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

Christmas

Date Snippet
Thu 23 Nov 1882

Reckoned thus colts /- per week , lieifers / per week , week Christmas.
Christmas (48), colts (121), lieifers (1), Per (696), Per (696), Reckoned (9), thus (2), week (405), week (405), week (405)
Sat 2 Dec 1882

- Christmas.
Christmas (48)
Sun 10 Dec 1882

Agreed Tea meeting either Wednesday Thursday Christmas Ordinance.
agreed (1355), Christmas (48), Either (48), meeting (967), ordinance (25), tea (270), Thursday (210), Wednesday (179)
Wed 20 Dec 1882

Mr G. Reads called meat Christmas.
Called (1514), Christmas (48), meat (75), Reads (17)
Tue 25 Dec 1883

Christmas Went Church, Jannie Albert .
Albert (378), Christmas (48), church (99), Jannie (11), Went (826)
Tue 25 Dec 1883

Very dark Christmas.
Christmas (48), dark (8), Very (143)
Mon 7 Jan 1889

He Bridge Farm Thomas White Bniham Cottage orchard agreed ? ten pounds Rent commence Christmas allow cannot enter house .
agreed (1355), allow (44), Bniham (132), Bridge (115), cannot (9), Christmas (48), commence (19), Cottage (95), enter (14), Farm (548), House (1200), orchard (95), Pounds (45), rent (270), Ten (26), Thomas (223), White (580)
Tue 16 Dec 1890

Agreed milk Christmas Wk.
agreed (1355), Christmas (48), Milk (1238)
Fri 19 Dec 1890

Albert brought meat RHouse Christmas Box.
Albert (378), Box (33), brought (899), Christmas (48), meat (75), RHouse (11)
Mon 21 Dec 1891

Mr Hussey St bought goose ofhim Christmas send tomorrow mom.
bought (1410), Christmas (48), Goose (5), Hussey (128), mom (309), ofhim (5), send (792), tomorrow (666)
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)
Sat 30 Jul 1892

Reed Messrs Longboume Steven Powell saying sold acres Bunowfield arranged possession Christmas thanking .
Acres (100), arranged (18), Bunowfield (20), Christmas (48), Longboume (16), Messrs (1565), possession (8), Powell (10), Reed (3327), saying (947), Sold (374), Steven (2), thanking (22)
Mon 19 Dec 1892

He fir tree Children's Christmas Tree.
Children (136), Christmas (48), Fir (14), tree (54), tree (54)
Fri 23 Dec 1892

answered sent postal Order = Christmas present Men Chaff cutting Pulping, doing Straw Rick Thatching .
answered (138), chaff (195), Christmas (48), cutting (421), doing (146), Men (1554), order (100), Postal (19), present (103), pulping (48), Rick (353), sent (4043), straw (106), thatching (154)
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)
Wed 1 Mar 1893

Mr Stroud's paid Pew Rents Christmas .
Christmas (48), paid (1944), Pew (4), rents (13), Stroud (1409)
Tue 29 Aug 1893

Reed ck Messrs Longboume Stevens Co giving acres Land Burrowfield Christmas.
Acres (100), Burrowfield (217), Christmas (48), giving (30), Land (140), Longboume (16), Messrs (1565), Reed (3327), Stevens (151)
Wed 13 Sep 1893

Mr Squires told portion Hyde till Christmas ? .
Christmas (48), Hyde (177), portion (41), Squires (1), till (40), told (1155)
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 25 Dec 1894

(Christmas ) Done cows.
Christmas (48), cows (394), done (281)
Fri 25 Oct 1895

Se Mr T. O. Benxieft Se bid ? years St agreed Hay Rick yard consuming price Sc pay feed farm Christmas Lady- Valuation.
agreed (1355), Benxieft (1), Bid (90), Christmas (48), consuming (2), Farm (548), feed (53), hay (1122), Lady- (11), pay (274), price (188), Rick (353), valuation (19), Yard (290), years (118)
Sat 23 Nov 1895

Mr T. O. Bennett Sc told Mr Classey written Lottisham Christmas.
Bennett (682), Christmas (48), Classey (11), Lottisham (79), told (1155), written (27)
Wed 27 Nov 1895

Saw Mr Brown Cheese Christmas.
Brown (123), cheese (1666), Christmas (48), Saw (1040)
Fri 20 Dec 1895

Reed John saying hoped Christmas .
Christmas (48), hoped (71), John (2874), Reed (3327), saying (947)
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)
Wed 23 Dec 1896

sent Ada Lear Emma Lear re John's coming Christmas.
Ada (162), Christmas (48), coming (271), Emma (55), John (2874), Lear (669), Lear (669), sent (4043)
Fri 25 Dec 1896

