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

fence

Date Snippet
Tue 19 Sep 1882

Very wet, Nails fence Rick.
fence (74), Nails (13), Rick (353), Very (143), wet (231)
Sat 4 Nov 1882

Saw Mr Sinton am Fir Rails fence Pond .
fence (74), Fir (14), Pond (119), Rails (46), Saw (1040), Sinton (158)
Tue 23 Jan 1883

We Thomas White fence Gilease Home Ground @ d per perch.
fence (74), Gilease (1), Ground (382), Home (144), Per (696), perch (23), Thomas (223), White (580)
Tue 18 Sep 1883

Mr Shackleton Mr Sintoa Asked Mr Sinton Poles fence Pond .
Asked (386), fence (74), Poles (36), Pond (119), Shackleton (284), Sintoa (2), Sinton (158)
Sat 22 Sep 1883

Hauled Posts fence against Pond.
against (67), fence (74), hauled (709), Pond (119), Posts (38)
Thu 21 Feb 1884

Mended fence ground BJohn .
BJohn (556), fence (74), Ground (382), mended (46)
Mon 7 Jan 1889

further agreed house seen rails fence garden.
agreed (1355), fence (74), further (39), garden (137), House (1200), Rails (46), seen (26)
Sat 20 Jul 1889

Men getting nails Ac ready fence Ricks.
fence (74), getting (220), Men (1554), Nails (13), ready (109), Ricks (111)
Sat 1 Feb 1890

J. Hill mending fence road top hill.
fence (74), Hill (955), Hill (955), mending (105), Road (219), top (281)
Thu 5 Jun 1890

Mr Stevens gave gate Post ton Fir Poles fence Road corner Park Wall.
Corner (40), fence (74), Fir (14), Gate (403), Gave (523), Park (279), Poles (36), Post (174), Road (219), Stevens (151), Ton (184), Wall (186)
Mon 16 Jun 1890

Mr Sinton marked trees gate posts fence comer Wall.
comer (60), fence (74), Gate (403), marked (29), Posts (38), Sinton (158), trees (115), Wall (186)
Fri 20 Jun 1890

Mir Clarke's Thomas White's coming fence road gate posts Stc, Sent lot West England Hired sks Mr Isaac Jones' ( maize ) Bristol.
Bristol (319), Clarke (296), coming (271), England (61), fence (74), Gate (403), Hired (24), Isaac (65), Jones (1185), lot (110), Maize (322), Mir (10), Posts (38), Road (219), sent (4043), Sks (576), Stc (75), Thomas (223), West (94), White (580)
Fri 11 Jul 1890

S. Grey brought gass tar rails fence comer Wall.
brought (899), comer (60), fence (74), Gass (77), Grey (123), Rails (46), Tar (6), Wall (186)
Tue 18 Nov 1890

S. Grey clearing old fence mary mead Pond.
Clearing (8), fence (74), Grey (123), Mary (198), mead (126), old (289), Pond (119)
Tue 31 Mar 1891

The club Fence St tomolest Injury, power forbid lo .
Club (48), fence (74), forbid (5), Injury (3), power (8), The (347), tomolest (1)
Tue 16 Jun 1891

Mr Mrs Pearce mending fence wall Bridge bottom Darkey lane.
bottom (44), Bridge (115), Darkey (4), fence (74), Lane (72), mending (105), Mrs (1554), Pearce (265), Wall (186)
Sat 22 Aug 1891

Tom Priddy Heifers ftc , agreed S. Weeks fence Hay Ricks Lime Kyln ground ftc, J. Candy others cutting Wheat.
agreed (1355), Candy (156), cutting (421), fence (74), ftc (833), ftc (833), Ground (382), hay (1122), heifers (325), Kyln (1), lime (256), others (707), Priddy (137), Ricks (111), Tom (2187), weeks (92), wheat (475)
Mon 9 Nov 1891

