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

Captain

Date Snippet
Fri 8 Dec 1882

Todays Paper contained account Captain Ernest Divorce Wife, wasted.
account (25), Captain (27), contained (2), Divorce (1), Ernest (94), Paper (133), Todays (4), wasted (6), Wife (151)
Fri 27 Jul 1883

Saw account Captain Webb's death Drowning trying swim Whirl Pool Niagara Falls.
account (25), Captain (27), Death (53), Drowning (1), Falls (1), Niagara (2), Pool (6), Saw (1040), swim (1), trying (15), Webb (23), Whirl (1)
Mon 14 Jul 1884

Put oils ftc colts Captain's legs.
Captain (27), colts (121), ftc (833), legs (6), oils (10), Put (210)
Wed 16 Oct 1889

A Mr Strouds wrote Captain Sherston (Evercreech) offering lo .
Captain (27), Evercreech (201), offering (91), Sherston (13), Strouds (216), Wrote (2470)
Sat 19 Oct 1889

Tom Captain Sherston's Baycliffe sold apples @ /- Per Bushell lbs .
apples (56), Baycliffe (1), Bushell (9), Captain (27), lbs (124), Per (696), Sherston (13), Sold (374), Tom (2187)
Thu 24 Oct 1889

Captain Sherston sent apples.
apples (56), Captain (27), sent (4043), Sherston (13)
Wed 5 Feb 1890

Captain Dyne ill* Mr Dowting (Sheep House Farm).
Captain (27), Dowting (1), Dyne (44), Farm (548), House (1200), ill (72), sheep (339)
Tue 23 Dec 1890

Albert drove Miss Phelps Captain Bradney*s, Bayford Lodge situation ftc.
Albert (378), Bayford (2), Bradney*s (1), Captain (27), drove (356), ftc (833), Lodge (793), Miss (918), Phelps (62), situation (10)
Mon 26 Mar 1894

J. R T. H ploughing oats Burrowfield Miss Fifett Sc met Captain Pearce.
Burrowfield (217), Captain (27), Fifett (133), met (393), Miss (918), oats (360), Pearce (265), ploughing (510)
Wed 16 May 1894

Junction Bagbrough agreed mare, Plesant Captain Sherston Horse.
agreed (1355), Bagbrough (1), Captain (27), horse (444), Junction (118), mare (385), Plesant (5), Sherston (13)
Fri 8 Jun 1894

J. Rex Lime tried mare, Roan Captain Sheraton.
Captain (27), lime (256), mare (385), Rex (2123), Roan (42), Sheraton (5), tried (12)
Wed 15 May 1895

Tom St mare (Captain) Sc colt Sc cart, Bible gave .
Bible (18), Captain (27), cart (151), colt (297), Gave (523), mare (385), Tom (2187)
Fri 13 Sep 1895

Wrote John Miss Fifetts Captain Pearce round farm Stc.
Captain (27), Farm (548), Fifetts (6), John (2874), Miss (918), Pearce (265), round (264), Stc (75), Wrote (2470)
Thu 2 Apr 1896

Mr Harrison Captain Sherston's paid / service Entice Horse fbr Pleasant promised prove foul season charged anything .
anything (14), Captain (27), charged (8), Entice (29), fbr (94), foul (4), Harrison (14), horse (444), paid (1944), Pleasant (25), promised (658), prove (2), season (61), Service (131), Sherston (13)
Sat 18 Apr 1896

J. Meaden Captain Sherston's mare Pleasant Horse.
Captain (27), horse (444), mare (385), Meaden (261), Pleasant (25), Sherston (13)
Fri 27 Nov 1896

Reed /c Captain Sheraton's re Service Entice Horse.
Captain (27), Entice (29), horse (444), Reed (3327), Service (131), Sheraton (5)
Fri 27 Nov 1896

Cogley Wood annd agreed J. Candy F. Field riding Path wood, ( straight ) ford gate leading Sheep house field opposite farm House bottom road wood cost making exceed A. wrote Mr J. H. White re Captain Sheraton's Horse W. Lear telling hoped Dec th (DV).
agreed (1355), annd (1), bottom (44), Candy (156), Captain (27), Cogley (324), cost (59), Dec (78), exceed (5), Farm (548), Field (181), Field (181), Ford (145), Gate (403), hoped (71), horse (444), House (1200), House (1200), leading (24), Lear (669), making (235), opposite (4), path (22), Riding (5), Road (219), sheep (339), Sheraton (5), straight (7), telling (115), White (580), wood (415), wood (415), wood (415), Wrote (2470)
Wed 24 Mar 1897

Horse (Captain) Messrs Jones (Brewery) told week trial.
Brewery (18), Captain (27), horse (444), Jones (1185), Messrs (1565), told (1155), trial (9), week (405)
Mon 5 Apr 1897

Messrs Jones sent Horse (Captain) week gets .
Captain (27), gets (3), horse (444), Jones (1185), Messrs (1565), sent (4043), week (405)
Thu 29 Apr 1897

Mr John Jones ? ? , Captain (Horse).
Captain (27), horse (444), John (2874), Jones (1185)
Fri 18 Jun 1897

He promised Messrs Jones gave cheque Horse bought Captain, settled /c against .
against (67), bought (1410), Captain (27), cheque (1456), Gave (523), horse (444), Jones (1185), Messrs (1565), promised (658), settled (208)
Thu 14 Nov 1901

Captain, Horse, ? - - Pony week.
Captain (27), horse (444), Pony (15), week (405)
Tue 3 Jun 1902

B. Smith Horse, Captain, streets, Bruton.
Bruton (758), Captain (27), horse (444), Smith (175), Streets (4)
Sat 30 May 1903

W. Lear looked Captain (Horse).
Captain (27), horse (444), Lear (669), looked (297)
Fri 12 Jun 1903

Horses Rolling top hill grassland W. Lear looked Captain, going lame agreed rest further .
agreed (1355), Captain (27), further (39), going (163), grassland (1), Hill (955), horses (243), lame (11), Lear (669), looked (297), rest (40), Rolling (87), top (281)
Mon 29 Jun 1903

W. Lear AI told Captain Horse ? .
Captain (27), horse (444), Lear (669), told (1155)
Thu 2 Jul 1903

W. Lear Horse, Captain, gave Cheque ? .
Captain (27), cheque (1456), Gave (523), horse (444), Lear (669)

Index to all the entries
Do get in touch with any comments or suggestions through the email on site homepage. It'd be good to have these.