Christmas Day Short Chums milk.
Christmas (48), Chums (135), Day (95), Milk (1238), Short (63)
Sat 18 Dec 1897

Norton paid ? playing Football Hyde Christmas.
Christmas (48), Football (36), Hyde (177), Norton (56), paid (1944), playing (7)
Sat 25 Dec 1897

Christmas Day Tom Pollie .
Christmas (48), Day (95), Pollie (197), Tom (2187)
Thu 1 Sep 1898

Gave Truckle cheese promised ? -- Christmas ?-- Sep lst ().
cheese (1666), Christmas (48), Gave (523), lst (13), promised (658), Sep (42), truckle (109)
Mon 21 Nov 1898

He promised Mr Harte Tom's hands Christmas , , Mr Harte buys
Christmas (48), Hands (19), Harte (2), Harte (2), promised (658), Tom (2187)
Sat 26 Nov 1898

Tom told Mr Classey sold Farm agreed Tom Christmas Tom's rent cease.
agreed (1355), cease (1), Christmas (48), Classey (11), Farm (548), rent (270), Sold (374), told (1155), Tom (2187), Tom (2187), Tom (2187)
Tue 6 Dec 1898

wrote Mr Bailward re Tom's leaving Christmas.
Bailward (112), Christmas (48), leaving (62), Tom (2187), Wrote (2470)
Mon 12 Dec 1898

Mr Payne Fat cows agreed Christmas kept .
agreed (1355), Christmas (48), cows (394), fat (530), Kept (33), Payne (369)
Sat 23 Dec 1899

B. Joseph bought Bull Calf gave Baker /- Christmas Box Pudding gave Flo Lear Purse Cheque ? -- today cbeesemaking.
Baker (329), bought (1410), Box (33), Bull (301), calf (367), cbeesemaking (1), cheque (1456), Christmas (48), Flo (95), Gave (523), Gave (523), Joseph (333), Lear (669), Pudding (3), purse (5), today (1127)
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)
Fri 20 Apr 1900

Mr Strouds, weight Pigs offered ? - ? Feed field rivers adjoining New Bacon Factory Now Christmas, pay poor rates ftc.
adjoining (5), Bacon (168), Christmas (48), Factory (58), feed (53), Field (181), ftc (833), New (159), Now (5), offered (174), pay (274), Pigs (1328), Poor (191), Rates (137), Rivers (7), Strouds (216), weight (156)
Thu 28 Jun 1900

promised /- toward debt W. Chapel Castle Cary onoe Christmas condition debt paid .
Cary (351), Castle (203), Chapel (342), Christmas (48), condition (21), debt (14), debt (14), onoe (1), paid (1944), promised (658), toward (129)
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)
Sat 8 Dec 1900

told Tom today dry cows E. Green's, colts Big Field till Christmas, pay allow A/c /- per week.
allow (44), Big (53), Christmas (48), colts (121), cows (394), dry (46), Field (181), Green (576), pay (274), Per (696), till (40), today (1127), told (1155), Tom (2187), week (405)
Sat 22 Dec 1900

Saw Mr HJones told sks Barley wheat (except driest sks) sks Beans oats mill Bam send Christmas mix stock.
Bam (58), Barley (522), Beans (230), Christmas (48), driest (1), except (47), HJones (27), Mill (133), mix (23), oats (360), Saw (1040), send (792), Sks (576), Sks (576), Sks (576), stock (194), told (1155), wheat (475)
Mon 24 Dec 1900

Sent wire Dairy supply milk Paddington Christmas .
Christmas (48), dairy (225), Milk (1238), Paddington (36), sent (4043), supply (206), Wire (159)
Wed 6 Nov 1901

He Christmas.
Christmas (48)
Wed 25 Dec 1901

(Christmas Day) Mr Little preached Wesleyan Chapel.
Chapel (342), Christmas (48), Day (95), Little (124), preached (1123), Wesleyan (212)
Tue 25 Nov 1902

He Christmas.
Christmas (48)
Wed 24 Dec 1902

Christmas Day
Christmas (48)
Wed 23 Dec 1903

Wincanton Board Room, Christmas Dinner Greyhound Hotel.
Board (142), Christmas (48), dinner (168), GreyHound (9), Hotel (98), room (278), Wincanton (642)
Fri 25 Dec 1903

Christmas Day Chapel.
Chapel (342), Christmas (48), Day (95)

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