Priddy heifers Stc St told S. Weeks son St fence Ricks Hay top ground Rail? St stakes Rick (stump).
fence (74), Ground (382), hay (1122), heifers (325), Priddy (137), Rail? (1), Rick (353), Ricks (111), son (269), stakes (26), Stc (75), stump (7), told (1155), top (281), weeks (92)
Fri 29 Jan 1892

asked allow timber fence Existing Cart House sick Houses loose Houses; erect cart House (Lean ) road Gnuinery.
allow (44), Asked (386), cart (151), cart (151), erect (5), Existing (3), fence (74), Gnuinery (1), House (1200), House (1200), Houses (64), Houses; (1), lean (4), loose (6), Road (219), Sick (8), timber (64)
Tue 7 Jun 1892

They fence Path .
fence (74), path (22), They (97)
Mon 19 Sep 1892

To bed cousin PollieV Copied Toms Diary: J. Rex hauled gas Lime Burrowfteld mended fence corner wall grounds.
Bed (62), Burrowfteld (11), copied (13), Corner (40), Cousin (105), Diary: (16), fence (74), gas (99), grounds (64), hauled (709), lime (256), mended (46), PollieV (1), Rex (2123), Toms (57), Wall (186)
Mon 19 Dec 1892

J. Meaden mending fence.
fence (74), Meaden (261), mending (105)
Mon 24 Apr 1893

wrote asked fence Cooks Farm, higher fields looked save trouble heifers getting Mr Stroud looked .
Asked (386), Cooks (43), Farm (548), fence (74), fields (92), getting (220), heifers (325), Higher (28), looked (297), looked (297), save (23), Stroud (1409), trouble (16), Wrote (2470)
Mon 24 Apr 1893

J. Rex stopping fence road.
fence (74), Rex (2123), Road (219), stopping (31)
Sat 20 May 1893

Told Ernest Gulliford Father Thomas White Sc fence looked Copse pay doing Sent Mr Dennis saying hoped house Saturday o'clock ( inst) Westbury, Wells.
Copse (1), Dennis (47), doing (146), Ernest (94), father (119), fence (74), Gulliford (47), hoped (71), House (1200), inst (35), looked (297), o'clock (183), pay (274), Saturday (205), saying (947), sent (4043), Thomas (223), told (1155), Wells (241), Westbury (26), White (580)
Thu 29 Jun 1893

Man stopping fence alter Mr Husseys ground.
alter (21), fence (74), Ground (382), Husseys (11), Man (20), stopping (31)
Wed 12 Jul 1893

J. rex W. W. ploughing, Frank mending fence Burroughfield Frome market Bought qr Winter oats Mr P. Fry (? /-.
bought (1410), Burroughfield (2), fence (74), Frank (462), Frome (614), Fry (51), Market (159), mending (105), oats (360), ploughing (510), Rex (2123), Winter (172)
Fri 6 Oct 1893

Mr Blake's Pig weighed B. Joshua told Heifers Frank Fence.
Blake (209), fence (74), Frank (462), heifers (325), Joshua (343), Pig (164), told (1155), Weighed (277)
Mon 23 Oct 1893

Tom wood fence allotments.
allotments (22), fence (74), Tom (2187), wood (415)
Mon 5 Feb 1894

J. Meaden stopping fence orchard T. Hisgrove hauling Dung heap mangel perhaps.
Dung (719), fence (74), hauling (1627), heap (58), Hisgrove (299), mangel (528), Meaden (261), orchard (95), perhaps (10), stopping (31)
Mon 12 Feb 1894

J. Meaden mending fence Dead 's hole ground Tom calves Evercreech Junction calf Auction Sc Mr Moody sold .
Auction (63), calf (367), calves (455), dead (118), Evercreech (201), fence (74), Ground (382), hole (53), Junction (118), Meaden (261), mending (105), Moody (145), Sold (374), Tom (2187)
Wed 7 Mar 1894

