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

taken

Date Snippet
Thu 27 Apr 1882

Heard Mr Tyson taken Mr Hollaway's ground Promised sent horse trap Mary Hill Charlton Horethome Sunday Woman respecting leg.
Charlton (28), Ground (382), heard (404), Hill (955), Hollaway (1), Horethome (1), horse (444), leg (48), Mary (198), promised (658), respecting (19), sent (4043), Sunday (117), taken (56), trap (177), Tyson (190), Woman (15)
Wed 26 Jul 1882

Mother Photo taken Frome.
Frome (614), Mother (176), Photo (14), taken (56)
Tue 19 Dec 1882

Sold Station master Truckle Cheese taken week.
cheese (1666), master (39), Sold (374), Station (860), taken (56), truckle (109), week (405)
Thu 17 May 1883

B. John told bought New horse Rake Messrs Cockey taken Hay @ ? * Per ton The Rake cost ?H seat Driver.
bought (1410), Cockey (3), cost (59), Driver (4), hay (1122), horse (444), John (2874), Messrs (1565), New (159), Per (696), Rake (38), Rake (38), seat (21), taken (56), The (347), told (1155), Ton (184)
Sat 1 Sep 1883

told Mr Shackleton Mr Trotman Frame taken Shooting farms Lady .
Farms (22), Frame (46), Lady (73), Shackleton (284), Shooting (88), taken (56), told (1155), Trotman (6)
Sat 27 Oct 1883

Brought meat taken yesterday.
brought (899), meat (75), taken (56), yesterday (212)
Wed 31 Oct 1883

BJoe Dash likenesses taken.
BJoe (11), Dash (5), likenesses (1), taken (56)
Fri 7 Dec 1883

Mrs Treasure gave Annie Cheque ? H keeping heifers weeks, taken Monday .
Annie (251), cheque (1456), Gave (523), heifers (325), keeping (20), Monday (364), Mrs (1554), taken (56), Treasure (959), weeks (92)
Mon 17 Mar 1890

Wrote Mr Sinton told surveyor allowed taken comer Park Wall asked gate posts.
allowed (25), Asked (386), comer (60), Gate (403), Park (279), Posts (38), Sinton (158), Surveyor (44), taken (56), told (1155), Wall (186), Wrote (2470)
Thu 22 May 1890

Mr Bell's likeness taken paid /- copies.
Bell (9), copies (2), likeness (9), paid (1944), taken (56)
Mon 9 Jun 1890

Mr Parsons (Butcher) bad bill meat settled taken bill sheep Lambs.
bad (82), Bill (484), Bill (484), Butcher (8), Lambs (228), meat (75), Parsons (146), settled (208), sheep (339), taken (56)
Sat 8 Aug 1891

Finished Haymaking meadow Hay today exception damage taken Rick* having Thunder storms summer.
damage (27), exception (1), Finished (341), having (103), hay (1122), Haymaking (78), meadow (6), Rick (353), Storms (24), Summer (25), taken (56), thunder (15), today (1127)
Wed 25 Nov 1891

Saw B. John Frome told Willie taken Dairy cows Near Sutton Bingham himself Miss Phelps seen .
Bingham (1), cows (394), dairy (225), Frome (614), himself (54), John (2874), Miss (918), Near (3), Phelps (62), Saw (1040), seen (26), Sutton (72), taken (56), told (1155), Willie (383)
Wed 27 Jul 1892

! Frome market, round Came wrote reply Messrs Longboume, Stevens, Powell, saying paid allowed rent faim fair remuneration crop ( Wheat) taken acres Bunowfield requested possession wanted purchaser Cottage (Burrowfield) option taking acres liked Mr Marsh Cheese, deal.
Acres (100), Acres (100), allowed (25), Bunowfield (20), Burrowfield (217), Came (596), cheese (1666), Cottage (95), crop (13), deal (37), faim (3), Fair (108), Frome (614), liked (20), Longboume (16), Market (159), Marsh (190), Messrs (1565), option (2), paid (1944), possession (8), Powell (10), purchaser (2), remuneration (1), rent (270), reply (41), requested (6), round (264), saying (947), Stevens (151), taken (56), taking (35), wanted (149), wheat (475), Wrote (2470)
Fri 13 Jan 1893

Emily told Willie Wife taken Mr Thomas Baker's Dairy Mere Down season.
Baker (329), dairy (225), Down (124), Emily (17), Mere (22), season (61), taken (56), Thomas (223), told (1155), Wife (151), Willie (383)
Mon 3 Jul 1893

taken ill felt quier .
felt (2), ill (72), quier (1), taken (56)
Fri 1 Sep 1893

Wrote Mr Shackleton asking Rent since Mr Huntley taken .
asking (671), Huntley (107), rent (270), Shackleton (284), since (21), taken (56), Wrote (2470)
Fri 1 Mar 1895

