway Rates.
Bennett (682), Bruton (758), Railway (60), Rates (137)
Thu 20 Apr 1893

Reed Mr Hobhouse Railway Rates.
Hobhouse (110), Railway (60), Rates (137), Reed (3327)
Tue 25 Apr 1893

It resolved Mr Hobhouse Great Western Railway Co carriage Corn, Cake, manure old rates, Viz /- instead /.
cake (715), carriage (187), Corn (39), Great (14), Hobhouse (110), instead (37), manure (256), old (289), Railway (60), Rates (137), resolved (5), Viz (7), Western (66)
Sat 13 May 1893

Reed Mr Hobhouse further Railway Rates.
further (39), Hobhouse (110), Railway (60), Rates (137), Reed (3327)
Fri 26 May 1893

Reed Mr Hobhouse respecting Railway rates.
Hobhouse (110), Railway (60), Rates (137), Reed (3327), respecting (19)
Wed 5 Jul 1893

Reed Cks Mr H. Walwin /c Lambs, Paper John /c Railway disaster Poulton.
Cks (59), disaster (1), John (2874), Lambs (228), Paper (133), Poulton (2), Railway (60), Reed (3327), Walwin (383)
Sat 31 Mar 1894

Saw Mr Hooper St agreed Hay Collinshayes Mr Stroud afterward Mr Hooper offer ? - - per ton Ricks, Park Sc oilier strip Railway.
afterward (211), agreed (1355), Collinshayes (33), hay (1122), Hooper (91), Hooper (91), offer (64), oilier (1), Park (279), Per (696), Railway (60), Ricks (111), Saw (1040), Strip (9), Stroud (1409), Ton (184)
Thu 10 May 1894

Co Railway.
Railway (60)
Sat 3 Nov 1894

reed Mr T. O. Bennett fill Claim ( hurt leg) against Railway Passengers Accident Assurance Co.
accident (25), against (67), Assurance (39), Bennett (682), Claim (35), fill (10), hurt (33), leg (48), Passengers (5), Railway (60), Reed (3327)
Wed 28 Nov 1894

sent receipt sent cheque Mr J. G. Wall Railway carriage cheese ( lots) Wells.
carriage (187), cheese (1666), cheque (1456), lots (64), Railway (60), receipt (518), sent (4043), sent (4043), Wall (186), Wells (241)
Fri 17 May 1895

We St Clifton Suspension Bridge, Clifton Rocks, railway Sec.
Bridge (115), Clifton (8), Clifton (8), Railway (60), Rocks (6), sec (38), suspension (4)
Sat 28 Sep 1895

Had breakfast Sc underground Railway Notting Hill.
breakfast (35), Had (431), Hill (955), Notting (4), Railway (60), underground (1)
Tue 23 Jun 1896

Bruton paid Mr T. O. Bennett annual premium accidental Railway Passengers Co.
accidental (1), annual (23), Bennett (682), Bruton (758), paid (1944), Passengers (5), Premium (55), Railway (60)
Thu 25 Jun 1896

St told refered Book sent /c sent Mr ShackJeton asked though Sir Henry allow /- toward making entanoe Park (Yonder) road Plox Railway Bridge satisfaction.
allow (44), Asked (386), Book (150), Bridge (115), entanoe (1), Henry (311), making (235), Park (279), Plox (4), Railway (60), refered (2), Road (219), satisfaction (6), sent (4043), sent (4043), ShackJeton (5), Sir (230), though (6), told (1155), toward (129), Yonder (61)
Mon 29 Jun 1896

Mr Shackleton told Sir Henry allow A toward cost Posts Sc Doors entrance Park Plox Railway Bridge.
allow (44), Bridge (115), cost (59), doors (42), entrance (31), Henry (311), Park (279), Plox (4), Posts (38), Railway (60), Shackleton (284), Sir (230), told (1155), toward (129)
Sat 19 Dec 1896

Saw Clifton suspensions Bridge, Rocks railway, Observatory, Electric railway Ac.
Bridge (115), Clifton (8), Electric (3), Observatory (1), Railway (60), Railway (60), Rocks (6), Saw (1040), suspensions (1)
Sat 19 Dec 1896

Saw Clifton suspensions Bridge, Rocks railway, Observatory, Electric railway Ac.
Bridge (115), Clifton (8), Electric (3), Observatory (1), Railway (60), Railway (60), Rocks (6), Saw (1040), suspensions (1)
Mon 1 Feb 1897

Guy paid Railway carriage bill.
Bill (484), carriage (187), Guy (28), paid (1944), Railway (60)
Thu 1 Apr 1897

Guy paid Railway carriage.
carriage (187), Guy (28), paid (1944), Railway (60)
Sat 1 May 1897

Guy Cheque Railway carriage.
carriage (187), cheque (1456), Guy (28), Railway (60)
Mon 17 Oct 1898

Edgar London South Western Railway.
Edgar (357), London (308), Railway (60), South (357), Western (66)
Sat 24 Dec 1898

Tom Insured himself against Accidents Railway Passengers Co Mr T. O. Bennett ? case death; total disablement ?-- weekly; partial /- Do.
Accidents (15), against (67), Bennett (682), Case (53), death; (2), disablement (1), himself (54), insured (6), partial (1), Passengers (5), Railway (60), Tom (2187), Total (19), weekly; (1)
Sat 7 Jan 1899

Sc Stanley London Western Railway.
London (308), Railway (60), Stanley (703), Western (66)
Wed 16 Aug 1899

