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

Churchyard

Date Snippet
Tue 1 Mar 1892

Buried Bruham Churchyard beside Mrs Treasure.
beside (18), Bruham (767), buried (67), Churchyard (27), Mrs (1554), Treasure (959)
Thu 21 Sep 1893

She buried Motcombe Churchyard aged years.
aged (3), buried (67), Churchyard (27), Motcombe (74), She (77), years (118)
Fri 14 Dec 1894

Men chaffcufling dirt Churchyard Mr P. Hills Sc paid Bill.
Bill (484), chaffcufling (1), Churchyard (27), dirt (294), Hills (43), Men (1554), paid (1944)
Sat 19 Jan 1895

Came , Church yard met Mr Thomas Bennett told load Rubbish churchyard send carts convenient .
Bennett (682), Came (596), carts (19), church (99), Churchyard (27), convenient (31), load (292), met (393), rubbish (58), send (792), Thomas (223), told (1155), Yard (290)
Thu 18 Apr 1895

Frank turned Wheat Ada Batten's Funeral, Bruton Churchyard.
Ada (162), Batten (7), Bruton (758), Churchyard (27), Frank (462), funeral (74), Turned (174), wheat (475)
Fri 31 May 1895

J. Rex hauling Rubbish Churchyard Lumber coal.
Churchyard (27), coal (189), hauling (1627), Lumber (781), Rex (2123), rubbish (58)
Mon 3 Jun 1895

T. Hisgrove hauling dirt Churchyard.
Churchyard (27), dirt (294), hauling (1627), Hisgrove (299)
Tue 4 Jun 1895

T. H hauling dirt Churchyard.
Churchyard (27), dirt (294), hauling (1627)
Wed 5 Jun 1895

Mr Burr ( Shaftesbury) bid ? Jiimeys yr Colt Came , helped milked Parish Council meeting decided Henley Grove Farm spring Friday morning T. Hisgrove hauling dirt Churchyard.
Bid (90), Burr (3), Came (596), Churchyard (27), colt (297), Council (146), decided (122), dirt (294), Farm (548), Friday (128), Grove (19), hauling (1627), helped (265), Henley (5), Hisgrove (299), Jiimeys (1), meeting (967), milked (11), morning (1314), Parish (189), Shaftesbury (29), Spring (49)
Thu 6 Jun 1895

J. Rex Fat Pigs Mr F. E. Stroud T. H hauling dirt Churchyard.
Churchyard (27), dirt (294), fat (530), hauling (1627), Pigs (1328), Rex (2123), Stroud (1409)
Thu 12 Dec 1895

Mr Chapman agreed marble Head Stones, Stuarts grave feet high, tn high Franklyris feet high Dorothy's Bruton Churchyard tea meeting Wesleyan Chapel.
agreed (1355), Bruton (758), Chapel (342), Chapman (16), Churchyard (27), Dorothy (19), feet (50), feet (50), Franklyris (1), Grave (21), Head (53), High (34), High (34), High (34), marble (2), meeting (967), stones (170), Stuarts (3), tea (270), Wesleyan (212)
Sat 18 Jan 1896

Reed Mr Chapmen saying son coming memorial stones () Stuart, Franklyn Dorothy Sc Bruton Churchyard.
Bruton (758), Chapmen (1), Churchyard (27), coming (271), Dorothy (19), Franklyn (12), Memorial (25), Reed (3327), saying (947), son (269), stones (170), Stuart (59)
Tue 28 Jan 1896

; Mr E Chapman Frome brought Photo Chidren's grave stones Bruton Churchyard done stone Bruham (Louisa's).
brought (899), Bruham (767), Bruton (758), Chapman (16), Chidren (1), Churchyard (27), done (281), Frome (614), Grave (21), Louisa (3), Photo (14), Stone (98), stones (170)
Tue 10 Mar 1896

Came Mr Thomas Bennettts Se paid Fees fbr erecting memorial stones Churchyard.
Bennettts (1), Came (596), Churchyard (27), erecting (4), fbr (94), fees (77), Memorial (25), paid (1944), stones (170), Thomas (223)
Mon 23 Mar 1896