He promised fence wrote Mrs Pearce told situation farm best husband promised send Western Gazette Paper Friday.
Best (77), Farm (548), fence (74), Friday (128), Gazette (46), husband (27), Mrs (1554), Paper (133), Pearce (265), promised (658), promised (658), send (792), situation (10), told (1155), Western (66), Wrote (2470)
Fri 13 Apr 1894

G. Francis Mr Ingham G. Francis field agreed George Francis' ditch remain surface Earl Ilchester Land abutting thereon, notwithstanding G. Francis grubbing Hedge Bank erreeting strong Iron Hurdle fence (GF) outside bounds.
abutting (1), agreed (1355), Bank (1010), bounds (1), ditch (51), Earl (24), erreeting (1), fence (74), Field (181), Francis (162), Francis (162), Francis (162), Francis (162), George (265), grubbing (7), hedge (120), hurdle (13), Ilchester (31), Ingham (53), iron (64), Land (140), notwithstanding (2), outside (8), remain (3), strong (11), surface (2), thereon (15)
Thu 12 Jul 1894

J. Rex mending fence dirt hauling.
dirt (294), fence (74), hauling (1627), mending (105), Rex (2123)
Tue 9 Apr 1895

Reed Mr G. Hayter saying Lambs field Frank St stopped fence.
fence (74), Field (181), Frank (462), Hayter (42), Lambs (228), Reed (3327), saying (947), stopped (124)
Tue 13 Aug 1895

Mr James Sinton Sc looked dead Walnut trees Posts Rails wanted fence yards See, Mrs Amor, Mrs Hill, Mrs Gifford called.
Amor (227), Called (1514), dead (118), fence (74), Gifford (57), Hill (955), James (591), looked (297), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Posts (38), Rails (46), See (78), Sinton (158), trees (115), Walnut (11), wanted (149), yards (13)
Mon 30 Sep 1895

G. J mending fence, James Whitewashing.
fence (74), James (591), mending (105), Whitewashing (14)
Wed 23 Oct 1895

H Cross building fence Wall yard St heard Mr Hedley preach.
Building (71), Cross (99), fence (74), heard (404), Hedley (112), preach (203), Wall (186), Yard (290)
Thu 5 Dec 1895

G James Sc E Morgan mended fence road Bunowfield.
Bunowfield (20), fence (74), James (591), mended (46), Morgan (136), Road (219)
Fri 20 Dec 1895

Wrote W Treasure told fence round Home ground Rick.
fence (74), Ground (382), Home (144), Rick (353), round (264), told (1155), Treasure (959), Wrote (2470)
Thu 12 Mar 1896

met Mr John Hannam Fence Cogley Wood fields.
Cogley (324), fence (74), fields (92), Hannam (150), John (2874), met (393), wood (415)
Sat 4 Apr 1896

Lumber coal, wrote asked Mr Shackleton thank Sir Henry Mr Innes piece fence Cogley wood Bushy Plot Sent P. C Mr H Walwin Fat sow.
Asked (386), Bushy (6), coal (189), Cogley (324), fat (530), fence (74), Henry (311), Innes (82), Lumber (781), Piece (91), plot (19), sent (4043), Shackleton (284), Sir (230), Sow (150), Thank (19), Walwin (383), wood (415), Wrote (2470)
Mon 6 Apr 1896

Reed Mr Innes saying bad fence Paddocks (Mice.
bad (82), fence (74), Innes (82), mice (3), Paddocks (6), Reed (3327), saying (947)
Mon 27 Jul 1896

Sent Victor, GJames Sc E. Morgan South Town ricks St fence J. Rex St Stanley Horse hoing Swede.
fence (74), GJames (21), Hoing (123), horse (444), Morgan (136), Rex (2123), Ricks (111), sent (4043), South (357), Stanley (703), Swede (96), Town (532), Victor (1058)
Wed 26 Aug 1896

salt Mrs Rakes asking fence heifers ground B. John called.
asking (671), Called (1514), fence (74), Ground (382), heifers (325), John (2874), Mrs (1554), rakes (10), Salt (35)
Thu 15 Oct 1896

