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

Raking

Date Snippet
Fri 16 Jun 1882

Horse Raking Mr .
horse (444), Raking (32)
Mon 19 Jun 1882

Cleaning raking*.
Cleaning (217), Raking (32)
Tue 20 Jun 1882

Took raking afternoon.
afternoon (245), Raking (32), Took (139)
Sat 1 Jul 1882

Horse Raking Ac.
horse (444), Raking (32)
Thu 13 Jul 1882

Went Raking forest.
forest (147), Raking (32), Went (826)
Fri 28 Jul 1882

Commenced mowing m Bowdens raked Raking Parfitts Mead
Bowdens (29), commenced (69), Mowing (493), Parfitts (11), Raked (6), Raking (32)
Mon 14 Aug 1882

Got raking Wet Ground rain stopped .
Got (64), Ground (382), rain (360), Raking (32), stopped (124), wet (231)
Wed 23 Aug 1882

P. Weston cutting comer Kingswood Got Raking fenced Bowden's Rick.
Bowden (3), comer (60), cutting (421), fenced (34), Got (64), Kingswood (11), Raking (32), Rick (353), Weston (75)
Mon 9 Oct 1882

Frank horse Raking Reins.
Frank (462), horse (444), Raking (32), reins (2)
Fri 13 Oct 1882

Sam mowing Frank Horse raking.
Frank (462), horse (444), Mowing (493), Raking (32), Sam (168)
Sat 14 Oct 1882

Frank finished horse raking Home Piece forest today.
Finished (341), forest (147), Frank (462), Home (144), horse (444), Piece (91), Raking (32), today (1127)
Fri 4 May 1883

Sam horse Raking forest Jane Victor Nellie .
forest (147), horse (444), Jane (70), Nellie (591), Raking (32), Sam (168), Victor (1058)
Fri 3 Aug 1883

Frank horse raking Stubbs.
Frank (462), horse (444), Raking (32), Stubbs (17)
Sat 11 Aug 1883

Left Papers BJohn Stourton, gone; brought sent post Took load Hay Raking dry opened .
BJohn (556), brought (899), dry (46), gone; (1), hay (1122), Left (30), load (292), opened (18), Papers (80), Post (174), Raking (32), sent (4043), Stourton (178), Took (139)
Wed 22 Aug 1883

Raking Thorny Coppice.
Coppice (29), Raking (32), Thorny (7)
Thu 23 Aug 1883

Cleaned raking Thorny Coppice.
Cleaned (78), Coppice (29), Raking (32), Thorny (7)
Mon 11 Aug 1884

W. Treasure cleaning Raking Forest Went Bniham Lodge evening, others.
Bniham (132), Cleaning (217), evening (828), forest (147), Lodge (793), others (707), Raking (32), Treasure (959), Went (826)
Wed 3 Sep 1890

Cleaned oats raking.
Cleaned (78), oats (360), Raking (32)
Sat 5 Sep 1891

J. Hisgrove finished raking share Clover today.
Clover (101), Finished (341), Hisgrove (299), Raking (32), share (25), today (1127)
Mon 18 Jul 1892

Men raking hay.
hay (1122), Men (1554), Raking (32)
Fri 28 Jul 1893

J. Rex working Took oats Raking* Rick.
oats (360), Raking (32), Rex (2123), Rick (353), Took (139), working (184)
Mon 14 Aug 1893

Others raking Wheat, cleaning stalls getting dung garden.
Cleaning (217), Dung (719), garden (137), getting (220), others (707), Raking (32), stalls (39), wheat (475)
Fri 8 May 1896

G. James raking Rubbish grass field.
Field (181), grass (196), James (591), Raking (32), rubbish (58)
Fri 9 Jul 1897

Victor Horse Raking nag mare Mary mead drove colt South Town Henry St Wife told Mr Swanton's Bull Heifers Tuesday Mr Gulleys since.
Bull (301), colt (297), drove (356), Gulleys (2), heifers (325), Henry (311), horse (444), mare (385), Mary (198), mead (126), nag (59), Raking (32), since (21), South (357), Swanton (3), told (1155), Town (532), Tuesday (178), Victor (1058), Wife (151)
Mon 19 Jul 1897

Men cleaning raking Holes Ground Rain stopped .
Cleaning (217), Ground (382), holes (32), Men (1554), rain (360), Raking (32), stopped (124)
Wed 11 Aug 1897

Men turning oats, raking Hay c. Just heard Wesleyan minister House Castle Caxy sold ? -- yesterday.
Castle (203), Caxy (2), hay (1122), heard (404), House (1200), Just (2), Men (1554), minister (17), oats (360), Raking (32), Sold (374), turning (94), Wesleyan (212), yesterday (212)
Tue 14 Jun 1898

Rex Horse Raking Lumber mowing, others turning grass.
grass (196), horse (444), Lumber (781), Mowing (493), others (707), Raking (32), Rex (2123), turning (94)
Mon 8 Sep 1902

Hayward raking wheat stubbies.
Hayward (37), Raking (32), stubbies (1), wheat (475)
Tue 28 Jun 1904

J. Rex mowing Hyde others hay turning raking.
hay (1122), Hyde (177), Mowing (493), others (707), Raking (32), Rex (2123), turning (94)
Wed 20 Jul 1904

J. Rex Baker mowing Balch Hoise raking.
Baker (329), Balch (84), Hoise (3), Mowing (493), Raking (32), Rex (2123)
Fri 22 Jul 1904

Horses mowing, Raking c. Reed tetter Mr Mitchell saying matter (drain) wrote District Council stand .
Council (146), District (45), drain (63), horses (243), matter (47), Mitchell (33), Mowing (493), Raking (32), Reed (3327), saying (947), stand (61), Tetter (15), Wrote (2470)
Fri 5 Aug 1904

Men fencing Rides, Thatching c. J. Rex finished mowing Raking Home ground B. Lodge.
fencing (44), Finished (341), Ground (382), Home (144), Lodge (793), Men (1554), Mowing (493), Raking (32), Rex (2123), Rides (9), thatching (154)

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