Mr Dagg told / d per gall (Imperial) taken carriage forward Tom Cheese Mr T. O. Bennett, Mr Henderson's piece offer Mr Buckley.
Bennett (682), Buckley (203), carriage (187), cheese (1666), Dagg (11), forward (16), Gall (28), Henderson (181), Imperial (11), offer (64), Per (696), Piece (91), taken (56), told (1155), Tom (2187)
Tue 6 Aug 1895

Reed John saying taken situation Messrs Brown Bros Great Eastern Street, London E. C. wrote Lord Sc Lady Ilchester asking excuse coming Ball Mulbury inst.
asking (671), Ball (64), Bros (259), Brown (123), coming (271), Eastern (3), excuse (6), Great (14), Ilchester (31), inst (35), John (2874), Lady (73), London (308), Lord (138), Messrs (1565), Mulbury (2), Reed (3327), saying (947), situation (10), Street (121), taken (56), Wrote (2470)
Thu 24 Oct 1895

Mr Clarke's building wall Town meeting Wesleyan School Room suggested ? shares taken arranged Sc Building school Room commenced .
arranged (18), Building (71), Building (71), Clarke (296), commenced (69), meeting (967), room (278), room (278), school (673), school (673), Shares (9), suggested (7), taken (56), Town (532), Wall (186), Wesleyan (212)
Thu 19 Dec 1895

Mr Creighton taken manor Farm .
Creighton (1), Farm (548), manor (3), taken (56)
Tue 18 Feb 1896

mote book Sc case taken.
Book (150), Case (53), mote (3), taken (56)
Fri 20 Mar 1896

He taken Batt Farm coming Wednesday (DV).
Batt (1), coming (271), Farm (548), taken (56), Wednesday (179)
Tue 27 Oct 1896

(text missing) Mr Shackleeton B. Lodge gave Polite Kettle Brother Josephs taken tomorrow.
Brother (200), Gave (523), Josephs (2), kettle (4), Lodge (793), missing (16), Polite (8), Shackleeton (1), taken (56), text (953), tomorrow (666)
Wed 9 Dec 1896

Mr S. Penny told taken Farm Nutty Coppice.
Coppice (29), Farm (548), Nutty (3), Penny (55), taken (56), told (1155)
Fri 12 Feb 1897

Reed reminder taken Trap Licence.
Licence (37), Reed (3327), reminder (5), taken (56), trap (177)
Fri 12 Feb 1897

am afraid yearlings taken season Victor South Town Toms Pigs weighed Mr Stroud's.
afraid (4), Pigs (1328), season (61), South (357), Stroud (1409), taken (56), Toms (57), Town (532), Victor (1058), Weighed (277), yearlings (40)
Sat 20 Feb 1897

Reed W. Lear signed showing anxious H taken Premises, North Bruham.
anxious (2), Bruham (767), Lear (669), North (146), premises (15), Reed (3327), showing (7), signed (131), taken (56)
Sat 27 Feb 1897

B. John told Hedley taken mill Farm, Bruham.
Bruham (767), Farm (548), Hedley (112), John (2874), Mill (133), taken (56), told (1155)
Thu 2 Dec 1897

Mr Ingham field portion old rick taken told haul old timber rotting yard.
Field (181), haul (115), Ingham (53), old (289), old (289), portion (41), Rick (353), rotting (1), taken (56), timber (64), told (1155), Yard (290)
Thu 2 Dec 1897

He Tiles taken * old stall falling .
falling (4), old (289), Stall (62), taken (56), tiles (68)
Fri 6 May 1898

Had cow taken ill affliction spine.
affliction (3), cow (461), Had (431), ill (72), spine (1), taken (56)
Mon 19 Dec 1898

Tom Frith ordered coal Mr Dyke taken Basketts.
Basketts (6), coal (189), Dyke (23), Frith (253), ordered (247), taken (56), Tom (2187)
Tue 3 Jan 1899

Mr Read called St told son law taken Mr Jennings Dairy Lamyatt.
Called (1514), dairy (225), Jennings (10), Lamyatt (19), Law (13), Read (279), son (269), taken (56), told (1155)
Thu 16 Feb 1899

Came wrote Mr Bailward re cottages WC House sent / fees taken Thatching Ac lessons.
Bailward (112), Came (596), cottages (32), fees (77), House (1200), lessons (35), sent (4043), taken (56), thatching (154), Wrote (2470)
Tue 20 Jun 1899

Mother taken ill seizure.
ill (72), Mother (176), seizure (1), taken (56)
Tue 15 Aug 1899

Mr Francis Newberry told taken Land South Town.
Francis (162), Land (140), Newberry (5), South (357), taken (56), told (1155), Town (532)
Thu 28 Sep 1899