Reed Messrs Whiteman Cox asking milk able send winter, daily during months till March answered wrote Mr Innes St told broken fence Collinshayes bridge wood trees blown .
able (28), answered (138), asking (671), Blown (13), Bridge (115), Broken (34), Collinshayes (33), Cox (280), daily (24), during (9), fence (74), Innes (82), March (95), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), months (57), Reed (3327), send (792), till (40), told (1155), trees (115), Whiteman (273), Winter (172), wood (415), Wrote (2470)
Mon 21 Dec 1896

Mr Barber told Sir Henry Hoare build anew dairy House, north present Fowls House Furnace House fence Park cany yard supply trough Park.
anew (3), Barber (94), Build (16), Cany (12), dairy (225), fence (74), Fowls (12), Furnace (18), Henry (311), Hoare (155), House (1200), House (1200), House (1200), North (146), Park (279), Park (279), present (103), Sir (230), supply (206), told (1155), Trough (44), Yard (290)
Mon 4 Jan 1897

Reed Sir Henry offering build dairy pay third cost offering fence Water ifl pay half.
Build (16), cost (59), dairy (225), fence (74), half (161), Henry (311), ifl (6), offering (91), offering (91), pay (274), pay (274), Reed (3327), Sir (230), third (6), Water (89)
Fri 22 Oct 1897

wrote John Victor, Mr Ingham fence Rick South Town.
fence (74), Ingham (53), John (2874), Rick (353), South (357), Town (532), Victor (1058), Wrote (2470)
Sat 18 Dec 1897

Herbert White agreed fence Ernest stayed helped .
agreed (1355), Ernest (94), fence (74), helped (265), Herbert (74), stayed (239), White (580)
Mon 11 Apr 1898

Tom James agreed fence Hay.
agreed (1355), fence (74), hay (1122), James (591), Tom (2187)
Mon 18 Apr 1898

J Rex mending fence Stave gate ground.
fence (74), Gate (403), Ground (382), mending (105), Rex (2123), Stave (26)
Wed 27 Apr 1898

met Mr Gulley told fence wall looked .
fence (74), Gulley (20), looked (297), met (393), told (1155), Wall (186)
Fri 27 May 1898

J. Rex mending fence Road F. G cleaning yard wrote Victor sent Mr AJ.
Cleaning (217), fence (74), mending (105), Rex (2123), Road (219), sent (4043), Victor (1058), Wrote (2470), Yard (290)
Mon 18 Jul 1898

Sent Roan Bull South Town today, rails stakes J. Meaden F. G weak places fence Mr Gulley fields.
Bull (301), fence (74), fields (92), Gulley (20), Meaden (261), places (23), Rails (46), Roan (42), sent (4043), South (357), stakes (26), today (1127), Town (532), weak (10)
Mon 3 Apr 1899

wrote Sir Henry asked yards fence rails stakes weak places Dropping lane fences.
Asked (386), Dropping (30), fence (74), fences (59), Henry (311), Lane (72), places (23), Rails (46), Sir (230), stakes (26), weak (10), Wrote (2470), yards (13)
Tue 18 Apr 1899

wrote Carver asking Fouls fence looked Hyde.
asking (671), Carver (37), fence (74), Fouls (1), Hyde (177), looked (297), Wrote (2470)
Fri 28 Apr 1899