Reod Mr Taunton re Train service Sunday's Somerset Dorset Railway.
Dorset (26), Railway (60), Reod (182), Service (131), Somerset (91), Sunday (117), Taunton (68), Train (184)
Tue 1 May 1900

Went paid Mr Wood Railway carriage.
carriage (187), paid (1944), Railway (60), Went (826), wood (415)
Sat 16 Jun 1900

We Hyde dry agree done present supply, Railway Co drinking trough.
agree (25), done (281), drinking (20), dry (46), Hyde (177), present (103), Railway (60), supply (206), Trough (44)
Tue 23 Oct 1900

John Steeds pert Hyde Railway told Bruton Town Cricket Club March paying sum Four pounds ten shilling received ?-- ? ? - Christmas.
Bruton (758), Christmas (48), Club (48), Cricket (48), Four (4), Hyde (177), John (2874), March (95), Paying (15), pert (1), Pounds (45), Railway (60), received (139), shilling (3), Steeds (12), sum (23), Ten (26), told (1155), Town (532)
Thu 25 Oct 1900

The manager, arrange G. W. Railway.
arrange (18), manager (16), Railway (60), The (347)
Fri 7 Dec 1900

We passed unanimous resolution asking Somerset Dorset Railway Co early Train Templecombe Evercreech Junction.
asking (671), Dorset (26), early (60), Evercreech (201), Junction (118), passed (27), Railway (60), resolution (16), Somerset (91), Templecombe (4), Train (184), unanimous (1)
Mon 10 Jun 1901

Wire Victor saying coming Excursion train Railway Stert Westbury, Wilts.
coming (271), Excursion (19), Railway (60), saying (947), Stert (1), Train (184), Victor (1058), Westbury (26), Wilts (25), Wire (159)
Thu 4 Jul 1901

Mr Barham told Great Western Railway Co deliver , milk Clapham Junction o'clock morning suit per GWR bode Victor Mr Hone's Office .
Barham (2), bode (3), Clapham (3), deliver (16), Great (14), GWR (40), Hone (8), Junction (118), Milk (1238), morning (1314), o'clock (183), Office (124), Per (696), Railway (60), suit (40), told (1155), Victor (1058), Western (66)
Wed 28 Aug 1901

The committee agreed pay Railway fair expenses agreed gave pound bear expenses London.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), bear (12), Committee (364), expenses (15), expenses (15), Fair (108), Gave (523), London (308), pay (274), pound (22), Railway (60), The (347)
Wed 19 Feb 1902

Also resolution carried sufficient price paid carriage milk justify Railway Co carrying ( companies) risk, instead present senders risk.
Also (100), carriage (187), carried (34), carrying (7), companies (1), instead (37), justify (1), Milk (1238), paid (1944), present (103), price (188), Railway (60), resolution (16), risk (6), risk (6), senders (2), sufficient (4)
Fri 7 Mar 1902

Got passes gave Great Western Railway Officials .
Gave (523), Got (64), Great (14), Officials (1), passes (6), Railway (60), Western (66)
Thu 10 Apr 1902

We Market Street Durdham Down, Zoo, Clifton Down, Suspension Bridge, Rocks railway c. Back Com market.
Back (90), Bridge (115), Clifton (8), com (68), Down (124), Down (124), Durdham (1), Market (159), Market (159), Railway (60), Rocks (6), Street (121), suspension (4), Zoo (1)
Thu 24 Apr 1902

Reed Railway Rate carriage corn London Salisbury Mr Mitchell forward Mr Parham, Midhurst.
carriage (187), Corn (39), forward (16), London (308), Midhurst (2), Mitchell (33), Parham (6), Railway (60), Rate (87), Reed (3327), Salisbury (11)
Tue 12 Aug 1902

wrote Mr Hill Cheese Walter Green send Railway Hotel, Frome Colt, Thuraday.
cheese (1666), colt (297), Frome (614), Green (576), Hill (955), Hotel (98), Railway (60), send (792), Thuraday (2), Walter (172), Wrote (2470)
Thu 14 Aug 1902

Sent Hayward Frome Horse Walter Green meet Railway Hotel, Wallbrige.
Frome (614), Green (576), Hayward (37), horse (444), Hotel (98), meet (154), Railway (60), sent (4043), Wallbrige (1), Walter (172)
Mon 2 Mar 1903

Paid Railway Carriage.
carriage (187), paid (1944), Railway (60)
Thu 12 Mar 1903

Went London Mr Hiring met Mr Nelson Mr Inglis Paddinglon Solicitors Office GWR Co re Lusty Foot Path, promised lo divert Footpath North Line Road Railway Arch Arch carries road corner Road leading Parklawns Dropping Lane.
Arch (3), Arch (3), carries (1), Corner (40), divert (1), Dropping (30), foot (34), Footpath (7), GWR (40), Hiring (25), Inglis (1), Lane (72), leading (24), Line (9), London (308), Lusty (17), met (393), Nelson (3), North (146), Office (124), Paddinglon (2), Parklawns (2), path (22), promised (658), Railway (60), Road (219), Road (219), Road (219), Solicitors (1), Went (826)
Wed 18 Nov 1903

He met Mr Knight railway Bridge.
Bridge (115), Knight (122), met (393), Railway (60)
Tue 16 Feb 1904

Sent note W. Lockyer asking meet Railway gate o'clock Thursday morning.
asking (671), Gate (403), Lockyer (140), meet (154), morning (1314), note (199), o'clock (183), Railway (60), sent (4043), Thursday (210)

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