Mrs Popes (Nurse) Sc Mrs Hisgrove Baby Churchyard buried Tom today Cake Braker.
Baby (67), Braker (1), buried (67), cake (715), Churchyard (27), Hisgrove (299), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Nurse (102), Popes (1), today (1127), Tom (2187)
Tue 4 Jan 1898

Lumber Morgan hauling dirt Churchyard corner wall.
Churchyard (27), Corner (40), dirt (294), hauling (1627), Lumber (781), Morgan (136), Wall (186)
Fri 7 Jan 1898

Lumber finished hauling dirt Churchyard.
Churchyard (27), dirt (294), Finished (341), hauling (1627), Lumber (781)
Tue 30 Aug 1898

Mrs Hussey A. Miss Phelps Cary arrangements nurse Hillier nurse Mrs H churchyard Victor wrote.
arrangements (13), Cary (351), Churchyard (27), Hillier (23), Hussey (128), Miss (918), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Nurse (102), Nurse (102), Phelps (62), Victor (1058), Wrote (2470)
Thu 27 Apr 1899

We Tom Pol lie's child's Funeral Stoke Trister Churchyard Mr Mis Baxter .
Baxter (26), Child (18), Churchyard (27), funeral (74), lie (8), Mis (98), Pol (4), Stoke (13), Tom (2187), Trister (1)
Sun 10 Dec 1899

Text Cor C. V. Mr James Fairfax Jones buried today churchyard amid tokens esteem.
amid (1), buried (67), Churchyard (27), Cor (10), esteem (1), Fairfax (2), James (591), Jones (1185), text (953), today (1127), tokens (1)
Wed 23 Oct 1901

Bruton various Head stones Toombstones Churchyard.
Bruton (758), Churchyard (27), Head (53), stones (170), Toombstones (1), various (46)
Fri 1 Nov 1901

He gave prices Bruton Churchyard Annie's grave, told consider .
Annie (251), Bruton (758), Churchyard (27), consider (26), Gave (523), Grave (21), prices (114), told (1155)
Wed 6 Nov 1901

Called Mr Jordan (late Chapman Son) agreed deep feet wide feet Long Base stone marble Tomb stone high, Beviled top Base Annie's grave Bniton Churchyard ? - - .
agreed (1355), Annie (251), Base (2), Base (2), Beviled (1), Bniton (62), Called (1514), Chapman (16), Churchyard (27), deep (15), feet (50), feet (50), Grave (21), High (34), Jordan (3), late (104), Long (13), marble (2), son (269), Stone (98), Stone (98), Tomb (1), top (281), wide (7)
Mon 3 Feb 1902

Town, since accident stones Annie's grave churchyard wrote W. A. C. A re purchases.
accident (25), Annie (251), Churchyard (27), Grave (21), Purchases (6), since (21), stones (170), Town (532), Wrote (2470)
Mon 9 Mar 1903

He buried churchyard Several beautiful wreaths sent Relatives Friends.
Beautiful (10), buried (67), Churchyard (27), friends (55), Relatives (2), sent (4043), several (95), wreaths (5)
Sat 7 Nov 1903

Afterward Mr Jelly wishes wished W carried The latter consisted presents given nephews neices Louie, Miss Davis, miss Coombs c. She buried mothers grave, Bruham Churchyard.
afterward (211), Bruham (767), buried (67), carried (34), Churchyard (27), consisted (1), Coombs (210), Davis (26), given (51), Grave (21), Jelly (5), latter (45), Louie (713), Miss (918), Miss (918), mothers (26), neices (1), Nephews (2), presents (3), She (77), The (347), wished (56), wishes (7)
Thu 16 Jun 1904

Met sisters Brothers husbands Wives children buried Mother Bruham Churchyard beside Father's grave ( buried nearly years).
beside (18), Brothers (40), Bruham (767), buried (67), buried (67), Children (136), Churchyard (27), father (119), Grave (21), husbands (1), met (393), Mother (176), nearly (27), Sisters (44), Wives (1), years (118)

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