T. White Derbage fence Orchard.
Derbage (38), fence (74), orchard (95), White (580)
Sat 29 Apr 1899

T. White putting fence Orchard Hyde.
fence (74), Hyde (177), orchard (95), putting (152), White (580)
Mon 22 May 1899

Lumber mending Fence.
fence (74), Lumber (781), mending (105)
Tue 30 May 1899

J. Rex rode Shepton Others dung hauling, mending fence orchard ftc.
Dung (719), fence (74), ftc (833), hauling (1627), mending (105), orchard (95), others (707), Rex (2123), Rode (216), Shepton (200)
Sat 18 Nov 1899

i / per Wk extra wanted pay BJohn called Fred G mended fence round rick.
BJohn (556), Called (1514), extra (27), fence (74), Fred (117), mended (46), pay (274), Per (696), Rick (353), round (264), wanted (149)
Thu 22 Nov 1900

Mr Pearce Senr finished putting wheat Burrowfield J. Rex Baker looking fence sheep House grounds.
Baker (329), Burrowfield (217), fence (74), Finished (341), grounds (64), House (1200), looking (63), Pearce (265), putting (152), Rex (2123), Senr (37), sheep (339), wheat (475)
Mon 17 Dec 1900

Brother Joseph agreed Boar send White Boar , J. Candy stopping fence round Cogley wood.
agreed (1355), Boar (60), Boar (60), Brother (200), Candy (156), Cogley (324), fence (74), Joseph (333), round (264), send (792), stopping (31), White (580), wood (415)
Sat 5 Jan 1901

Edward Creed called told fence bad Hill's Wood.
bad (82), Called (1514), Creed (190), Edward (90), fence (74), Hill (955), told (1155), wood (415)
Tue 8 Jan 1901

G. James mending fence round Ricks.
fence (74), James (591), mending (105), Ricks (111), round (264)
Tue 17 Jan 1901

Master Creed fence round Hills wood sent J. Rex J. Candy
Creed (190), fence (74), Hills (43), master (39), Rex (2123), round (264), sent (4043), wood (415)
Fri 26 Apr 1901

J. Rex mending fence orchard turned weanlings (Calves) today.
calves (455), fence (74), mending (105), orchard (95), Rex (2123), today (1127), Turned (174), weanlings (24)
Tue 16 Jul 1901

Tom's stakes Bundles thatch thatch fence Hay Rick Frith We hauled Cheese Loft Cellar today.
Bundles (32), Cellar (10), cheese (1666), fence (74), Frith (253), hauled (709), hay (1122), Loft (15), Rick (353), stakes (26), thatch (62), thatch (62), today (1127), Tom (2187)
Mon 27 Jan 1902

Dr forehead Mr Watts sent heifers Cogley wood gap wood fence Sandals mead
Cogley (324), fence (74), forehead (2), gap (2), heifers (325), Sandals (1), sent (4043), Watts (60), wood (415), wood (415)
Fri 2 Oct 1903

Nash's) hauled Bunowfield Morning rather dull inclined wet Baker load dust Whatton Willie hauled Tree top Mr Watt's ground blown fence wood.
Baker (329), Blown (13), Bunowfield (20), Dull (28), dust (66), fence (74), Ground (382), hauled (709), hauled (709), inclined (1), load (292), morning (1314), Nash (32), rather (50), top (281), tree (54), Watt (2), wet (231), Whatton (211), Willie (383), wood (415)
Tue 22 Dec 1903

R. Stride called asked ditch kept deep field promised fence .
Asked (386), Called (1514), deep (15), ditch (51), fence (74), Field (181), Kept (33), promised (658), Stride (111)
Sat 27 Feb 1904

Frost morning, sent P. C Robert Stride asking fence looked strip lies River Railway,
asking (671), fence (74), frost (60), lies (1), looked (297), morning (1314), River (13), Robert (10), sent (4043), Stride (111), Strip (9)
Sat 23 Apr 1904

Saw Messrs C W. Lockyer Sewerage works Iron fence lying grass field Ac.
fence (74), Field (181), grass (196), iron (64), Lockyer (140), lying (2), Messrs (1565), Saw (1040), Sewerage (9), Works (62)

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