Mr W. Treasure told Janey Parsons taken ill evening Bruham House.
Bruham (767), evening (828), House (1200), ill (72), Janey (244), Parsons (146), taken (56), told (1155), Treasure (959)
Wed 8 Aug 1900

Chamber's Bill T. Whatton's gun bulge taken Barrels.
Barrels (17), Bill (484), bulge (1), Chamber (8), Gun (40), taken (56), Whatton (211)
Mon 4 Mar 1901

J. Rex iron Tank Barbers pipes behind taken better distribution thick liquid manure.
Barbers (7), behind (7), better (115), distribution (6), iron (64), liquid (41), manure (256), pipes (97), Rex (2123), taken (56), tank (67), Thick (7)
Thu 28 Mar 1901

J. A ploughing W. Whatton told taken House Bniion wanted lo Fathers goods tomorrow.
Bniion (1), Fathers (17), goods (18), House (1200), ploughing (510), taken (56), told (1155), tomorrow (666), wanted (149), Whatton (211)
Wed 24 Apr 1901

Mr Brunt told taken Farm Radstock.
Brunt (7), Farm (548), Radstock (2), taken (56), told (1155)
Sun 19 May 1901

taken ill Dr Stockwell o'clock midnight He stayed morning.
ill (72), midnight (5), morning (1314), o'clock (183), stayed (239), Stockwell (187), taken (56)
Wed 12 Jun 1901

We promised dear Baby taken care God meet heavenly Jesus Christ sake.
Baby (67), care (16), Christ (89), dear (8), God (119), Heavenly (5), Jesus (65), meet (154), promised (658), sake (1), taken (56)
Thu 18 Jul 1901

Mr William Pearce signed others money taken Infants school House cany National school.
Cany (12), House (1200), Infants (54), money (230), National (43), others (707), Pearce (265), school (673), school (673), signed (131), taken (56), William (302)
Wed 7 Aug 1901

Mr F. E. Stroud agreed pigs afternoon taken .
afternoon (245), agreed (1355), Pigs (1328), Stroud (1409), taken (56)
Sun 24 Nov 1901

Mr Stebbens preached subject mom, The Lord gave Lord hath taken , blessed Lord*.
blessed (12), Gave (523), hath (34), Lord (138), Lord (138), Lord (138), mom (309), preached (1123), Stebbens (1), subject (85), taken (56), The (347)
Sat 15 Nov 1902

Mr Jones Mr Maidment's folk taken empty milk cans .
cans (29), empty (100), Folk (3), Jones (1185), Maidment (16), Milk (1238), taken (56)
Wed 17 Jun 1903

Henry Budden magistrates taken money Foresters Bruton Court.
Bruton (758), Budden (7), Court (39), Foresters (13), Henry (311), magistrates (2), money (230), taken (56)
Wed 5 Aug 1903

Messrs John Jones Son's hoise injured store pig thai kill , done taken Bacon Factory.
Bacon (168), done (281), Factory (58), Hoise (3), injured (1), John (2874), Jones (1185), kill (40), Messrs (1565), Pig (164), son (269), store (11), taken (56), thai (16)
Sun 30 Aug 1903

Side shows taken Horses.
horses (243), shows (3), Side (1), taken (56)
Fri 16 Oct 1903

Station, copy bill sent asking milk taken PaddingLon.
asking (671), Bill (484), copy (36), Milk (1238), Paddinglon (2), sent (4043), Station (860), taken (56)
Sat 31 Oct 1903

Called Mr F. E. Strouds pigs told pijp except sows current prices fat taken measurement .
Called (1514), current (6), except (47), fat (530), measurement (9), Pigs (1328), Pijp (10), prices (114), Sows (43), Strouds (216), taken (56), told (1155)
Sat 31 Oct 1903

The Bullock bought Mr Hiscocks taken Mr Creed's Gilcombe agreed care Monday.
agreed (1355), bought (1410), Bullock (57), care (16), Creed (190), Gilcombe (23), Hiscocks (6), Monday (364), taken (56), The (347)
Mon 30 Nov 1903

Whatton Wincanton attend summons taken against F. Meaden Harris Tom E. Green Ac trespassing Rabbits top hill.
against (67), attend (23), Green (576), Harris (60), Hill (955), Meaden (261), Rabbits (148), summons (7), taken (56), Tom (2187), top (281), trespassing (2), Whatton (211), Wincanton (642)
Wed 3 Aug 1904

Reed John behalf Mr Langlands saying Berths taken cm S. S Princes Beatrice Aug th sailing.
Aug (27), Beatrice (2), behalf (15), Berths (1), John (2874), Langlands (7), Princes (5), Reed (3327), sailing (3), saying (947), taken (56)

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